Associate Laboratory Technician

Title: Associate Laboratory Technician

Location: Auburn Hills MI 48326

Duration: 12 months(Possible Extension)

Shift Hours: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm MF

Responsibilities:
This role supports new product development and existing product maintenance and requires working in close cooperation with chemists other technicians customers and suppliers. The incumbent will actively participate in the development testing qualification and scaleup of adhesive formulations.

Key role and responsibilities:
Codevelop new products according to customer needs specifications and business strategy
Responsible for making adhesives batches conducting lab test on paste and cured elastomers or structural adhesives organizing and preparing substrates data collection and documentation
Work in teams for successful scaleup of products according to existing procedure and process capabilities
Collaborate with others to learn best lab practices become competent to complete lab responsibilities and work independently safely and efficiently
Ensures product quality and performance standards meet customer needs by staying abreast of customer performance requirements and specifications
Understands environmental health and safety practices and work proactively to improve the level of safety in R&D must be a positive example for others
Evaluate new materials or components
Maintain lab equipment as ERP (equipment responsible person)
Conduct experiments with high quality analyze data and understand results
Capable to learn and operate some analytical instruments: FTIR DSC DMA TGA

Qualifications:
An Associates degree in the STEM field is required and a Bachelors degree is preferred
Previous working laboratory experience in an industrial or R&D environment is required
Strong organizational skills attention to detail and passion for working safely and efficiently
Selfmotivated able to work in a fastpaced environment eager to learn new skills and has practiced ability to effectively prioritize organize and plan responsibilities
Good teamwork and interpersonal skills enjoys working with a diverse team of people
Proficient computer skills with Microsoft Products Excel Word PowerPoint OneDrive Outlook Microsoft Teams Meetings
Comfortable entering data and doing basic analysis in Excel (Sum Average Standard Deviation) with ability to identify when data is abnormal
Excellent communication skills both verbally and written
Able to regularly lift up to 50 pounds
Knowledge or working experience with polymers is highly preferred but not required

Essential Functions:

Preparing prepolymer and adhesives batches
Daily lifting and moving of pails up to 50 lbs
Weighing raw materials and charging them into mixers
Scraping mixer bowls removing adhesives and cleaning out mixers
Transfer and packaging samples into containers condition environments

Characterizing / testing adhesives
Completing liquid property testing (viscosity rheology sag panels)
Applying adhesives to substrates using manual or auto caulking guns
Test lap shear quick knife dispense force and other mechanical properties

Lab preparation
Inventory order organize and distribute materials regularly
Keep lab benches clean dispose materials and replenish supplies from storage area
Equipment responsibility: daily calibration or verification and recording

Project preparation and documentation
Use Electronic Lab Notebook to document plans work and data daily
Conduct and document health and safety audits