Color Lab Technician

Job Title: Color Lab Technician
Location: Clark / Linden, NJ
Type: Contract to Hire
Compensation: $20.00-$23 /hour (depending upon experience)
Work Model: Onsite
Hours: 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM

Overview
This position supports a global cosmetic manufacturer specializing in large?scale production of nail polish and related beauty products. The organization emphasizes color innovation, strict regulatory compliance, and collaboration with leading beauty brands worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Apply, evaluate, and refine laboratory and chemical processes while maintaining accurate and detailed documentation
• Collaborate closely with cross?functional teams including R&D, Quality Control, and Production
• Operate analytical instruments to perform viscosity testing, water testing, and other routine lab analyses
• Conduct drawdowns, visual color evaluations, and spectrophotometer measurements
• Compare samples against color standards to ensure batch?to?batch consistency and quality
• Learn and follow established laboratory procedures, including additional testing methods as required
• Maintain a clean, organized lab environment in compliance with safety and GMP guidelines

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or a related scientific discipline (flexible on degree field)
• 1–3 years of Quality Control or laboratory experience preferred (+ Recent grad with chemistry lab experience)
• Experience working with color, pigments, coatings, or cosmetic formulations strongly desired
• Strong attention to detail with demonstrated color acuity
• Willingness to learn and adapt; suitable for recent graduates with lab exposure

About System One
System One and its subsidiaries—Joulé and Mountain Ltd.—are leaders in providing outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients complete work efficiently while maintaining high quality standards. Eligible employees may qualify for comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, voluntary plans, spending accounts, and a 401(k) program.

System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy or related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Key Skills
Analytical Instruments, batch-to-batch, batch testing, color, color evaluation, color consistency, color matching, color stability, color strength, coatings, cosmetic chemistry, cosmetic manufacturing, controlled lighting, D65, dispersion, draw downs, drawdowns, drawdown cards / standardized drawdowns, Enamels, film application, finish, flow, formulations, formulation mixing, gloss assessment, gloss measurement, GMP, hot plates, hue, laboratory technician, L*a*b*, difference in color, LED, light booths, magnetic stirrers, Nail Polish, nail tips, opacity, pigments, QC Lab, Quality Control, reflectance color spectrophotometers, resins, R&D Support, shade evaluation, solvents, spectrophotometer, standardized drawdowns, store lighting, surface appearance effects on color, swatches, UV-Vis spectrophotometry, viscometers, viscosity, visual color assessment, Water Testing
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