Job Description

Berkshire is the global contamination control leader for cleanroom and controlled environment consumable products. We provide customers with technically advanced materials aimed at application performance. We focus on total solutions that consistently minimize the risk of product and process contamination. With our customer relationships we continuously focus on engineered clean solutions. For 55 years Berkshire has understood and delivered world class manufacturing, reliable supply chain, highest standards for quality, technically advanced products assuring mutual success each step of the way.

The ideal candidate will be strategic minded team player that can also work independently with a positive attitude, be proactive, manage complex tasks and problem solve, and possess a high attention to detail. The Lab Technician I must have the ability to collaborate with peers and management and demonstrate exceptional judgement and a high degree of professional maturity while modeling loyalty, integrity, and honesty.

*Note: There is no relocation assistance or work visas available for this position.

Key Job Functions:

Perform laboratory tests to determine the physical characteristics of knitted finished goodsand nonwoven raw materials for quality assurance , process control, or product development.

Shift: 4p - 12a.

Salary: $22 - $24, depending on experience.

Type: Direct Hire.

Description of Candidate:

• Demonstrate integrity and professionalism.
• Demonstrate a positive attitude in the face of challenges.
• Maintain a professional demeanor with co-workers and vendors.
• Maintain a high attention to detail to ensure compliance to standards.
• Ability to work individually as well as positively and proactively in a team.
• Reacts with an appropriate sense of urgency to production and customer needs.

Qualifications of Candidate:

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in science from an accredited college or university with one to two years related experience or training in a laboratory performing routine testing.
• Two to four years’ experience or equivalent combination of education and experience in a laboratory performing routine testing.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions.
• Ability to solve problems which require several steps of logic and calculation.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and LIMS, helpful.
• Ability to use precision measuring instruments along with personal computer to input data.

Job Description:

• Set up, adjust, and operate lab equipment and instruments including microscopes, digital micrometers, analytical balances, particle counting equipment.
• Test materials including knitted and nonwoven fabrics, masks, foams and other materials or products for cleanliness, absorbency, purity, etc.
• Test samples of manufactured products to verify conformity to specifications.
• Record test results on standardized forms or in database.
• Follow safety protocol for a lab environment.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job Expectations:

• The Employee is expected to dedicate the time necessary to accomplish the given job requirements.
• On average, employment will require 40 hours per week, however, overtime will be regularly required to meet customer requirements, including one mandatory weekend monthly.
• Adherence to Berkshire’s Code of Conduct and Professional Ethics Standards.

Physical Requirements:

• Hands to finger, feel, and handle testing equipment and product; operate computer.
• Frequent standing, sitting, reaching with hands and arms.
• Occasional walking, climbing, balancing, stooping, crouching, crawling, smelling.
• Close, peripheral and depth perception vision.
• Exposure to chemicals including IPA.
• Ability to gown per ISO Class 4 and 6 environments including smock, latex gloves, bonnet, mask, and safety glasses.

Benefits:

• Medical.
• Dental.
• Vision.
• Life & Voluntary Life Insurance.
• Short- and Long-Term Disability.
• Flexible Spending with Company Match.
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match.
• Paid Holidays.
• Paid Vacation.
• Personal/Sick.
• Tuition Reimbursement.

These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees assigned to this job.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Berkshire is the global contamination control leader for clean room and controlled environment consumable products. We provide customers with technically advanced materials aimed at application performance. We focus on total solutions that consistently minimize the risk of product and process contamination. With our customer relationships we continuously focus on complete engineered clean solutions. For more than 55 years, Berkshire has understood and delivered world class manufacturing, reliable supply chain, highest standards for quality, technically advanced products assuring mutual success each step of the way.

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