Senior Laboratory Technician!

About the role

PDS Tech Commercial is seeking an experienced Senior Laboratory Technician to support multiple analytical laboratories within a manufacturing and engineering environment. This role is ideal for a laboratory professional who enjoys hands-on testing, analytical instrumentation, materials characterization, and collaborating with customers to solve technical challenges.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily workload across the Chemistry, Carbon, and Metals Laboratories
• Receive and track incoming work through the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
• Prioritize laboratory tasks to meet customer schedules and project deadlines
• Communicate testing status, priorities, and updates with customers and laboratory personnel
• Perform titration analyses on production processing chemistries
• Conduct Salt Fog testing using established industry standards
• Perform: Oxygen/Nitrogen/Hydrogen (ONH) analysis, Coined Density analysis, Fusion Boundary analysis of powder materials
• Conduct coating evaluations, including viscosity, refractive index, specific gravity, turbidity testing
• Prepare samples for X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) analysis
• Perform material cross-sectioning and metallography preparation
• Analyze samples using microscopy techniques
• Capture images and measurements using microscope software systems
• Operate and maintain a variety of analytical instruments
• Troubleshoot laboratory equipment and testing systems
• Support calibration and routine maintenance activities
• Interface with internal and external customers to determine appropriate testing methods
• Document and communicate test results accurately
• Generate reports utilizing Microsoft Office applications
• Maintain laboratory inventories, including: Solvents, Acids, Bases, Chemicals, Laboratory consumables

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Minimum of 3 years of laboratory experience
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience performing: Titrations, Wet chemistry, Metallography, Materials testing
• Familiarity with analytical instrumentation such as FTIR, TGA/DSC, ONH, SEM/EDS, XRF, Optical Microscopes
• Experience with hazardous chemicals, acids, bases, and solvents
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications
• Mechanical, machining, or manufacturing aptitude
• Experience working with Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)

Benefits

• Competitive pay of $33.16/hr
• Opportunity to work with advanced analytical instruments
• Diverse testing responsibilities across multiple laboratories
• Exposure to materials engineering and manufacturing processes
• Collaborative environment with engineers, scientists, and customers
• Opportunity to expand your laboratory and materials characterization expertise

Pay

$33.16 per hour

Schedule

Contract to Perm position

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life insurance
• Short-term disability
• Additional voluntary benefits
• EAP program
• Commuter benefits
• 401K plan