Lead Lab Technician

Job Description

As a Lead Lab Technician, you will take a pivotal role in overseeing and maintaining quality standards across our laboratory operations. Your responsibilities extend beyond standard testing and analysis to include equipment calibrations, ensuring accurate test methods, and managing the team’s daily activities. Your meticulous attention to detail and commitment to quality will be crucial as you review data, assess lab logs, and make decisions on testing procedures and escalations.

Operating in a dynamic environment, you will communicate effectively, manage documentation, uphold rigorous quality standards, and drive continuous improvement.

• Perform a variety of product tests to ensure compliance with customer and company quality requirements.
• Gather samples and prepare them according to listed specifications for testing.
• Conduct physical and mechanical tests on samples and enter test data results accurately into the designated systems.
• Operate laboratory equipment necessary to support testing needs.
• Provide feedback to production, process engineering, and quality engineering teams.
• Collaborate with other departments such as planning, production, engineering, customer service, and shipping to ensure effective communication and timely delivery of materials and product development information.
• Take proactive measures to prevent nonconformance in product, process, and quality systems.
• Communicate with management regarding significant risks to product quality, employee safety, or customer satisfaction.
• Work within gage calibration software to maintain the calibration process.
• Provide training and leadership to new or more junior technicians.
• Maintain and manage all required third party laboratory certifications.
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area, following safety protocols and using required PPE.
• Coordinate testing priorities for all laboratory personnel.
• Perform Measurement System Analysis (MSA) testing as requested to ensure consistent quality of the manufacturing process and accuracy of test measurement readings collected.
• Create and send Certificates of Analysis (COA) as needed to verify product quality, safety, and compliance.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience working in a testing laboratory environment.
• Ability to work well both independently and with others.
• Proficiency in reading, writing, and understanding English to interpret setup sheets, SOPs, and communicate effectively.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills and ability to multitask.
• Basic computer and data entry skills.
• Comfortable with physical requirements such as standing, bending, and occasionally lifting.

• Competitive wage structure reflective of current market trends.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage options through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBS) and Eye Med.
• Health savings accounts (HSA) and flexible spending accounts (FSA).
• Company-paid basic life and AD&D insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Employee assistance and wellness programs.
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan.

Shawmut Corporation is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing fair employment opportunities to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We are dedicated to maintaining a safe work environment in line with ISO standards. Employees are expected to comply with all safety regulations, identify and report hazards, attend safety training, report incidents promptly, use required PPE, and participate in continuous safety improvements and emergency preparedness activities. By following these guidelines, we aim to minimize risks and ensure the well-being of everyone at Shawmut Corporation.