1St Shift Candle Safety Lab Technician

Alene Candles LLC & Midwest is a private label, contract manufacturer that produces high-quality candles for some of the world’s most recognized retail, boutique, and cosmetic brands. With our headquarters in New Hampshire and locations in Ohio and New York, we’ve been in business for over 25 years. We are passionate about making the best products in the world, making safety our number one priority, and being an insanely great place to work.

Shift: 5:00am-1:30pm

Pay: $17.50

Job Summary

Use standardized procedures to sample, analyze, measure, and test products and materials. Record results to assist in the safety, quality, and development of the product.

3-5 Essential Job Functions

• Conduct performance and safety testing according to laboratory test standards and customer methods.
• Collect, review, and analyze lab data, resolving any issues before submitting for review.
• Identify problems concerning equipment, process, materials, safety, etc. and consult with supervisor relative to suggested resolution.
• Basic Knowledge of MS Office, and Adobe Acrobat
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measurement, using whole numbers, fractions, percentages and decimals.
• Excellent communication skills, ability to work in a group or work unsupervised.
• Ability and ambition to help create a clean and safe laboratory work environment.

• Measure candle emissions using an electronic Densitometer and perform mathematical calculations for analysis and reporting.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to handle or touch; reach, talk, hear and smell. The employee may be required to, kneel, crouch, sit, climb or balance. The employee may lift and/or move up to more than 50 pounds with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee may be regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, and aromas. The employee is occasionally exposed to airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the physical demands and work environment.

Requirements

3-5 Vital Soft Skills

Range of Experience Required

0 to 2 years

Education Level Required

High School Diploma or equivalent (GED), technical school or college training a plus

Additional Abilities Valuable for Success

Previous experience requiring data collection, reporting, and results analysis a plus.

Benefits

Alene Candles provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Should you require assistance completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact recruitment@alene.com or call 614-933-4005 and ask to speak to Human Resources. We will make every effort to accommodate your needs in a reasonable amount of time.