Wet Process Lab Technician Job Little Falls New Jersey USA,Manufacturing / Production

Location: Little Falls

Client Overview:

Our client is a growing materials innovation company and is currently expanding their commercialization and production operations efforts, and they are looking to add a Wet Process Lab Technician to their team.

Salary/Hourly Rate:

$25/hr - $28/hr

Position Overview:

The Wet Process Lab Technician will support the treatment and development of advanced material samples using laboratory and pilot-scale wet-processing methods. The role also includes approximately one reimbursed trip per month to a partner tannery to support on-site production and development trials.

Responsibilities of the Wet Process Lab Technician:

Support day-to-day wet processing and testing of advanced material samples using laboratory and pilot-scale tanning drums.
Prepare, weigh, and add dyes, softening agents, polymers, water-based solutions, and other processing materials according to established procedures.
Mix, tumble, soak, and homogenize materials to achieve targeted color, softness, texture, flexibility, uniformity, and overall appearance.
Adjust process variables under the guidance of senior team members, including time, temperature, drum speed, chemical concentration, and treatment sequence.
Record batch details, processing conditions, observations, and test results, and compare finished samples against product targets and specifications.
Identify and communicate differences in color, softness, texture, or overall material quality.
Support product development trials, troubleshooting, sample preparation, pilot runs, and larger-scale production activities.
Maintain clean and organized laboratory and processing areas while following chemical handling, PPE, environmental, and safety requirements.
Collaborate with product development, quality, operations, and commercialization teams.
Travel approximately once per month for reimbursed tannery visits and assist with on-site production or development trials.
Gain exposure to formulation and process development as experience grows.

Required Experience/Skills for the Wet Process Lab Technician:

1-2 years of academic, internship, or professional laboratory experience involving wet chemistry, chemical preparation, material processing, coatings, polymers, dyes, pigments, or product development.
Comfortable weighing, measuring, mixing, and handling liquid chemicals, additives, and laboratory materials.
Ability to follow detailed formulas, batch instructions, standard operating procedures, and safety requirements.
Strong attention to detail with the ability to accurately document batch information, processing conditions, observations, and results.
Dependable, collaborative, and comfortable working in a fast-paced product development environment.
Able to take direction, ask thoughtful questions, and adjust priorities as projects evolve.
Willing and able to travel approximately once per month for reimbursed visits to a partner facility.

Preferred Experience /Skills for the Wet Process Lab Technician:

Experience with wet-processing equipment, mixing, blending, or homogenization.
Exposure to dyes, pigments, coatings, polymers, textiles, leather, or flexible materials.
Experience in a pilot plant, manufacturing, product development, or scale-up environment.

Education Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Polymer Science, Textile Science, Chemical Engineering, or a related scientific or technical discipline is required.

Benefits:

Atrium Care Package available, upon eligibility (including healthcare plans, discount programs, and paid time off).

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