Inventory Technician

About the role

Our client is a global materials science company with more than 170 years of history, making specialty glass, ceramics, and optical fiber used in consumer electronics, telecom networks, automotive, and life sciences. This role sits in a measurement systems engineering group at the company's main research and development campus, supporting the engineers who use five shared labs.

Responsibilities

• Sort, organize, and inventory lab equipment, parts, and assemblies across five labs
• Enter equipment data into an inventory management system and keep records up to date
• Learn the inventory system well enough to train engineers and team members on it
• Look up and document equipment specifications
• Organize lab space and work with the team to keep labs clean
• Inspect labs for safety and general issues and document what you find
• Research, order, and set up new lab equipment
• Help roll out labeling, scanning, and AI-based tools to track and find equipment
• Be the go-to person who keeps the labs organized and the team on track with lab upkeep

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Hands-on experience working in a laboratory setting
• Experience organizing and documenting inventory, equipment, or records in a database or tracking system
• Comfortable researching parts and equipment online and following safe lab protocols
• Able to work fully on site, Monday to Friday

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of laboratory experience
• Associate or bachelor's degree, ideally in a technical field
• AutoCAD, SolidWorks, or Visio for lab layouts
• Experience with barcode labeling or scanning systems
• Local to the Corning, Elmira, or Painted Post area

Schedule

Monday to Friday, typically 8am to 5pm