Quality Lab Technician | Valdosta, GA

Quality Lab Technician | Valdosta, GA

Join a safety-focused manufacturing team as a Lab Technician supporting laboratory operations at the Valdosta, Georgia site. In this hands-on role, you will perform routine and non-routine analytical testing, maintain quality records, troubleshoot laboratory methods and equipment, and help ensure products meet safety, environmental, yield, and quality requirements.

Work Location & Details

• Location: Valdosta, GA

• Pay Rate: $18.00-25.00/hr Depending on experience

• Contract: 6-month with ability to extend or convert

• Visa Sponsorship: Not available

• Relocation Assistance: Not available

• Schedule: Rotating shifts every 2 weeks

• 3rd Shift- 11pm- 7:30am *has a shift differential

• 2nd Shift- 3pm-11:30pm *has a shift differential

• 1st Shift- 7am-3:30pm

• Schedule Flexibility: Willing and able to work rotating shifts, holidays when required, and potential overtime.

The Role: What You’ll Do

• Laboratory Analysis: Perform routine and non-routine analyses on product and environmental samples to support manufacturing operations and quality requirements.

• Analytical Instrumentation: Operate, maintain, standardize, and troubleshoot laboratory equipment and instrumentation, including balances, titrators, LC, GC, and pH meters.

• Quality Systems: Support laboratory quality-management processes and assist with site-wide quality activities, including ISO 9001-related processes.

• Data & Documentation: Maintain accurate analytical results, instrument records, standardization documents, equipment records, and analytical-method documentation as quality records.

• Manufacturing Support: Develop working knowledge of laboratory methods used across the Valdosta manufacturing site to support business units and operating areas.

• Method Troubleshooting: Troubleshoot routine methods used in production-unit laboratories and help resolve analytical issues that affect operations.

• Continuous Improvement: Work with analytical and development chemists, operations leadership, and quality leaders to investigate problems, address complaints, improve results, and strengthen laboratory processes.

• Method Adaptation: Assist with adapting new analytical methods for the site under the guidance of a chemist or quality leader, supporting new and existing products.

• Laboratory Waste Management: Handle and dispose of laboratory waste safely and effectively in accordance with company guidelines and applicable local and federal regulations.

• Training & Team Support: Train other laboratory technicians on routine laboratory methods and help team members solve method-related or analytical problems.

• Safety & Collaboration: Participate in incident investigations, team meetings, and continuous-improvement activities while following all site safety protocols.

• Additional Support: Complete other duties as assigned to support laboratory and manufacturing operations.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or GED required.

• Preferred Education: Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Natural Science, Chemistry, or a closely related field strongly preferred.

• Laboratory Experience: Two or more years of laboratory experience through school, work, or a combination of both.

• Chromatography: Experience with chromatography is required.

• Instrumentation: Experience operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting laboratory instrumentation, such as balances, titrators, liquid chromatography (LC), gas chromatography (GC), and pH meters.

• Analytical Techniques: Experience performing analyses using analytical laboratory techniques.

• Math Skills: Comfortable performing basic mathematical calculations, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

• Communication: Able to clearly communicate concerns, read and follow written procedures in English, and work effectively with others.

• Mindset: Proactive, solution-oriented, receptive to constructive feedback, adaptable to change, and committed to teamwork.

• Safety Commitment: Demonstrated commitment to following safety procedures and maintaining a safe work environment.

Desirable Skills

• Experience using LIMS, SAP, or similar laboratory and enterprise software systems.

• Experience supporting ISO 9001 or other quality-management systems.

• Ability to identify root causes, investigate laboratory or process issues, and recommend practical improvements.

• Experience training or mentoring laboratory personnel on analytical methods and equipment use.

• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate, audit-ready laboratory records.

What Happens Next?

If your background aligns with this Lab Technician opportunity, apply to be considered for the on-site role in Valdosta, Georgia.

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