Job Description
Title: Lab Technician
Location: Bensenville, IL
Hire Type: Contract
Pay: $24/hr.
Benefits: As a contract employee of Sterling, you are eligible to receive a Full Employee Benefits Package that includes paid time off, paid holidays, 3 medical plans to choose from, dental & vision plans, 401(k), and an Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP) plan.
Hire Type: Contract
Pay: $24/hr.
Benefits: As a contract employee of Sterling, you are eligible to receive a Full Employee Benefits Package that includes paid time off, paid holidays, 3 medical plans to choose from, dental & vision plans, 401(k), and an Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP) plan.
Our client is seeking a mechanically inclined Lab Technician to support product testing and validation within a manufacturing environment. This is a hands-on role that involves operating lifting equipment, setting up test fixtures, assembling components, recording test data, and assisting the engineering team with product evaluations. This position is ideal for someone with strong mechanical aptitude who enjoys working with tools and equipment.
Job Duties:
- Set up parts and test fixtures for product testing.
- Operate JIB cranes and other material handling equipment to safely move components.
- Assemble and disassemble test parts and equipment as needed.
- Perform mechanical testing and assist with product validation activities.
- Record test results accurately using Microsoft Excel and other data collection systems.
- Understand and apply units of measurement while documenting test data.
- Torque fasteners and perform basic mechanical assembly tasks.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe laboratory environment.
- Work closely with Engineering and Quality teams to support testing activities.
- Follow established safety procedures and work instructions.
Qualifications:
- Previous manufacturing or industrial experience preferred.
- Strong mechanical aptitude with experience using hand tools.
- Experience operating cranes, forklifts, hoists, or other material handling equipment is a plus.
- Comfortable performing hands-on assembly and testing.
- Basic computer skills with experience entering data into Excel.
- Ability to read measurements and follow written work instructions.
- Strong attention to detail and willingness to learn.
- Ability to lift, move, and position components safely using appropriate equipment.
- Reliable attendance and strong work ethic.
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
| Location | Bensenville, IL |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://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
- Component Assemblyunmatched
- Computer Skillsunmatched
- Craneunmatched
- Data Collectionunmatched
- Data Entryunmatched
- Detail Orientedunmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- Forkliftunmatched
- Hand Toolsunmatched
- Laboratoryunmatched
- Lifting Equipmentunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Mechanical Assemblyunmatched
- Mechanical Testingunmatched
- Microsoft Excelunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Procedure Developmentunmatched
- Product Supportunmatched
- Product Testingunmatched
- Record Keepingunmatched
- Safety Processunmatched
- Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
- Test Dataunmatched
- Test Fixturesunmatched
- Testingunmatched
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