Laboratory Technician — Hands-on Testing & Quality

Idemitsu Lubricants America; Jeffersonville (IN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits onday

Annual merit-based wage increases

Performance-based bonus opportunities

Generous PTO

Job summary

Idemitsu Lubricants America is seeking a Laboratory Technician to join our Lab team in Indiana. You will sample, prepare, and test product blends, raw materials, and finished products to ASTM/JIS standards, documenting results and communicating production status.

You will perform calibrations, handle SAP entries, and support housekeeping and safety training in a fast-paced environment. We welcome detail-oriented, self-motivated individuals with a chemistry or biology background (0–2 years) or

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry or biology with 0–2 years of relevant experience, or 5+ years of manufacturing laboratory experience in lieu of a degree.
• Strong problem-solving, mathematical, and basic computer skills, including Microsoft Office.
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and able to work effectively in a team environment.
• Ability to work accurately in a fast-paced laboratory setting.

Responsibilities

• Sample, prepare, and test product blends, raw materials, imported products, and finished products according to ASTM/JIS standards and established procedures.
• Evaluate and release filling purges and stop production of blended or filled materials when test results are out of specification.
• Perform basic equipment calibrations and participate in accuracy control testing, reporting questionable results to Laboratory Management.
• Accurately record, document, and communicate laboratory test results and production testing status.
• Perform administrative tasks, including SAP data entry, preparing test sheets and test lots, and scanning test results.
• Support general laboratory housekeeping and maintenance, including dishwashing and solvent recycling.

Skills

Problem-solving

Mathematics

Basic computer skills

Teamwork

Education

Bachelors degree in chemistry or biology

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Idemitsu Lubricants America is seeking a Laboratory Technician to join our Lab team in Indiana. You will sample, prepare, and test product blends, raw materials, and finished products to ASTM/JIS standards, documenting results and communicating production status.

You will perform calibrations, handle SAP entries, and support housekeeping and safety training in a fast-paced environment. We welcome detail-oriented, self-motivated individuals with a chemistry or biology background (0–2 years) or