Quality Lab Technician

2 weeks ago


Westerville, United States Actalent Full time
Job DescriptionJob DescriptionJob Title: Quality Lab Technician
Job Description

The Lab Technician performs each essential duty safely, satisfactorily, and in a timely manner. Responsibilities include understanding and following a batch ticket (recipe) with a high degree of accuracy for weights and measurements, performing a wide variety of complex testing processes on production batches to measure product’s physical or chemical characteristics, and conducting tests on materials from suppliers and batches from production. Most of the job involves color matching using a spectrophotometer to test the standards. Additional duties include performing standard testing procedures with attention to detail and high quality, following daily work plans, accurately documenting work in lab notebooks, recognizing and resolving roadblocks or anomalies, ensuring raw materials are correctly labeled, maintaining a clean and organized work environment, tinting batches without assistance, calculating resin composites, maintaining QC records using a web-based system, preparing records for submission, and performing various tests on lab equipment.

Hard Skills
  • Color matching
  • Quality Control
  • Lab Technician
  • Viscosity testing
  • pH testing
  • Weight per gallon measurement
  • % solids testing
  • Draw downs
  • Use of ovens
  • Machine calibration
Soft Skills
  • Attention to detail
  • High degree of accuracy
  • Problem-solving
  • Effective communication
  • Organizational skills
Job Type

This is a Contract-to-Hire position with a duration of 12 Month(s).

Work Site

This is a fully on-site position in Columbus, Ohio.

Work Environment

This is an industrial lab environment in the plant. Will be provided with PPE, including a lab coat and safety glasses. The first day of training, the candidate will be sent to get steel-toed boots/shoes, which will be reimbursed. The facility has strong smells of chemicals and paints, so the candidate must not be sensitive to these. The lab is larger, with at least 5 people on each shift at all times.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

  • Hiring diverse talent
  • Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
  • Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
  • Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.



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