Laboratory Technician II

Laboratory Technician II

Date: May 19, 2026

Company: Milliken & Company

Milliken’s Laurel Plant in Gainesville, FL, is seeking a qualified individual to join its manufacturing team as an R&D laboratory technician. The technician performs routine work in the Research and Development Laboratory to safely develop chemical processes and produce products on a small scale.

• Operate and maintain mechanical laboratory equipment, including vacuum pumps, stirrers, and pressurized systems.
• Safely set up and operate lab‑scale glassware, distillation columns, and instrumentation for tests, research, process development, or small‑scale manufacturing.
• Operate and maintain electronic laboratory equipment, such as temperature controllers, timers, and distillation controllers.
• Develop familiarity with standard analytical procedures used for material characterization, including IR spectrometry, UV spectrometry, gas chromatography, Refractive Index, Specific Gravity, Viscosity, Flash Point, and % Solids.
• Document records completely, accurately, neatly, and legibly.
• Learn basic functions of other departments, such as Quality, Analytical, Shipping, Customer Service, EHS, Production, Maintenance, and Purchasing, to work with respective areas.
• Be able to properly handle and dispose of hazardous waste.

• High School Diploma or GED, along with some work experience in a lab setting.
• Experience using Microsoft Office suite applications.
• Ability to plan and prioritize daily tasks.
• Familiar with laboratory glassware and set ups is preferred.

Milliken is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, including but not limited to lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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