Laboratory Technician

Russell Tobin; Glenview (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Laboratory Technician to handle sample preparation, inventory management, and data analysis. This contract role offers an hourly pay range of $35 to $40 based on experience. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance and assisting in trial support, requiring a proactive approach and strong attention to detail.

Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare coverage

401(k)-retirement savings

Employee discounts with preferred vendors

Qualifications

• Experience with Microsoft Office suite including Excel, Outlook, and Forms.
• Strong data analysis and mathematics skills.

Responsibilities

• Preparation and analysis of beverage and dessert samples.
• Support for pilot plant trials and inventory management.
• Updating specifications and ensuring lab cleanliness.

Skills

Strong computer proficiency

Time management

Attention to detail

Data analysis

Mathematics skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

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Base pay range

$35.00/hr - $40.00/hr

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Pay range: $35 – 40/hr. on W2 (depending on experience/interview)

Job Type: Contract Role (Possible extension of contract)

Shift: Monday to Friday 08:00 AM to 04:00 PM

Job Description:

Strong computer proficiency

Effective time management, adaptability across diverse teams, and keen attention to detail

Demonstrated curiosity with a proactive approach to learning and asking questions

Responsibilities include:

Sample preparation & analysis – Assembling samples of beverages and desserts including measuring with analytical balances, heating, mixing, cooling, filling into packaging, labeling, storage, diluting using pipettors, and logging samples into lab management system. Strong attention to detail is a must for this role.

Shelf-life testing support – Sample preparation (weighing up materials, dilution using pipettor, mixing, labeling) and logging for analysis, support with clean up following testing. With some instruction can assemble Microsoft Forms surveys, collect data, and summarize trends based on collected data.

Inventory management of ingredients and chemicals – logging chemicals for disposal, ordering materials as needed, and ensuring all ingredients are put away at end of workday. Purchases in-market samples as needed.

Support for pilot plant trials – Attending onsite trials to support mixing, labeling, packing samples and completing benchtop analytical testing including pH, titratable acidity, Brix, colorimetry, density. Must be able to safely lift anywhere from 5 to 50 lbs. of ingredients.

Lab Management – Ensures lab environment is clean, organized, and in working order each day. Responsible for weekly calibration of analytical balances, creating maintenance work orders, and conducting monthly safety checks.

Specification management – Updating records for materials, formulas, and trade items to reflect accurate information; requesting cross-functional approvals and following up as needed.

Graphics Reviews – Downloading and uploading reports and verifying graphics information (including nutrition facts panels, ingredient lines, product information such as net content) are a match to report.

Strong data analysis and mathematics skills – Able to analyze large data sets using Excel to provide high-level summaries, can represent data using graphing functions in Excel. Can convert between units of measurement, calculate averages, and scale up formulations when given target values.

Must have experience with Microsoft Office suite including Excel, Outlook, and Forms.

“Russell Tobin offers eligible employees comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), a 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, identity theft protection, legal support, auto and home insurance, pet insurance, and employee discounts with some preferred vendors.”

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Science and Other

• Industries

  Staffing and Recruiting

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