Liquid Coatings Lab Technician: Color & Quality Control

Hentzen Coatings, Inc.; Batavia (IL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Generous PTO

401(k) match

Profit sharing

Referral bonus

Monthly food trucks

Job summary

Hentzen Coatings, Inc. is hiring a Lab Technician – Liquid R&D in Batavia, IL to produce small lab batches for industrial coatings per customer specs while following health, safety, and environmental procedures.

The ideal candidate will have 1–3 years of lab experience (preferably in coatings) and be proficient with color matching, testing, and documentation. Strong math skills and ERP/Office software usage are required. This role offers a 1st shift schedule in a full-time setting.

Qualifications

• Preferred associate’s or two-year degree or equivalent.
• One to three years’ experience in a laboratory setting preferred and preferably in coatings.

Responsibilities

• Weighs, gathers, and prepares raw materials to assemble product batches.
• Performs batch processing including dispersion, letdown, color matching, quality control testing, and filling (liquid batches ≤10 gal).
• Evaluates batches for conformance to specs and quality.
• Adjusts batch properties within approved guidelines.

Skills

Math & conversions

Color matching

Lab equipment

ERP systems

MS Office

Education

Associate degree or 2-year college

Tools

Karl Fischer titration

Scales

Grind gauges

KU viscometers

Job description

Hentzen Coatings, Inc. is hiring a Lab Technician – Liquid R&D in Batavia, IL to produce small lab batches for industrial coatings per customer specs while following health, safety, and environmental procedures.

The ideal candidate will have 1–3 years of lab experience (preferably in coatings) and be proficient with color matching, testing, and documentation. Strong math skills and ERP/Office software usage are required. This role offers a 1st shift schedule in a full-time setting.