Laurel Plant - R&D Laboratory Technician

POSITION OVERVIEW 
Milliken’s Laurel Plant in Gainesville, FL, is seeking a qualified individual to join its manufacturing team as an R&D laboratory technician. The Technician performs routine work in the Research and Development Laboratory to safely develop chemical processes and produce products on a small scale.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 
•    Operate and maintain mechanical laboratory equipment, including vacuum pumps, stirrers, and pressurized systems.  
•    Safely set up and operate lab scale glassware, distillation columns, and instrumentation for tests, research, process development, or small-scale manufacturing. 
•    Operate and maintain electronic laboratory equipment, including temperature controllers, timers, and distillation controllers.
•    Develop familiarity with the standard analytical procedures used for material characterization, including IR spectrometry, UV spectrometry, gas chromatography, Refractive Index, Specific Gravity, Viscosity, Flash Point, and % Solids.
•    Documents records completely and accurately, neatly and legibly.
•    Learn basic functions of other departments, such as Quality, Analytical, Shipping, Customer Service, EHS, Production, Maintenance, and Purchasing, to work with respective areas effectively.

QUALIFICATIONS 
•    High School Diploma or GED with some level of work experience in a lab setting.
•    Experience with Microsoft Office suite applications.
•    Ability to plan and prioritize daily tasks.