R&D Lab Tech I

Title: R&D Lab Tech I
Location: Farmingdale NY
Contract: 6 Months


Location: Fully on-site at lab located in Farmingdale NY
Hours: Monday- Friday 8:30-5:00pm with required 30 minute unpaid lunch break totaling 40 hours per week
Team: Team handles formulations or production issues in the field. They assist production/manufacturing sites. They are large team of about 25 Chemists.
Job: 100% on the bench
Interview process: 1-2 rounds of interviews

JOB DESCRIPTION:
JOB FUNCTION:
Responsible for supporting the development of new makeup formulations and maintaining existing products within established timelines. Executes routine laboratory and pilot lab work under daily supervision, including batch preparation, physical testing, and data recording in accordance with defined protocols. Proficient in using, calibrating, and maintaining standard lab equipment. Collaborates effectively with team members, contributes to team goals, and builds good relationships with work partners. Continuously learns and applies best practices in project development from bench to production.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. General laboratory maintenance: maintain raw material inventory, fill product samples, maintain bulk/standards inventory, and organize laboratory files. Proactively updates supervisor on status & flags issues / help required.
2. Formulation assistance: calculate the amount of ingredients needed for various batch requirements. Prepare and pre-weight raw materials and pre-mixes as determined by formula requirements for batch preparation. Combine and process weighted ingredients, observe batch throughout manufacturing process. Record all notable characteristics.
3. Assist in performing product stability testing, observe and learn about the relationship between processes, raw materials and other interactions taking place. Perform other duties as assigned and required.
4. Learn how to use all lab scale equipment and related SOP's for batching, testing and quality purposes.
5. Learn and become proficient at basics of corporate system for management of formulas and stability including inputting and submitting batch cards and other pertinent data and procedures into R&D systems.
6. Ensure all health, safety, GMP and data-integrity guidelines are always adhered to.

SKILLS REQUIRED:
Education:
College diploma or minimum 2 year university degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or other relevant scientific field.

Experience:
Hands on lab skills, computer skills, operation of lab equipment such as, pHmeter, scale, viscometer, and mixers/blender.
Good written and oral communication skills.

Other:
Light to medium lifting - pails and boxes10kg or less.
May require long hours of standing when preparing lab batches.
Operation and maintenance of laboratory equipment and ball milling operation may require some light lifting.
Able to cope in a demanding fast pace stressful laboratory environment. Maintain a clean laboratory working environment.