Job Location: One Henkel Way, Rocky Hill, CT 06067

Position Type: contract( 9-12 months) with possible extension

Pay rate $25/hr on w2 with Benefits

Education:

• Associates or Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Requirements:

• 1-3 year of demonstrated laboratory experience
• Computer literate in Microsoft Office products - word, excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to understand and follow experimental protocols for preservation of data.
• Comfortable and able to work with toxic chemicals while following safe laboratory practices/protocols.
• The ability to stand while working in the laboratory throughout most of the day.

Responsibilities:

• Under the supervision of a Senior Chemist, the Technician will be expected to perform the following functions with a high level of initiative and independence:
• Testing of adhesives, sealant, coatings.
• Evaluate, collect and record data.
• Participates in organizing and performing experiments using established procedures while summarizing and reporting results in a laboratory notebook.
• Uses a computer to enter data/information including charts and tables for communication of project results/details.
• Involved in making cleaners/pretreatments/paints/coatings from chemical ingredients.
• Tests performance characteristics of coated substrates using established procedures.