Laboratory Technician

Laboratory Technician

Department: Quality / Laboratory

Reports To: Logistics and Quality Leader

Employment Type: Contract-Hire

Position Summary

The Laboratory Technician performs routine and non-routine analytical testing to support product quality, process control, environmental compliance, and operational reliability. This role maintains accurate laboratory records in the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), follows applicable ISO quality standards, and assists with troubleshooting laboratory instruments and test methods. The technician works closely with operations, quality, maintenance, and technical personnel to deliver timely, reliable results and resolve testing or equipment issues.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Collect, receive, prepare, and analyze raw material, in-process, finished-product, environmental, and utility samples in accordance with approved methods.
• Perform physical, chemical, and instrumental testing while meeting established turnaround times and quality requirements.
• Enter, review, and maintain sample, test, specification, and result data in LIMS; investigate incomplete, inconsistent, or out-of-specification entries.
• Follow ISO-based quality systems, laboratory procedures, document-control requirements, and good laboratory practices.
• Calibrate, verify, standardize, and perform routine preventive maintenance on laboratory instruments and support equipment.
• Troubleshoot instrument faults, software or communication issues, calibration failures, abnormal results, and method-performance problems; document findings and escalate when needed.
• Review quality-control checks, standards, blanks, duplicates, and control charts to confirm data validity before releasing results.
• Identify and communicate out-of-specification, out-of-trend, or unusual results promptly and support root-cause investigations and corrective actions.
• Maintain reagents, standards, consumables, safety data sheets, and laboratory inventory within required expiration and storage controls.
• Participate in internal and external audits, proficiency testing, method validation, procedure updates, and continuous-improvement activities.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and audit-ready laboratory and comply with all safety, environmental, and site requirements.
• Coordinate with operations and other stakeholders to prioritize testing and communicate results that may affect production decisions.

Technical Experience

ISO Quality Systems

• Working knowledge of ISO 9001 and/or ISO/IEC 17025 principles, including controlled procedures, traceability, record retention, nonconformance handling, corrective action, and audit readiness.

Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)

• Experience entering and reviewing samples and results, managing specifications, generating reports, maintaining chain of custody, and supporting data-integrity requirements.

Equipment Troubleshooting

• Ability to diagnose common instrument, sensor, pump, autosampler, calibration, software, and connectivity issues.
• Perform basic repairs or adjustments within authorized limits and coordinate vendor or technical support when required.

Laboratory Methods

• Experience with wet chemistry and common analytical instruments such as:
• pH meters
• Analytical balances
• Titrators
• Spectrophotometers
• Chromatographs
• Moisture analyzers
• Similar laboratory equipment relevant to the facility