Opportunity Description
Seeking a talented and highly motivated team member for a full-time position with the quality laboratory of an essential oil and specialty fragrance supply company. The Perfumery has an established brand with high-quality, long-tenured, and loyal customers in a fast-paced and expanding market segment. Currently, the business is a growing and profitable, growth equity backed, lower middle market enterprise. Significant opportunities exist in learning this niche fragrance industry and developing analytical skills within the company’s quality laboratory and other related departments. The company is currently located in New Albany, Indiana and is within walking distance of Indiana University Southeast.
Candidate Requirements/Preferences
- Graduate or current student pursuing a bachelor’s degree in chemistry, or a science related field preferred
- 2+ years of experience in a laboratory setting preferred
- Strong technical knowledge of analytical chemistry, specifically Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry
- Experience with sample preparation, wet chemistry, laboratory instrumentation, and data entry/integrity
- Exhibits strong critical thinking, attention to detail, organizational skills, and a willingness to learn
The Laboratory Technician is a full-time position at The Perfumery, LLC. This individual is responsible for sample preparation for laboratory testing, including physical constants (optical rotation, refractive index, and specific gravity), Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GCMS) analysis, and organoleptic evaluation. Preparation of quality documents such as certificates of analysis (COA), standard operating procedures (SOP), safety data sheets (SDS), internal specifications, and other scientific information will be expected as well as experiencing and learning the production workflows. The Laboratory Technician will be responsible for data entry, literature reviews, and will work on research/development projects and any other assigned tasks including laboratory maintenance.
Major Responsibilities/Competencies
- Sample preparation for GCMS and physical constants testing
- Ensuring samples are prepared timely and accurately within production and customer demands
- Data entry and data integrity
- Creating quality documentation
- Archiving and organizing production samples
- Collaborating, understanding, and familiarizing with other department functions and procedures
- Utilizing data and scientific literature to create or revise product specifications
- Assisting with responsibilities of Analytical Chemists, Formulation Chemists, and Quality Scientists
- Learning, troubleshooting, and maintaining laboratory instrumentation and equipment
- Visual inspections involving color evaluation and aroma inspections using sense of smell
- Critical thinking/Problem solving skills
Travel
Travel is unlikely in this role.
Benefits
The Perfumery offers a competitive benefits package including Health, Dental, & Vision Insurance, Life & STD Insurance, HSA, Heath Reimbursement Account, 401k, Paid Time Off, Volunteer Time Off, Gym Reimbursement as well as a vibrant, high trust, high ownership, and friendly culture.
Competitive compensation plan will be tailored to this role.
