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As a General Finishes Lab Technician, you will provide different technical activities to support professional engineering and scientific activities. As an experienced lab technician, you will work independently or in concert with chemists and professional engineers or project leaders to plan, construct, test and document assignments involving the use of learned skills in a particular field of engineering or science. Ideally, experienced lab technicians are expected to operate with minimal supervision and independently plan and execute all aspects of an experiment following a discussion with the supervisor.
Job Responsibility:
Follow all PPG EH&S and safety guidelines
Preparation and application of liquid coating products and testing of these coatings against different specifications and customer requirements
Independently plan tasks following a discussion of goals and procedures with the supervisor
Observe unusual results and suggest possible root causes
Make smooth transitions between projects or situations
Build on past experiences to improve efficiency
Seek additional assignments
Solve problems in own area
Make/contribute to internal presentations
Learn, understand, support, and conform to company processes, along with Adherence to company policy
Requirements:
2+ years of lab experience required
High School diploma or GED
Mechanically inclined, comfortable with hands-on benchwork, and working with complex equipment
Previous work in a coating's laboratory environment
Color matching experience
Read and interpret complex customer specifications
Computer skills including Word and Excel are required
Nice to have:
Strong math skills and high school chemistry is preferred