Sr R&D/TS&D Technician

Kelly is hiring a Sr. R&D/TS&D Technician for a 12 – month Contract role with one of our prestigious clients based out in Collegeville, PA 19426.

Job Title: Sr. R&D/TS&D Technician
Location: Collegeville, PA 19426
Employment Type: 12-month long term contract
Pay rate: $35-50/hr.
Job description:

• Provides basic technical support to Lead Scientists and Technologist Leaders in the preparation and execution of experimental activities and studies.
  

• Provides technical support for product development, application development, technical service, and or product or process research.
  

• In this role, you will be using your prior related experience, job-related training, or vocational training to complete routine activities.
  

• You will need to have basic technical or administrative skills to follow the established and approved work processes.
  

• You will need to understand how these assigned duties relate to other jobs within your workgroup and be able to exchange basic technical information with other team members.
  

• It is your responsibility to use standard operating procedures and or analytical scientific methods to address defined and straightforward problems.
  

• You must have the ability to select solutions from established options to resolve typical administrative, data organization, and data coordination problems.
  

• You will be accountable for managing your own assigned workload with no additional supervisory responsibilities.
  

• Your performance impacts the quality of your own work as well as your team’s work.
  

• You will receive close to moderate level of supervision and guidance in this role.

Responsibilities – Duties, projects, tasks, and activities you would be responsible for in this role

• Works as part of a team in a laboratory supporting chemists and engineers in developing, screening and commercializing new products and process
  

• Manages and then safely executes laboratory work requests, maintaining and running relevant laboratory apparatus and testing equipment and documenting data
  

• Prepares for and independently performs standard and some non-routine procedures using relevant equipment and instruments, for which activities may include sample or materials preparations, equipment setup and or configurations, and proper handling and disposal of waste materials that may be generated from experimental activities
  

• Accurately and reliably records readings and observations using relevant equipment and instruments
  

• Acts responsible for calibration, safe operation, and routine maintenance of simple and moderately complex instruments or machinery, and troubleshoots faulty equipment effects repairs or initiates repair processes as appropriate
  

• Maintains inventories of consumable materials, chemicals, and supplies related to activities by anticipating usage rates, order lead times, and ordering purchasing procedures
  

• Promptly and effectively communicates issues to Technology Leader or lead scientists in order to enable or accelerate problem resolution
  

• Actively participate in work group team meetings to address safety, process improvement, problem solving, and other work group, department, and functional topics
   

Qualifications
Post secondary education with a minimum of 20 hrs. in science related courses + relative work experience required (Local requirements may vary). A minimum of an Associates degree in a science related discipline Military Degree Equivalency (MDE) and 1 year of relevant work experience or high school diploma GED and 3 years of relevant work experience.

Minimum Qualifications:
Associate’s (or military equivalent) + 1–3 years relevant experience OR
High school diploma/GED + 5 years relevant experience
Chemistry related background

Top Required Skills / Experience:
Hands-on lab experience (experiments, data collection/reporting)
Ability to manage multiple tasks/projects
Chemistry background
Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills
Reliable with strong communication
Alignment with values like respect and inclusion
Attention to detail

Technical/Software Skills:
Familiarity with spreadsheets, word processing, data analysis tools, and communication tools
No SAP required

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