For more than 50 years, Smithers Distribution Testing in Lansing, MI has provided package and distribution testing solutions to help reduce shipment damage, troubleshoot packaging and supply chain issues, identify cost reduction opportunities, meet sustainability requirements and more.
Join our team with this FULL TIME position with BENEFITS ( 401k retirement plan, medical, FSA plans, vision, dental, disability, life, legal, PTO vacation, sick time, holiday pay, bereavement leave and more)!
Complete distribution testing projects for packaging in multiple industries by operating test equipment (vibration tables, impact machines, etc.) and driving a forklift to move materials.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Utilize test equipment to complete projects accurately.
• Perform facility or equipment maintenance, repairs, restoration, and organization, as needed and required.
• Capture and manage project and lab data activities using database.
• Safely operate forklifts.
• Leverage good documentation practices as required.
• Other duties, as assigned.
OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
• Ability to learn, or experience with hands on laboratory testing.
• Ability to learn, or experience with a forklift.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Teams, Excel, Outlook).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Mathematical aptitude to solve basic problems by leveraging practical and scientific logic.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
• High school diploma or general education degree (G.E.D.) is preferred.
• Forklift experience is preferred.
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Founded in 1925 and headquartered in Akron, Ohio, Smithers is a multinational provider of testing, consulting, information, and certification services. With world-class laboratories and operations in North America, Europe, and Asia, Smithers supports customers in the transportation, life science, packaging, materials, components, consumer, and energy industries. Smithers delivers accurate data, on time, with high touch, by integrating science, technology, and business expertise, so customers can innovate with confidence.
Smithers invests in our scientific and engineering talent. Our scientists and engineers are key opinion leaders in many of the markets we serve.
