Lab Tech - Entry Level

We're on a mission to help people learn about their water, but we need your help! And don’t forget to include a cover letter so we understand why you’d be a good fit for this role; we won’t review your resume without one!

We are looking for a highly detail-oriented Entry-level Lab Tech who’s looking for one of the best working environments in Madison. This new team member will fill a full-time position, Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm. The ideal candidate will be excited about working in a highly structured environment with regular, predictable business hours and they’ll look forward to being part of a busy little team full of great people doing intrinsically good work. This person will be an extremely hard worker, known among friends and family for their attention to detail, they'll have a natural curiosity about how things work and they'll appreciate an environment where structure and following procedure are essential for success.

We’re especially excited about candidates that have previous experience in a laboratory setting or a highly structured environment where they commonly juggle several different priorities at once. Ultimately, a successful Lab Tech will have the ability to pay attention to all the details, know what it means to be part of a team, and take ownership of all their responsibilities – producing the good analytical data that’s integral to helping our clients learn about their water.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze pool & drinking water samples being tested for Total Coliform bacteria.
• Analyze drinking water and wastewater samples.
• Work with pipettes and precise measurements of samples and reagents.
• Study/understand/utilize basic laboratory principles.
• Safely handle acids and solvents to ensure a safe/healthy work environment.
• Work with spreadsheets and tables in Microsoft Excel.
• Use a computer/tablet to hand enter analytical results.
• Perform multi-step sample extraction/prep to assist Senior Environmental Scientist in analyzing water samples for herbicides and pesticides.
• Learn how to plan – build a daily schedule that enables you to juggle multiple analytical methods and changing priorities.
• Communicate well with your mentors, leaders and teammates.

Skills/Requirements:

• Relentlessly positive
• Teachable
• Hungry
• Conscientious
• Basic math skills: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
• Works well in a fast-paced and demanding environment
• Super flexible
• Task oriented
• Bothered by mistakes
• Very high attention to detail
• High level of comfort with technology
• Computers
• Microsoft Excel spreadsheets
• Willingness to do what’s needed to get the job done: sweep a floor, wipe down a lab bench, take out the trash

ELI specializes in environmental analytical chemistry. We have an upbeat, positive, happy, down-to-earth culture where a natural curiosity about the world around us and a respect for one another (and our clients) is a part of everything we do. We place special emphasis on helping one another and doing excellent work; we don’t take ourselves too seriously, but we take our work very seriously.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Did you include a cover letter with your resume?

Work Location: In person