Come join North America's largest independent paper converter and get your career ROLLing! All of our jobs offer competitive pay and benefits based upon skill and experience.
$500 Sign-On Bonus after 90 days!
$500 Retention Bonus after 180 days!
Benefits Include: Paid Time Off, Immediate Holiday Pay Eligibility, Medical, Vision, Dental, STD, LTD, Life Insurance, 401(k) with Company Match, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Profit Sharing, Annual Company Clothing, Shoe, and Prescription Safety Glasses Allowances. Annual $200 Gym and Fitness Reimbursement, $1,500 Referral Bonus for referring employees, and Quarterly $200 Perfect Attendance Bonus.
Position Details:
Lab Technician positions available to EXPERIENCED candidates only:
Only candidates with a minimum of 2 years of experience in a lab environment.
Job Overview
We are seeking a detail-oriented and dependable Lab Technician to support our coating and printing operations within a fast-paced paper converting environment. This position plays an important role in ensuring product quality, consistency, and process performance through testing, inspection, and documentation.
Responsibilities
- Perform laboratory testing on paper, coatings, inks, and finished products
- Conduct quality checks throughout production runs
- Record, analyze, and communicate test results accurately
- Assist with color matching, coating evaluations, and print quality verification
- Maintain lab equipment, calibration records, and testing supplies
- Support production and quality teams with troubleshooting and process improvements
- Prepare labels & ship product samples
- Design and execute experiments to develop and optimize sustainable coating formulations for paper packaging
- Ensure all products comply with SQF and GMP food safety regulations and industry standards.
- Identify opportunities for process improvements and implement best practices in laboratory operations
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Materials Science, or a related field
- Minimum of 2 years of laboratory, quality, manufacturing, coating, or printing experience required
- Intermediate computer skills required, including data entry, Microsoft Office, and production-related systems
- Strong knowledge of sustainable coatings and food safety regulations related to packaging
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across teams
- Mechanical aptitude and problem-solving abilities are a plus
- Ability to work in a manufacturing setting and occasionally lift up to 30 poundsIf you are someone who enjoys hands-on work, problem solving, and maintaining high quality standards, we encourage you to apply.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $20.00 - $28.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Initial communication is typically done via email. What is your email address?
- This job pays based upon experience. What is your hourly rate expectation?
- Do you have at least 2 years of experience in a lab environment?
- Where did you gain 2 or more years of experience in a lab environment?
Work Location: In person
