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Entry Level Chemist

Sterling Engineering, Inc.
  • Metuchen, NJ
  • $20 Per Hour
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Job Description

Job Title: Entry Level Chemist
Location: Metuchen, NJ
Hire Type: Contract or Contract-to-Hire
Target Pay Rate: $20.00/hour
Schedule: Onsite, Full-Time, First Shift
Benefits: PTO, paid holidays, BCBS medical plans, dental/vision plans, 401(k), & ESOP.

Summary:
Seeking an Entry Level Chemist to support laboratory and production operations in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This role will perform routine laboratory and production activities, operate laboratory equipment, maintain accurate documentation, and help ensure products are manufactured safely and according to quality standards.

Must Have Skills:
  • Bachelor's Degree preferred (or High School Diploma w/relevant experience)
  • Strong mathematical skills
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
  • Ability to maneuver 50+ gallon drums
  • Previous laboratory experience preferred
Duties:
  • Record room and equipment temperatures and complete required manufacturing documentation.
  • Clean and disinfect benchtops, hoods, equipment, and other laboratory surfaces.
  • Properly dispose of biohazardous waste.
  • Monitor and maintain laboratory consumable inventory.
  • Print labels for vials, boxes, and other products.
  • Dispense and cap product.
  • Operate laboratory equipment including pipettes, balances, pH meters, centrifuges, and related equipment.
  • Maintain computer databases, including inventory and production schedules.
  • Support automated production and packaging equipment used for sorting, washing, cutting, taping, labeling, counting, and assembly.
  • Meet production metrics while maintaining a strong focus on quality and safety.
  • Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area and equipment.
  • Perform calibration, minor maintenance, and related equipment duties as required.
  • Identify opportunities for process improvements and support Lean Manufacturing initiatives.
  • Use critical-thinking and problem-solving skills to address production and equipment issues.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
  • High School Diploma or GED required; Bachelor's degree preferred.
  • Previous laboratory experience preferred.
  • Intermediate mathematical skills, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
  • Self-directed, goal-oriented, and able to work effectively as part of a team.
  • Ability to safely maneuver 50+ gallon drums.


Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.

Numbers & Facts

LocationMetuchen, NJ
IndustryStaffing/Employment Agencies
Company Size500 to 999 employees
Year Founded1969
Websitehttp://www.sterling-engineering.com

About Company

Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:

 

  • Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.

 

  • Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.

 

Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.

Skills

  • Calibrationunmatched
  • Centrifugeunmatched
  • Chemistryunmatched
  • Computer Maintenanceunmatched
  • Consultingunmatched
  • Database Administrationunmatched
  • Documentationunmatched
  • Equipment Maintenance/Repairunmatched
  • Health Planunmatched
  • High School Diplomaunmatched
  • Inventory Managementunmatched
  • Laboratoryunmatched
  • Laboratory Equipmentunmatched
  • Laboratory Operationsunmatched
  • Lean Manufacturingunmatched
  • Manufacturingunmatched
  • Mathematicsunmatched
  • Medical Wasteunmatched
  • Metricsunmatched
  • Organizational Skillsunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Process Improvementunmatched
  • Production Scheduleunmatched
  • Production Supportunmatched
  • Quality Metricsunmatched
  • Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched

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