R&D Lab Tech

Pay Rate: $19.00-$22.00/hr

Terms: Contract-to-hire

Location: Cincinnati, OH

Position Summary

Responsible for supporting inkjet ink development. Duties include, sample and small batch preparation, physical property measurement, printer operation, and raw material replenishment.

Duties And Responsibilities

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Requirements: Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:

Employee must be able to operate lab equipment properly and safely, including, but not limited to:

• Conducts laboratory testing on products.
• Inventory management of all lab supplies and equipment.
• Prepares samples and scale-up batches.
• Purges retains according to retention schedule.
• Maintains an accurate, detailed, and witnessed notebook.
• Maintains cleanliness of the R&D laboratories and print areas.
• Maintains an organized system of storage for consumable materials and replacement parts in the R&D lab according to the Chemical Hygiene Plan.
• Supports the product development / R&D team.
• Performs lab equipment maintenance, calibrations, and troubleshooting.
• Capable to organize required works in most efficient way.
• Able to follow the instruction / operation manual
• Ability to collect data and interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Good oral communication and mechanically competent.
• Ability to gather, measure, and utilize statistical data. Employee must be able to do calculations involving percentage and basic algebra.
  
  

Lab Instruments Used:

• Surface tensiometer
• Microscope
• Scales / Analytical balances
• Viscometers
• Spectrophotometers
• Conductivity meters
• Energy curable light sources (UV, LED, E-beam)
• FTIR
• Refractive Index
• Colorimeters
  
  

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• Bachelors degree in scientific field with 0-2 years of industry experience
• High school diploma required
  
  

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