Senior Laboratory Assistant

UL Solutions • Brea, CA

14d • $40,000 - $44,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Laboratory Assistant supports daily testing in the UL Solutions Brea Lab, onsite Monday through Friday. The role builds and adapts test setups, performs testing using standard lab equipment, analyzes results, and maintains accurate data records. Duties include routine equipment care, sample handling, monthly calibration support, test setup breakdown, assisting with large‑scale tests, and material preparation tasks. The position also interprets technical documents, collaborates with engineers and lab staff, and participates in continuous improvement and 5S activities. What you’ll experience working for ULS UL Solutions has been pioneering change since 1894 and we’re still leading the way. From day one, we’ve blazed a trail protecting the planet and everyone on it. Our teams have influenced billions of products, plus services, software offerings and more. We break things, burn things and blow things up. All in the name of safety science. That’s where you come in — because none of it could happen without you. It takes passion to protect people, problem-solving to safeguard personal data and conviction to make the world a more sustainable place. It takes bold ideas and brilliant minds to build a better world for future generations across the globe. This is more than a job. It’s a calling. A passion to use our expertise and play our part in creating a more secure, sustainable world today — and tomorrow. As a member of our safety science community, you’ll use your ideas, your energy and your ambition to innovate, challenge and ultimately, help create a safer world. Everyone here is unique. But we’re also a global community, working together to help create a safer world. Join UL Solutions and you can connect with the brightest minds in the business, all bringing their distinct perspectives and diverse backgrounds together to deliver real change. Empowering our customers to keep the world safe means thinking ahead. It means investing in training and empowering our people to learn and innovate. At UL Solutions, we help build a better future — one where everyone benefits. Join UL Solutions to be at the center of safety. To learn more about us and the work we do, visit UL.com

Requirements

• Higher Secondary Education plus one to two years related experience preferred.
• Effective communication skills and ability to interact with customers.
• Demonstrated ability to be innovative and creative.
• Desire to work in a team-oriented environment.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office suite is a must.
• Ability to incorporate computer skills into day-to-day testing.

Responsibilities

• Builds and/or adapts unique setup and test equipment for complex tests using independent judgment.
• Applies working knowledge of applicable test requirements and performs tests using general laboratory equipment.
• Performs routine care of designated test equipment and work area.
• Operates a computer to extract/input readily available information and to use available software.
• Examines test samples, reads measuring instruments and reviews test data with supervisor.
• Reads and interprets blueprints, schematics, wiring diagrams and operational instructions.
• Determines need for and seeks consultation from engineers or laboratory technicians.
• Analyzes test results.
• Operates designated laboratory equipment and tools as directed.
• Receives instructions from and reports data to supervisor and personnel in engineering and laboratory operations as needed.
• Prepares data sheets and records observed or calculated test results.
• Assembles test data for appropriate distribution.
• Integrates continuous improvement concepts and techniques into all aspects of the job.

Benefits

• This position is eligible for annual bonus compensation with a target payout of 5% of the base salary.
• This position also provides health benefits such as medical, dental and vision; wellness benefits such as mental and financial health; and retirement savings (401K) commensurate with the standard rewards offered in each individual location or country.
• We also provide full-time employees with paid time off including vacation (15 days), holiday including floating holidays (12 days) and sick time off (72 hours).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees