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Quality Lab Technician

Kelly Services

Houston, TXFull-time / Temporary$19/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$19/hr
Location
Houston, TX
Schedule
Full-time / Temporary
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Kelly Services is hiring a Quality Lab Technician for a temp-to-hire opportunity at a manufacturing facility in Northeast Houston. The technician tests products, prepares lab solutions, maintains records, verifies shipment labels and documentation, and works with production and quality teams. Candidates need either a high school diploma or equivalent plus at least three years of laboratory or manufacturing experience, or a bachelor’s degree in a physical science.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Laboratory TestingLab Solution PreparationQuality Lab ExperienceWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationMicrosoft OfficeIndependent WorkStanding or Sitting for Extended PeriodsHandling Items Up to 25 Pounds

Qualifications

High School Diploma or Equivalent3+ Years Laboratory or Manufacturing ExperienceBachelor's in Physical Science

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Quality Lab Technician

Kelly Services is hiring a Quality Lab Technician for a temp-to-hire opportunity with a manufacturing facility in Northeast Houston. If you have quality lab experience in an industrial or manufacturing setting, we invite you to apply!

Pay: $19.00 per hour

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 6:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Location: Northeast Houston, TX 77020

Position type: Temp-to-hire

What you’ll do

  • Test existing and new products using laboratory equipment

  • Develop and prepare standard lab solutions

  • Maintain accurate, organized written and electronic lab records

  • Verify labels and documentation for internal and customer shipments

  • Work with production and quality teams to complete records promptly

  • Participate in safety meetings and support root-cause analysis of laboratory incidents

What we’re looking for

  • Education and experience: High school diploma or equivalent plus at least 3 years of laboratory or manufacturing experience, or a bachelor’s degree in a physical science such as Chemistry or Materials Science

  • Quality Lab Technician experience in an industrial or manufacturing setting

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ability to work independently

  • Ability to stand or sit for extended periods and regularly handle items weighing up to 25 pounds

Interested? Apply today for the Quality Lab Technician position with Kelly Services.

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.

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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 2,153 open Laboratory Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$19/hr
  • Texas median$19–20/hr37 hourly ranges
  • US median$22–26/hr1,036 hourly ranges

This rate, $19/hr, is 5% below the Texas median midpoint ($20/hr) — in the middle half of Laboratory Technician hourly ranges in Texas.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 147 open Laboratory Technician jobs in Texas and 2,153 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
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 (884 postings).
Education
287 of the 2,153 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 6, 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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