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Lab Technician
Full-time
Parsippany, NJ
Description
At ECOS, we are a women-led company with a mission to create plant-powered laundry detergents and cleaners that are safer for people, pets and the planet. As a Climate Positive company, we restore more than 100% of its carbon, water, and energy use back to the earth, in our four manufacturing facilities right here in the USA.
We are currently looking for a talented Lab Technician for our 2nd shift to ensure quality and consistency of all products that meet and/or exceed customer requirements/expectations, company guidelines, as well as state, federal, and local environmental laws and regulations.
Key Job Functions:
- Ensuring quality of production formulations and quality control of daily batch samples to ensures parameters and production needs are met, minimizing re-work and promoting attention to detail
- Performing daily, on-going quality control and promotes a "zero defects" approach to batchmaking.
- Operating general analytical lab equipment for formula and raw materials testing - i.e., viscosity meters, pH, ovens, scales, etc.
- Assisting Chemist daily based on needs of the Lab
- Maintaining a clean, organized, and "audit-ready" laboratory
- Maintaining all documentation, forms, files, records and lab notebooks as required by Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- Ensuring all product samples and retains are labeled and stored properly for complete traceability
- Performing all quality control duties and provides technical assistance during Chemist's absence
- Reporting problems and abnormalities with existing formulas to the Chemist and actively seeks out solutions
- Actively seeking out ways to improve the quality of existing formulas
- Assisting Chemist in overseeing batchmakers, including use of scanners
- Ensuring that all raw materials are in their proper location
- Ensuring that all drums, pails, liquids, and tanks are properly labeled
- Assisting Chemist in supervising batch area to ensure it is clean, organized, and in compliance with all safety regulations
- Providing training & development to batchmakers, as needed
- Assisting Chemist, as directed on R&D projects
- Maintaining absolute confidentiality concerning proprietary information, including product formulations
- Involvement in other special projects, as needed
Starting Pay $23/hr
Requirements
Requirements
In order to be successful, you will need:
- Working towards obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or related Organic Chemicals field preferred.
- Some knowledge of chemicals required for the formulation of household/industrial cleaning products, including, but not limited to, surfactant systems, solvents, acid/base chemistry, fragrances, and dyes is a plus
- Training/knowledge of various types of lab procedures and lab/production blending equipment is a plus
Why join the ECOS family:
- Comprehensive group insurance including medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, and supplemental insurance plans including accident and critical illness
- 401k with company match
- Paid vacation and sick pay
- Ten paid holidays per year including your birthday
- Paid parental bonding leave
- Sustainability incentives for purchasing eco-friendly car
- Wellness programs and incentives
- Equal Opportunity Employer/minority/female/disability/veteran