Laboratory Technician - Nights

Heritage Environmental; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcwood Environmental is seeking a Laboratory Technician for night shifts in Indianapolis. The role centers on performing fingerprint and sample analyses according to EPA and RCRA-approved methods, while operating laboratory instrumentation and reporting analytical data.

You will work with the facility leadership to ensure proper testing, safety practices, and accurate documentation, contributing to our environmental stewardship and compliance efforts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in chemistry is required; specialization preferred.
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Responsibilities

• Conduct fingerprint and analytical sample analyses according to EPA/RCRA methods.
• Prepare, log and report analytical data.
• Monitor calibration and maintenance of lab instrumentation.
• Maintain logs and safety procedures per company policies.
• Coordinate sample retention and disposal following policy.

Skills

Attention to safety

Fingerprint analysis

Laboratory instrumentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry

2+ years laboratory experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Analytical instrumentation

Job description

Laboratory Technician - Nights

Location: US-IN-Indianapolis

ID: 2026-1846

Category: Plant Operations

Position Type: Full-Time

Location Type: Onsite

Overview

About Arcwood

Every advancement-from the products we use to the medicines and technologies we depend on-creates waste that must be handled responsibly. For more than 50 years, Arcwood Environmental has helped organizations across the United States manage the byproducts of progress safely and thoughtfully. With deep expertise and innovative waste management technology across a growing nationwide footprint, Arcwood protects people, communities, and the environment through work that often happens behind the scenes.

Our Values

We move forward together, one team with a shared purpose, counting on each other every day. Our core values demonstrate how we work together to deliver value for our customers, putting them at the center of all we do:

• Lead with Safety: We uphold the highest safety and compliance standards to protect our teams, our customers and the communities that count on us.
• Solve Problems Creatively: We push for better - advancing technologies, processes, and ideas that protect human health and the environment.
• Own It Together: We are individually and collectively accountable for our work and our impact, knowing that progress is only achieved by working together - with our customers, and with each other.
• Deliver for Customers: We put customers at the center of all we do. When we live our values - lead with safety, solving problems creatively, and owning our work together - the result is clear: we deliver exceptional value for our customers.

We've reached a unique point as a company: big enough to deliver broad capability and consistent performance, while striving to be nimbler and more responsive to our customers' evolving needs. Come join Arcwood and be part of our legacy of environmental leadership!

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

Laboratory Technician

As a Laboratory Technician you will be responsible for performing functions to complete all fingerprint and sales sample analysis according to EPA, RCRA and waste analysis plan-approved methods in the laboratory. This role operates instrumentation independently and calculates, runs, prepares and reports analytical data.

This position works with the facility leader, AC and/or Approvals to ensure proper testing of product code analysis is completed.

• Prioritizes health and safety by adhering to policies, processes, and consistently maintaining safe practices
• Prepares, composites and logs samples, per the Waste Analysis Plan
• Performs required fingerprint and pre-approval sample analysis, per the Waste Analysis Plan and reports according to supervisor
• Completes bench analysis for in-house processing
• Prepares and checks calibration curves for all analytical instrumentation
• Monitors lab instrumentation for malfunction or incompatibility with samples
• Monitors lab equipment and chemical supply inventory and places purchase requests with supervisor
• Maintains proper logs based on Company policies and procedures
• Coordinates the retention and disposal of lab samples and waste per Company policy
• Performs housekeeping duties per Company policy
• Takes on additional duties as assigned to support the team and organization

Education

• Bachelor's degree (required); specialization in chemistry (preferred)

Experience

• In lieu of degree, 2+ years of documented laboratory work experience (required)

Benefits, Compensation & Workforce Diversity

Shift schedule is Sunday through Tuesday & every other Wednesday 6pm to 6:30am

Arcwood offers stability you can count on and opportunities to grow. We provide steady work, competitive pay, and above-market benefits that reflect the importance of what we do. As we continue to grow, you'll have the chance to build skills, take on new challenges, and build a career. When you join Arcwood, you join a team that honors its legacy, values hardworking people, and shows up every day to protect people, communities, and the future we share.

Arcwood is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status, in accordance with applicable federal laws.

A post-offer drug screen and background check will be required.

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