Lead Laboratory Technician

Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Family Group:

Production and Manufacturing Downstream

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

September 30, 2025

Business unit:

Downstream and Renewables

Experience Level:

Early Careers

Job Description:

Do you like helping people? Do you like to make people smile? Are you passionate about putting people in a better place? Then you may have what it takes to join our amazing team.

What’s the role

The overall function of the Lead Laboratory Technician is to oversee and support the execution of analytical testing to ensure that polyethylene products meet internal specifications and industry standards. This role provides technical leadership, mentors laboratory personnel, and ensures adherence to safety, quality, and compliance protocols. Serving as a key link between the 24x7 Product Quality Laboratory and 24x7 Operations, the Lead Technician coordinates on-shift lab activities, troubleshoots instrumentation issues, and drives continuous improvement. By doing so, they play a critical role in maintaining product integrity, supporting production efficiency, and upholding customer satisfaction.

What you’ll be doing

Support Activities - Enabling the lab team and broader Product Quality organization through training, communication, and administrative support

• Serve as a liaison between the 24x7 operations and the laboratory to ensure clear communication and alignment

• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to lab technicians to support skill development and performance improvement

• Coordinate shift handovers to maintain continuity across lab operations

• Support training programs for new and existing lab personnel

• Participate in internal and external audits, method reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives

• Maintain accurate records of testing, equipment logs, and quality documentation

Technical Support - Ensuring the technical accuracy, quality, and compliance of lab operations

• Ensure timely and accurate testing of polyethylene products to meet internal specifications and industry standards

• Oversee adherence to analytical methods, SOPs, and quality control practices

• Review and validate test results for accuracy, completeness, and conformance

• Monitor statistical quality control (SQC) charts and initiate corrective actions when needed

• Troubleshoot laboratory instrumentation and coordinate maintenance or calibration

• Support Management of Change (MOC) processes related to lab methods, equipment, and documentation

• Contribute to the evaluation and implementation of new technologies and analytical methods

Operations - Day-to-day tasks that ensure the lab runs smoothly and supports production needs

• Manage day-to-day lab activities to ensure smooth and compliant operations

• Escalate abnormal situations to the Laboratory Supervisor to minimize disruption

• Ensure compliance with safety, health, environmental, and quality standards, including ISO 9001 and site-specific protocols

• Collaborate with production, quality, and technical teams to resolve product quality issues and support process optimization

What we need from you

• Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than the current employer

• Minimum of 3 years of laboratory experience in manufacturing or industrial setting, preferably in polyethylene or polymer production

• Must have High School Diploma, or associate degree in a scientific or technical field; a bachelor’s degree in chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline is preferred

• English proficiency required to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedural manuals, and protocols

• Experience with ISO 9001, statistical quality control (SQC), and Good Laboratory Practices (GLP)

• Proven ability to lead, coach, and develop teams

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., production, quality, technical)

• Knowledge of laboratory information management systems (LIMS) and data integrity standards

• Knowledge of analytical chemistry techniques, methodology, and instrumentation such as Melt Index, Density, Gas Chromatography, Mass Spectroscopy, TOC, Inductively Coupled Plasma, XRF, etc.

• We're looking for 4 Lead Laboratory Technicians

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