LAB TECHNICIAN I

• Are you looking to begin your Lab Technician career with an organization focused on sustainability?
• Are you looking for a stable, collaborative, growth-orientated and employee centric work environment with high ethical standards?

If your answer is "yes", this might be the opportunity for you! Beckers is looking to hire a new Lab Technician.

Who are we?

Beckers is an $800+ million revenue “family-owned” established global industrial coatings company with our North American headquarters located in Elk Grove Village, IL. With 150 years of history, 1,800 devoted employees, 24 production sites in 18 countries we are expanding our operations and seeking team members to help support our growth and mission as we become one of the largest steel coatings manufacturer in the United States. Part of our vision is to also become the world’s most sustainable coatings company. We are convinced we will get there, thanks to the passion, devotion and determination of our global workforce. To learn more about us, please visit https://www.beckers-group.com/en/about-us.

What is the Opportunity?

Reporting to the Color Group Manager, the Lab Technician will support Beckers Global Sustainability Strategy though initiatives focusing on batch checking, testing of samples, adjusting trial batches, and preparing panels for specification. The Lab Technician role is located on site in Elk Grove Village, Il.

Key Responsibilities include:

Essential Duties are those that are critical, integral, necessary, crucial, primary, and/or fundamental. These essential functions are the basic job duties that an employee must be able to perform.

• Assemble Trial/check batches
• Perform physical testing of samples
• Record results of testing and batch check
• Adjust trial batches to meet specifications
• Maintain project database for assigned projects
• Prepare panels to specification, label, and transmit to customer

Minimum Requirements

• High school diploma, experience in coatings field a plus.

Minimum Required Training

• Employee must have RCRA hazardous waste training within 6 months of assuming job responsibilities and annually thereafter.
• Employee must complete all online safety training as outlined for the coil lab group.
• Employee must be trained and competent in all applicable ISO laboratory procedures.
• Employee must have training yearly on Emergency planning, including fire safety.
• Employee must be familiar with SWPPP.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Needs to be able to manage responsibilities listed above. Should be computer literate and be able to be trained in company specific software (Lotus, ERP, Color software, BeckeryMix, and others)
• Have good verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient match skills, knowledge of metric and English measurement systems
• To recognize that health and safety is a responsibility of every employee and to take reasonable care of oneself and others and to comply with Beckers Health and Safety policy and any Beckers procedures/rules that apply to the role. All employees have the responsibility to highlight unsafe conditions and EHS Managers, Officers, Supervisors and above have the responsibility to shut down any activity if it is operating in an unsafe condition.

Physical Requirements

• Employee must bend, sit, squat, walk, climb and push/pull heavy objects using appropriate equipment.
• Employee must be able to reach above shoulder level and use fine finger movements.
• Employee may be exposed at times to excessive noise, moving machinery, marked changes in temperature and/or humidity.
• Employee may be exposed to dust, fumes, gases and chemicals.
• Employee must be able to carry/lift loads of up to 35 lbs.
• Employee must be able to see color.

Work Schedule/Location:

This person would be required to work out of our location in Elk Grove Village, IL (Monday through Friday).

What’s in it for me?

• BC/BS Health Insurance (PPO & HMO)
• Dental and Vision through Guardian
• STD, LTD and Life benefits – company paid
• Generous Vacation and Sick time available
• Participation in 401(k) plan with company match of 100% of first 6%
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Health Club partial annual reimbursement available

Interviews: Will be conducted remotely and onsite.

For consideration, please submit your resume by clicking the link:

Beckers is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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