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The LYCRA Company is a leading supplier in the global apparel markets including ready-to-wear, intimate apparel, swimwear, activewear, outdoor and career apparel.\nThe LYCRA Company is seeking a Chemical Laboratory Operator located at our manufacturing plant in Waynesboro, Virginia. This position is a critical role, which will provide support to the Waynesboro production team and Benger Research & Development team.\nThe position will report to Process Control and Physical Testing Laboratory Supervisor\nJob Summary:\nPerform a wide range of analytical chemistry testing on various chemicals, polymers, and solutions (i.e. Essential/Raw Materials, toxicology, In-process materials, etc.)\nUse, set up, and troubleshoot various lab equipment such as Gas Chromatography (GC), titrators, Karl Fischer, Colorimeter, Ash oven, etc.\nBe a chemical quality control resource for the plant, ensuring all products are of the highest quality. \nPrepare, standardize, validate, and analyze a variety of chemicals, solutions, and products for control purposes using standard and unique analytical procedures.\nClosely follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) or Job Procedures (JP).\nData Collection, analysis, and presentation of results using Microsoft office and other data management systems.\nEnsure all laboratory equipment is running as designed and/or programmed by performing quality checks, both internally and externally.\nSafe handling of chemicals is a must, including familiarity with Safety Data Sheets (SDS or MSDS), 3E online and Chemlist systems for chemical inventory and management.\nBe a contributor to quality control, quality assurance, and quality inspection.\nAssist in testing for research and development. \nComply with government regulation monitoring. \nWorking independently with minimal supervision.\nHaving a strong sense of urgency and commitment to achieving outstanding results and delivering those results.\nCommunicating with others across the organization.\nUtilizing strong observation and critical thinking skills.\nQualifications (Required):\nSuccessful completion of a College-Level Chemistry Course with an in-person Laboratory Component OR 2+ years of Laboratory Work Experience.\nAn associate’s degree or higher\nMust be willing and able to work 12-hour shifts (10:00am-10:00pm), including weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed.\nAbility to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as required by the operating areas (i.e., safety glasses, protective footwear, hearing protection, and at times, a respirator).\nPhysical Abilities (Required unless able to reasonably accommodate).Stand (up to 16 hours), bend/stoop, twist, crouch, kneel, balance, and reach at/below and above shoulder level.\nOccasionally carry up to 50 pounds.\nOccasionally push/pull up to 75 pounds.\n\nQualifications (Preferred):\nExperience working in a laboratory (Preferably in an industrial setting)\nProficiency with Microsoft Office Products\nAs a principled-based organization, The LYCRA Company is committed to a fair, respectful, and equitable workplace that embraces diversity and reflects the communities in which it operates. This helps foster an environment where employees feel valued, fulfilled, and able to achieve their full potential. Furthermore, we believe that a diverse workforce operating in such an environment is central to our success, as we need not only the right skill sets but also a wide breadth of perspectives and ideas, diverse life experiences, & a seamless collaboration between employees to achieve our company purpose of \"enhancing life through innovative garment solutions\".","description_format":"text","description_chars":4018,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":2,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"associate","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Adventure Tourism","Fashion Design"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-07T15:47:58Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":28,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.629,"p_room":0.45,"age_days":28,"expected_fill_days":19,"reasons":["conf:2","win:tail","comp:junior"],"computed_at":"2026-10-17T05:46:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":56000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/coolmax-brand-chemical-laboratory-operator","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/coolmax-brand-chemical-laboratory-operator.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-19T02:05:33Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1213,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-20T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2425873},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2425873"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fcoolmax-brand-chemical-laboratory-operator"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fcoolmax-brand-chemical-laboratory-operator"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fcoolmax-brand-chemical-laboratory-operator"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/coolmax-brand-chemical-laboratory-operator\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fcoolmax-brand-chemical-laboratory-operator"}]}