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Were located in Madison, GA, close enough to Atlanta and Athens to give easy access to a large and vibrant city and a regional research center, while also maintaining the small-town feel. As the Laboratory Technician the successful candidate will be responsible for supporting laboratory and research operations, performing maintenance functions, and completing non-technical routine laboratory tests and procedures under the direction of the Laboratory and Research Chemist and Research Director. Additional responsibilities include maintenance of research livestock systems and assisting with care of display aquaria throughout the facility\nTypical functions include the following:\nPerforming routine laboratory procedures such as Quality Control testing of raw ingredients and finished goods, preparation of materials in support of Production and Research, and routine maintenance of analytical equipment.\n\nCollation and reporting results in timely manner to meet project requirements.\n\nPerforming basic documentation of quality control data.\n\nSetup and operation of laboratory equipment in preparation for processing samples.\n\nMaintenance of supply inventory by requesting orders, unpacking, and placing in appropriate spaces.\n\nMaintenance of laboratory equipment and supplies by cleaning and maintaining quality assurance records.\n\nMaintenance of a clean and sanitary work area and disposal of waste generated throughout the laboratory in accordance with standard good laboratory practices and procedures.\n\nCommunicating any technical issues involving testing to Laboratory management.\n\nMay lift, push, pull and carry up to approximately 50 lbs.\n\nBe available for supplemental hours as necessary to meet project requirements.\n\nQualifications\nKnowledge, Skills, and Abilities\nRequired to understand and follow simple oral and written directions, to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others, and to operate laboratory equipment.\nThe Laboratory Technician is required to have knowledge of the maintenance of routine records and reports; and of elementary laboratory techniques and safety precautions.\nAbility to perform basic laboratory tasks, to keep samples properly marked, to maintain adequate written laboratory records, and to utilize a computer.\nAbility to visually color match by eye. \nThe successful candidate is reliable, detail-oriented, and a team player.\nThe successful candidate can rapidly adapt, reorganize and reprioritize tasks according to changing business needs. \nSkills with Microsoft Office applications are required.\nEducation and Experience\nMinimum Associates Degree (Bachelors Degree preferred) in Chemistry, Biochemistry Aquarium Science, Environmental Science, or program focusing on Clinical Laboratory skills.\nExperience with water quality testing and enthusiasm for keeping aquaria are essential.\nIndustrial experience is highly valued.","description_format":"text","description_chars":3106,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"associate","optional":true},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-26T00:47:49Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":3,"expected_fill_days":22,"reasons":["conf:4","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-29T05:49:05Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/seachem-laboratories-laboratory-technician","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/seachem-laboratories-laboratory-technician.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-29T09:36:07Z","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":14528,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-30T00:00:00Z"}},"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":2700084},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2700084"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fseachem-laboratories-laboratory-technician"},{"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%2Fseachem-laboratories-laboratory-technician"},{"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%2Fseachem-laboratories-laboratory-technician"},{"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/seachem-laboratories-laboratory-technician\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fseachem-laboratories-laboratory-technician"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3254491}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"seachem.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3254491},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); 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