Process Safety Lab Technician: Hazardous Materials Testing

DEKRA North America; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 29,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care benefits

Paid time off

Mental health resources

401(k) plan

Job summary

DEKRA North America’s Princeton Process Safety Laboratory seeks a Laboratory Technician to conduct testing that determines combustibility, explosibility, reactivity, and flammability of client materials. You will support process safety at client facilities and assist in client reports with risk insights during material processing and production.

Join a team that handles state‑of‑the‑art process safety testing for industries including pharmaceuticals, food, and energy.

Qualifications

• Must have basic working knowledge of good laboratory practices, general lab equipment, and PPE usage.
• Laboratory work experience in related areas or pilot scale plant setting.
• Must have good written and verbal communication skills.
• 2-4 year degree in a technical area with 0-2 years relevant work experience or equivalent laboratory experience.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to a safe and healthy work environment by actively participating, taking responsibility, and following established procedures and policies.
• Plan, set-up, and trouble shoot lab scale equipment.
• Conduct standard and non-standard testing with minimal supervision on a daily basis.
• Set up, validate and troubleshoot laboratory testing system in coordination with test engineer and/or testing standards.
• Manage and report data in a professional and standardized manner.
• Maintain test equipment, testing logs, and other related records.
• Handle, prepare, and stage various materials for testing and disposal.

Skills

Good laboratory practices

Lab equipment handling

PPE usage

Written and verbal communication

Technical degree

Education

2-4 year technical degree

Job description

DEKRA North America’s Princeton Process Safety Laboratory seeks a Laboratory Technician to conduct testing that determines combustibility, explosibility, reactivity, and flammability of client materials. You will support process safety at client facilities and assist in client reports with risk insights during material processing and production.

Join a team that handles state‑of‑the‑art process safety testing for industries including pharmaceuticals, food, and energy.