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Laboratory Technician

Roanoke, TX

M-F; 8am-5pm

$24-30 per hour

As a Laboratory Technician, you will be crucial to our mission by performing hands-on physical and analytical testing that ensures the quality, innovation, and sustainability of our plastic and paper-based packaging materials.

This role is ideal for a laboratory professional passionate about packaging and innovation who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment.

Key Responsibilities

The Laboratory Technician executes established test methods, prepares samples, and ensures all documentation adheres to strict industry standards ( **ANSI, ISO, ASTM** ).

Testing & Analysis

+ Perform routine analytical testing on **polymeric and fiber-based packaging materials** .

+ Utilize mechanical, thermal, spectroscopic, and optical techniques for material characterization.

+ Operate and maintain specialized laboratory instruments, including: **DSC, TGA, FTIR, GC-MS,** mechanical testing load frames, tear testers, and optical microscopes.

+ Record and document all test data accurately in lab notebooks and digital systems.

+ Assist senior scientists with **data analysis and report generation** .

Product Innovation & Compliance

+ **Utilize lab-scale blown film extrusion equipment** to screen and evaluate plastics and produce plastic film samples.

+ Prepare flexible packaging samples and analytical solutions according to **Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)** .

+ Maintain lab cleanliness, organize inventory, and ensure equipment calibration schedules are met.

+ Support cross-functional teams by providing timely and accurate test results to drive product quality and continuous improvement.

Qualifications:

Required Education & Experience

+ **Bachelor’s Degree** in Materials Science, Polymer Science, Packaging Engineering, Chemistry, or a closely related scientific field.

+ **1–3 years of laboratory experience,** preferably in materials or packaging testing.

Required Skills:

+ **Familiarity with materials characterization** techniques (mechanical, thermal, and spectroscopic) for flexible plastic and paper substrates.

+ Strong attention to detail and proven ability to follow SOPs and complex technical instructions precisely.

+ Effective **verbal and written communication skills** .

+ Ability to work both independently and as a highly collaborative member of a multidisciplinary team.

+ Proficiency in **Microsoft Office** and general laboratory data systems.

Preferred Skills

+ Direct exposure to packaging materials characterization and polymer testing.

+ Basic understanding of polymer properties and processing.

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here (https://www.mykelly.com/help-support-working-with-kelly-us/#Benefits) for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

Why Kelly ® Science & Clinical?

Kelly Science & Clinical is your connection to premier scientific and clinical companies looking to hire industry experts just like you. Our team creates expert talent solutions to solve the world’s most critical challenges. Every day, we match science professionals with dream jobs that fit their skills, interests, and career goals—it’s the way we think job searching should be. Nearly 100 percent of our science recruiters have a professional background and education in science, so we know a thing or two about the science market and how to get your expertise noticed.

About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.