Application Technician

Description

• As an Application Lab Technician, your role will be to support the Application Labs and act as a liaison with our commercial teams by preparing soap and well as samples in various technologies for internal evaluation, stability requests, and final customer submission.
• You will manage customer bases and documentation, and coordinate/communicate with our internal business partners.
• The primary focus will be to support soap sample lab application work.
• Operate with minimal supervision.
• Prepare and deliver complex application samples for internal/external clients using our CLASS sampling system while adhering to delivery due dates and applying good laboratory practices
• Ensures all samples produced meet the quality standards as per the global SOPs before releasing the samples and identifies/flags any technical sampling issues
• Keeps and maintains application bases up to date and aligned with the collection in digital systems
• Keeps the personal workbench clean and organized as per the best practices
• Operates with a team spirit mindset and supports their colleagues under high workload situations
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent degree/experience preferably in a concentration of Science along with a minimum of 1 year of practical laboratory experience.
• Previous experience in the fragrance industry strongly preferred
• Helpful exp. in Fragrance but not required.
• Strong communication skills, attention to detail, and proactivity
• Excellent planning, organizational and time management skills with proficiency in MS Office Applications such as Word, Excel
• Self-starter, with strong sense of ownership, assertive and passionate for high level of client satisfaction
• Ability to work comfortably in a very fast paced environment with short project deadlines
  
  

Benefits

Healthcare Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents healthcare coverage through BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics. Premiums are subsidized by Synectics.

Dental Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents a dental plan through MetLife. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.

Vision Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees vision insurance through VSP. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.401(k) Plan: The Synectics Inc. Investment Savings Retirement Plan. Synectics offers all employees who are 21 years of age or older the opportunity to invest in the 401(k) Plan on the first enrollment date that is at least 30 days after employment begins. Enrollment dates are each January 1st, April 1st, July 1st, and October 1st.

Technical Certification Bonus: Synectics is pleased to award its employees a bonus of up to $500 for an approved professional certification. In determining the bonus amount, Synectics will consider the cost of the test(s) for any certification relating to your current position, achieved during your employment with us. Only one Certification Bonus per calendar year may be awarded per employee. Only current, active employees will be eligible to receive this bonus. It will be awarded 90 days after the Synectics office has received documentation confirming the successful completion of the certification.

Synectics is an equal opportunity employer.