
R&D Pilot Plant Technician
Jacksonville, FLFull-time$20/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
Kelly Science seeks an R&D Pilot Plant Technician for a long-term engagement with a medical device client in Jacksonville, Florida. The full-time role supports pilot-plant activities involving contact lens production, sterilization, packaging, and protocol execution. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., with hourly pay of $20.00 and benefits including medical, dental, 401(k), and paid time off.
Skills & qualifications
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Full job description
R&D Pilot Plant Technician
Kelly Science is currently seeking a R&D Pilot Plant Technician for a long-term engagement at one of our Global medical device clients in Jacksonville, Florida. This role is a full-time, fully benefited position. As a Kelly employee, you will be eligible for Medical, Dental, 401K and paid time off, including holiday, vacation and sick/personal time.
Monday through Friday 7:15am to 3:45pm
Pay $20.00 an hour
Responsibilities:
Performs a specialized set of tasks as part of a team to include, but not limited to: visual inspection, operation of the lens blister packaging machine, lens loading, packaging audit process, operate two autoclaves for sterilization according to protocols and GMP/ GLP, operate two Package Integrity Testing devices.
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Assist Process Engineering Technicians, Protocol Originators and Project Team members in executing investigational and clinical protocols, and the gathering of data for experiments in making non-clinical and clinical lenses.
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Maintain accurate documentation to ensure adherence to GMP, FDA and ISO regulations.
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Assist technical services in executing routine tasks as requested.
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Responsible for of the following tasks: Visual Inspection / BSM Packaging machine / Sterilization of contact lenses.
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Maintains lot integrity and control to ensure compliance with FDA, GMP, ISO and company requirements.
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Solution Preparation and Solution testing.
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Operates and monitors sterilization units, completing appropriate documentation and responding to equipment alarms.
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Conducts routine safety and environmental audits as required.
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Conducts basic Preventive Maintenance PM tasks as scheduled for packaging machine and sterilizers.
QUALIFICATIONS:
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High School Degree or equivalent. Preferred Associate Degree.
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Minimum experience: 2+ years working experience in a regulated environment preferred.
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Strong communication, organizational and application of principles, concepts and practices of protocol execution
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Familiar with Microsoft Office suite
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Physical Conditions Physical Demands of Job: Standing ,Stooping, Crouching, some lifting 25 lbs,
What happens next
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As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Please note: The following benefits reflect Kelly's general offerings. Eligibility may vary by assignment, location, and job type. 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 may use AI-powered tools during the recruitment and hiring process. For full details, including how Kelly uses AI, your rights, and how to request a reasonable accommodation, visit the Recruitment Artificial Intelligence Notice (https://www.kellyservices.com/hubfs/myKelly/Resources/Employment\_Policies/Recruitment-Artificial-Intelligence-Notice.pdf?hsLang=en) .
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.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,439 open Manufacturing Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 14, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$20/hr
- US median$24–28/hr737 hourly ranges
This rate, $20/hr, is 23% below the US median midpoint ($26/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Manufacturing Technician hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 29 open Manufacturing Technician jobs in Florida and 1,439 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Florida
- Actalent4 open
- Aerotek4 open
- Northrop Grumman3 open
- Experience
- Manufacturing Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (793 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 672 of the 1,439 open Manufacturing Technician jobs (47%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 14, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.
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