Graham Personnel Services is assisting a client in Archdale, NC fill a Research & Development Lab Technician.
Job Responsibilities:
- Work with the R&D Chemist on the execution of various experimental projects in a timely fashion.
- Perform preventative maintenance and calibration on analytical equipment as required.
- Maintain departmental and individual lab notebooks, tabulate and organize data, keep records, write reports.
- Maintain inventory and safe storage of laboratory chemicals.
- Maintain, operate, and understand analytical R&D Lab equipment such as FTIR, DMA, and DSC.
- Assist in the preparation of samples in amounts of desired materials requested by Chemist.
- Using the internet, and in-house journals, maintain a current awareness of new trends in chemistry.
- Works closely with the assigned Chemist to assist in conducting tests to evaluate benefits and claims for products.
- Prepare adhesive samples internally and for customers.
- Continue to develop expertise in the field of adhesive chemistry.
- Read and follow trends in the trade literature.
- Must be comfortable around industrial heavy equipment.
Education/Qualifications:
- Bachelor s Degree in Chemistry or related field is preferred.
- Knowledge of general chemistry, quantitative and qualitative analysis, and organic chemistry or equivalent experience is preferred.
- Knowledge of basic scientific principles and general laboratory methods.
- Knowledge of SAP (preferred).
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suites is required.
