Remote-Friendly R&D/TS&D Technician – Polymer Lab

G-TECH Services LLC; Freeport (TX); Remote; USD 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental benefits

401K

Flexible work options

Training opportunities

Competitive pay

Job summary

G-Tech is a woman-owned company that values your ideas and growth while offering health/dental benefits, training opportunities, 401K, and competitive pay. The Junior R&D/TS&D Technician will support polymer research in the Catalyst Advanced Research Lab, performing analytical testing, sample prep, equipment operation, and data collection. The role supports Univation-PE Catalysis Research Business with accurate data.

Location: Freeport, TX. Work options include flexible/remote arrangements.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or 2+ years in a lab setting with technical focus.
• Ability to perform analytical testing and data recording with accuracy.
• Comfort with handling chemicals and lab safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Operate gloveboxes for air- and moisture-sensitive samples.
• Perform polymer washing, preparation, drying, and mixing.
• Prepare salts for gas-phase reactor operations.
• Conduct polymer testing including density, MFI, and particle analysis.
• Use laboratory equipment to create polymer plaques for density.
• Operate and maintain lab instruments (MFI, Gradex, Malvern).
• Prepare samples for DSC and GPC analyses.
• Document and verify testing data daily.
• Follow safety checks and lab walkthroughs; dispose waste per rules.
• Collaborate with researchers and engineers on data quality.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Attention to detail

Data accuracy

Basic computer skills

Math and dilutions

Team collaboration

Independent work

Education

Associate degree in a technical discipline

2+ years lab/technical experience

Tools

Melt Flow Indexers

Gradex

Malvern instruments

Job description

G-Tech is a woman-owned company that values your ideas and growth while offering health/dental benefits, training opportunities, 401K, and competitive pay. The Junior R&D/TS&D Technician will support polymer research in the Catalyst Advanced Research Lab, performing analytical testing, sample prep, equipment operation, and data collection. The role supports Univation-PE Catalysis Research Business with accurate data.

Location: Freeport, TX. Work options include flexible/remote arrangements.