R&D Technician I

Mativ Holdings, Inc.; New Berlin (WI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Mativ Holdings, Inc. is seeking an R&D Lab Technician to support coating formulation work and evaluation in a collaborative environment. The role involves hands-on lab work alongside R&D, Engineering, and Quality teams to drive innovation.

The position requires a lab-capable individual with a high school diploma and relevant experience, proficient in MS Office, and strong organizational and safety skills. The job includes lab maintenance duties and documentation responsibilities.

Qualifications

• The ideal applicant will have the confidence to work in a lab and manufacturing environment.
• High School diploma with relevant lab experience.
• Proficient using MS Office.
• Strong organizational skills with good attention to detail.
• The ability to work in a dynamic and fluid production environment.
• Follows safety guidelines and handles chemicals according to safety protocols.
• Ability to problem solve and troubleshoot.
• 2-year Chemical Technician degree or other science degrees.
• Experience with solvent-based coatings.

Responsibilities

• Approximately 50%+ time in lab, working with coating formulations and evaluating properties.
• Weighing chemicals and mixing to create liquid coatings.
• Performing drawdowns of coatings with a Mayer Rod on various films.
• Assist with product testing (optical qualities, adhesion, thickness, chemical resistance, surface energy).
• Maintain lab notebook and enter information into electronic systems (Excel, etc.).
• Prepare samples for customers, label correctly, and print safety documents to ship.
• Dispose of hazardous and non-hazardous waste properly.
• Maintain a clean and safe lab environment; 5S experience preferred.
• Complete monthly safety trainings on computer.
• Document new chemicals, update SDS for safety review, update PPE requirements.

Skills

Lab safety

MS Office

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Adaptability

Education

High School diploma with lab experience

2-year Chemical Technician degree or related science degree

Job description

Mativ is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The Company offers a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that connect, protect, and purify our world.

Position Title:

R&D Lab Technician

Location:

New Berlin, WI

DESCRIPTION:

Mativ is actively looking for an innovative and hardworking individual to join our growing R&D team. The R&D Lab Technician will work closely with our Research and Development, Engineering, and Quality teams. The ideal candidate will have the attitude, initiative, and excellent interpersonal skills to support Mativ’s collaborative, high-achievement culture.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The role is roughly 50% or more time spent in lab working with coating formulations and evaluating the end properties of these coatings. This may include:
  • Weighing chemicals to specified amounts and mixing to create liquid coatings.
  • Performing drawdowns of coatings with a Mayer Rod onto various flexible film samples.
    • • Assisting with product testing (optical qualities, peel adhesion, thickness measurements, chemical resistance, surface energy, etc.)
      • Maintaining documentation in a laboratory notebook and entering information into electronic systems (Excel, company specific programs, etc.)
      • Preparing samples for potential customers, labeling correctly, and printing safety documents to ship to the customer.
      • Disposing of hazardous and non-hazardous waste into appropriate waste containers.
  • The other 50% of the job is with lab maintenance including, but not limited to:
    • Maintaining a clean and safe laboratory environment. The preferred candidate would have experience with 5S.
    • Completing monthly safety learnings on the computer in a timely manner
    • Documenting new chemicals to site and sending the SDS to safety for review. Updating the electronic document with the PPE requirements.
    • Updating the electronic chemical inventory, including adding new chemicals and properly disposing of old chemicals
    • Helping to create and document new test methods

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required

• The ideal applicant will have the confidence to work in a lab and manufacturing environment
• High School with relevant lab experience
• Proficient using MS Office
• Strong organizational skills with good attention to detail
• The ability to work in a dynamic and fluid production environment
• Follows safety guidelines and handles chemicals according to safety protocols
• Ability to problem solve and troubleshoot

Preferred

• 2-year Chemical Technician degree or other science degrees.
• Experience with solvent-based coatings

Physical Demands

• Standing majority of the day
• Going up and down stairs
• Occasionally lifting up to 50 lb.
• Occasionally wearing a respirator

This description should not be construed to contain every function/responsibility that may be required to be performed by an incumbent in this job. Incumbents are required to perform other related functions as assigned.

WHAT WE OFFER

Mativ benefits say a lot about how we care for each other. Our employees and their families have many different needs. As a result, our benefits offer choices on many levels and are high in quality, competitive in the marketplace, and affordable.

ABOUT MATIV

Mativ Holdings, Inc. is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The company connects, protects, and purifies the world every day through a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We manufacture on three continents and generate sales in nearly 100 countries through our family of business-to-business and consumer product brands. The company’s two segments, Filtration & Advanced Materials and Sustainable & Adhesive Solutions, target premium applications across diversified and growing end-markets, from filtration to healthcare to sustainable packaging and more. Our broad portfolio of technologies combines polymers, fibers, and resins to optimize the performance of our customers’ products across multiple stages of the value chain. Our leading positions are a testament to our best-in-class global manufacturing, supply chain, and materials science capabilities. We drive innovation and enhance performance, finding potential in the impossible.