Quality Control Laboratory Technician

Advance your laboratory career with The Lewis Chemical Company (TLC) in Rome, GA! We’re looking for a full-time Quality Control Laboratory Technician who is ready to play a key role in ensuring product quality, supporting innovation, and helping drive operational excellence.

We believe great employees deserve great rewards. That’s why this position offers $20 - $25 per hour , along with an outstanding benefits package, including:

• Paid holidays and vacation
• Paid time off
• Employee-owned company (ESOP)
• Optional medical, dental, and vision coverage
• A 401(k) with matching
• Life insurance
• Group Medical Bridge (GMB)
• Teladoc
• Paid sick time
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Safety equipment provided

A LOOK INSIDE YOUR ROLE

As a Quality Control Laboratory Technician, you’ll perform quality testing on raw materials, in-process samples, and finished products to verify they meet company standards. You’ll document results, support production teams by communicating findings, and help identify solutions to quality concerns. Throughout your day, you’ll conduct experiments that support product development, process improvements, and raw material evaluations while preparing customer samples and maintaining laboratory records. You’ll also help keep the laboratory organized, safe, and efficient while contributing to continuous improvement initiatives that support TLC’s commitment to excellence.

SHIFT DETAILS

As our Quality Control Laboratory Technician, you will work night shifts from 6:00 PM - 6:00 AM

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• Associate or bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical engineering, or closely related scientific field or equivalent experience
• Ability to work in a laboratory and manufacturing environment
• Ability to collaborate with production teams on quality and technical matters
• Ability to stand, walk, and sit for extended periods, reach, bend, twist, and handle laboratory equipment and samples, and lift and carry up to 25 pounds
• Strong manual dexterity, hand-eye coordination, and attention to detail
• Ability to pass a pulmonary function test (PFT) and meet respiratory protection requirements
• Ability to work safely around chemicals and manufacturing equipment, as well as, work around chemicals, fumes, vapors, airborne particles, and varying noise levels
• Ability to be exposed to hazardous or corrosive chemicals, vapors, fumes, airborne particles, moving equipment, and varying noise levels
• Ability to follow laboratory and safety procedures
• Ability to use PPE
• 1+ years of laboratory experience in QC, R&D, chemical manufacturing, or a related field preferred
• Experience with laboratory testing, formulations, product development, data analysis, or process improvement preferred
• Recent graduates with relevant laboratory experience are encouraged to apply

WHO WE ARE

Join The Lewis Chemical Company (TLC), an employee-owned specialty chemical manufacturer where innovation, integrity, and people come first. Based in Rome, Georgia, we’ve built our reputation on developing high-quality specialty chemicals and fostering strong, long-term relationships with customers, suppliers, and employees alike. Our success is driven by a culture rooted in collaboration, accountability, and a commitment to safety. As an employee-owner through our ESOP program, you’ll do more than help the company succeed, you’ll share in that success. Here, your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your work makes a meaningful impact. If you’re looking for a collaborative team, career growth opportunities, and a company that invests in its people, TLC is a place where you can build a rewarding future.

Must have the ability to pass a background check and drug screening test.