Analytical Technician, R&D

Energizer Holdings•Westlake, OH

9d•$48,000 - $58,000

About The Position

Energizer Holdings responsibly creates products to make lives easier and more enjoyable. To do this, we lean into our culture as an organization – we win together, while serving each other, with a willingness to act boldly, all while doing right. Our colleagues hail from all backgrounds, nationalities and walks of life, but our shared mission and purpose make us one team. Because we’re a global organization, you will always have opportunities to learn, grow and develop in your career. We support flexible working arrangements wherever possible. Position Summary Assist technical staff by planning and executing routine and non-routine tasks and experiments that have the most impact on product development or in defining the causes and solutions of technology challenges to support R&D product design, improvements, and material quality. Position is non-supervisory but does assist and train others through coordination and collaboration during projects.

Requirements

One year of pertinent experience/education in a technical laboratory or similar environment.
Good fundamental understanding of higher-level mathematics, mechanics, general science, and computer applications

Nice To Haves

BS or BA in Chemistry (or similar degree).
Effective written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

Perform routine and non-routine analytical testing using both basic and advanced laboratory techniques.
Practices proper safety procedures and reports unsafe acts or conditions when executing tests.
Exposure to health risks may require the use of Personal Protective Equipment, including the potential use of a respirator.
Plans and executes routine and non-routine testing, experiments, and tasks.
Identifies and implements continuous improvement opportunities.
Develops methods for new experiments or tests and documents methods appropriately.
Builds and maintains experiments and testing work schedules to meet business needs.
Provide insight and feedback to engineers on testing strategy and potential test issues.
Collects, record, and transcribes routine and non-routine data.
Performs routine and non-routine calculations; creates routine and non-routine tables, charts and graphs.
Creates reports that summarize data in technical report format and analyzes for exception. Escalates and communicates exceptions and issues to appropriate levels efficiently.