Lab Technician

Job Title – Tech 2, Packaging Engineering

Location – 75 N. Fairway Dr, Vernon Hills, Illinois, 60061

Duration – 12 months contract

Pay Range – $24 - $27 USD hourly on W2

Work hours: 7am to 3:30pm, M – F.

Job Description:

• Reporting to a supervisor/manager, Lab Technician 2 brings technical skills and knowledge to support: test lab daily activities; equipment qualification; test method validation (TMV) development; and lab engineering projects.
• Performs bench-level engineering tests for design verification (DV), stability, feasibility, and test method developments (TMD).
• Works under moderate supervision to complete assignments.
• Supports review of test requests to ensure accurate completion.
• Supports lab for TMV’s.
• Developing proficiency on one or more: environmental chamber supervision, aging program coordination, equipment maintenance, calibration coordination, test procedure maintenance, tool, and fixture design, EHS requirements.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Must Have:

• Proficient communication skills (written/verbal).
• Understands Design Control with respect to Ver/Val testing.
• Well organized.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Good understanding of math.
• Detailed oriented.
• Ability to collect, record and report data accurately.
• Developing technical writing skills.

Nice To Have:

• Developing root cause analysis techniques.
• Familiar with standards and regulations (ISO, FDA, OSHA, ASTM).
• Can operate and troubleshoot mechanical test equipment in the lab.
• Developing in the operation of environmental conditioning chambers, equipment calibration, and maintenance.
• Preferred skills: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Outlook, TEAMs.

Responsibilities:

• Executes moderately complex test requests with minimal assistance. Developing in all lab testing.
• Handles minimally complex problems autonomously with minimal supervisor assistance.
• Works proactively with minimal oversight/supervision to complete minimally complex projects.
• Supports equipment qualification (IQ, OQ) and TMV’s development.
• Supports TMD and Ver/Val teams.
• Troubleshoots to a solution inconsistency on test needs/requests with requestor.
• Upon request from supervisor, coordinate/lead test requests.
• Developing (1) or more lab function(s): such as environmental chambers supervision, aging program coordination, equipment maintenance, calibration coordination, test procedures maintenance, tool and fixtures designing, EHS representation.
• Responsible for maintaining good documentation practice (GDP), good laboratory practice (GLP) and supports compliance with GLP.
• Supports efforts to create tools for process simplification of testing lab operation.