R&D Lab Assistant

Responsibilities Include:

• Preparing supplies and materials for testing (e.g. cleaning and assembling cement cube molds, weighing out quantities of cement and other materials)
• Performing simple measurements and recording data (e.g. using a compression testing machine to measure the strength of cement samples and recording the results)
• Organizing the R&D laboratory space (e.g. putting away tools, discarding used cement samples, tidying up work benches, sorting and labeling buckets of material)

Knowledge and Skill Requirements:

• Must reliably show up and complete scheduled work shifts
• Must be able to learn basic laboratory procedures from R&D scientists, follow directions carefully, and pay attention to detail
• Must work safely in a laboratory environment using materials such as cement and basic R&D laboratory equipment such as a compression testing machine
• Must have basic computer skills including the ability to accurately enter data into Microsoft Excel spreadsheets
• Must have strong organizational skills to keep track of assigned tasks using a to do list and to arrange supplies and materials in Sublime’s laboratory
• Must be proactive and self-motivated
• Must be able to communicate with colleagues in a clear and professional manner
• Must be able to lift objects up to 50 lbs