Lab Technician

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Lab Technician position supports research and development activities focused on strategic business markets based on Hot melt adhesives technology. This function reports to Technical Manager or Section Leader position.

This position is will be located in R&D laboratory in Klang, Malaysia and will be supporting R&D efforts for SEA Region.

PRIMARY DUTIES

This individual will be responsible for preparing, conducting laboratory testing, experiment samples, trial samples preparation in the HB Fuller technology line of Hot Melt chemistry. This would include securing raw materials, preparing samples, measuring physical properties and testing performance properties and running R&D laboratory equipment.

This is a highly hands-on, lab bench work position. Responsibility also includes maintaining and ensuring test equipment is in good working order. In addition, the Technician II must manage the inventory of raw materials, standard substrates and finished products. Also required to keep clean lab environment through 5S practices in place. Also required to generate SOP for tests and equipment operation within their responsibility.

The Technician II must be able to perform complex, simultaneous laboratory tasks and procedures accurately, and in a timely fashion. They must demonstrate ability to communicate well with fellow employees, suppliers and customers and must have the ability to take a problem in its most basic form and reach a satisfactory conclusion with little supervision. They must possess the ability to be flexible and to quickly reprioritize and organize daily work based on changing business needs.

The Technician II shall fulfill responsibilities as required by the Planview, Quality Management System, Safety Practices, and SOP's for the site, laboratory and technical center.

Minimum Requirements

Combination of years of college, high school chemistry AND/OR years of Industrial Laboratory experience, the sum or which totals 4 years.

2 year Vocational / Technical Diploma or Certificate in Laboratory Technology plus 2 years of Industrial Laboratory experience.

Plus the ability to perform complex laboratory and pilot plant tasks accurately and expeditiously with little supervision.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in working with the chemistry of Hot Melt base polymer blending and related laboratory evaluations. Experience on adhesive, polymerization, paint and coating industries with relevant work experience can be considered too.
• Knowledge of Hot Melt chemistries that support the Packaging Maker, EOL, Labelling and Hygien.
• Experience in adhesive laboratory application and characterization test procedures
• Experience in working in a pilot plant atmosphere and maintaining work environment
• Experience in running and maintaining pilot and adhesive test equipment
• Knowledge of quality systems and troubleshooting methodology
• Ability to write concise and customer ready presentations of test results
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• English verbal and in written skills.
• Good / Moderate computer literacy will be needed on completing day to day tasks.
• Demonstrating manual dexterity and consistency in sample preparation and performing tests.
• Analyze the demo samples from customer to find the advantage of our products compared with competitors.
• Analyze the complaint samples to find the root cause and give the guidance to the trouble shooting in customer.