Lab Technician 1st shift

Apply Description Lab Technician Full-time Addison, IL Description At ECOS®, we are a women-led company with a mission to create plant-powered laundry detergents and cleaners that are safer for people, pets and the planet. As a Climate Positive company, we restore more than 100% of its carbon, water, and energy use back to the earth, in our four manufacturing facilities right here in the USA. We are currently looking for a talented Lab Technician for our 1st shift to ensure quality and consistency of all products that meet and/or exceed customer requirements/expectations, company guidelines, as well as state, federal, and local environmental laws and regulations. Key Job Functions: · Ensuring quality of production formulations and quality control of daily batch samples to ensures parameters and production needs are met, minimizing re-work and promoting attention to detail · Performing daily, on-going quality control and promotes a “zero defects” approach to batchmaking. · Operating general analytical lab equipment for formula and raw materials testing – i.e., viscosity meters, pH, ovens, scales, etc. · Assisting Chemist daily based on needs of the Lab · Maintaining a clean, organized, and “audit-ready” laboratory · Maintaining all documentation, forms, files, records and lab notebooks as required by Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) · Ensuring all product samples and retains are labeled and stored properly for complete traceability · Performing all quality control duties and provides technical assistance during Chemist’s absence · Reporting problems and abnormalities with existing formulas to the Chemist and actively seeks out solutions · Actively seeking out ways to improve the quality of existing formulas · Assisting Chemist in overseeing batchmakers, including use of scanners · Ensuring that all raw materials are in their proper location · Ensuring that all drums, pails, liquids, and tanks are properly labeled · Assisting Chemist in supervising batch area to ensure it is clean, organized, and in compliance with all safety regulations · Providing training & development to batchmakers, as needed · Assisting Chemist, as directed on R&D projects · Maintaining absolute confidentiality concerning proprietary information, including product formulations · Involvement in other special projects, as needed Requirements In order to be successful, you will need: · Working towards obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or related Organic Chemicals field preferred. · Some knowledge of chemicals required for the formulation of household/industrial cleaning products, including, but not limited to, surfactant systems, solvents, acid/base chemistry, fragrances, and dyes is a plus · Training/knowledge of various types of lab procedures and lab/production blending equipment is a plus Why join the ECOS family: Comprehensive group insurance including medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term…