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Job overview
The Lab Technician supports laboratory operations by maintaining laboratory and supply storage areas, equipment, instruments, and supplies. The role uses general laboratory methods and instrumentation in compliance with quality assurance programs and standard operating procedures. It is based in a microbiology lab and offers hands-on microbial testing experience.
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Full job description
Lab Technician
INTERESTED CANDIDATES CAN SEND UPDATED RESUMES TO MAMCDONOUGH @ACTALENTSERVICES .COM OR TEXT MARISA AT 330. 397. 1302 TO SET UP AN IMMEDIATE PHONE INTERVIEW!
Job Description
The primary role of a Lab Technician is to support laboratory operations by maintaining the laboratory and supply storage areas, equipment, instruments, and supplies. The technician is expected to utilize general laboratory methods, techniques, equipment, and instrumentation in compliance with quality assurance programs and standard operating procedures.
Responsibilities
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Retrieve samples for analysis.
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Perform Quality Assurance assignments, including reading and recording temperatures, balance calibration verifications, and safety assignments.
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Prepare samples through various methods, such as aliquoting, spiking, tracing, reagent preparation, bottle preparation, shelf stocking, performing dilutions, weighing samples, and conducting basic Wet Chemistry tests.
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Resolve discrepancies and anomalies to ensure proper sample labeling.
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Prepare general laboratory paperwork, including recording analysis results, tracking samples, maintaining bench sheets, and updating lab logbooks.
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Wash lab glassware in preparation for the next day's samples.
Essential Skills
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Quality control
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Biology
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Microbiology
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Experience with pipets
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Quality assurance
Additional Skills & Qualifications
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BS in Science Related field
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Prior lab experience
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Experience with weighing samples and basic math skills
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Strong verbal and written communication skills
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Strong attention to detail and multitasking abilities
Work Environment
The position is based in a microbiology lab environment where the majority of the day will be spent in the lab. This role offers hands-on microbial testing experience and is a good opportunity to gain experience and get a foot in the door with a large national company.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Lima, OH.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $24.00 - $28.00/hr.
Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Lima, OH.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 20, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Lima,OH.
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [email protected] for other accommodation options.
San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.
How this job compares
Set against the 2,192 open Laboratory Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$24–28/hr
- Ohio median$20–25/hr63 hourly ranges
- US median$22–26/hr1,066 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $26/hr, is 13% above the Ohio median midpoint ($23/hr) — in the top quarter of Laboratory Technician hourly ranges in Ohio.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 170 open Laboratory Technician jobs in Ohio and 2,192 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Ohio
- Cleveland Clinic27 open
- Sherwin-Williams14 open
- Actalent (this employer)9 open
- Experience
- Laboratory Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (903 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 286 of the 2,192 open Laboratory Technician jobs (13%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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