Intern Laboratory Assistant - Onsite - Material Science

Job Description

The Role

We are seeking an Intern Laboratory Assistant to join our Material Science laboratory and assist in analysing and testing our innovative, sustainable packaging materials. Our lab is equipped with a range of analytical instruments, including equipment for barrier tests of oxygen and water vapor, heat sealing, and tensile testing, with plans for further expansion.

As an intern, you will contribute to routine testing, support individual test requests, and assist with lab organisation under the guidance of the Lab Operations Lead.

This role is based onsite at our Holm office. This is initially a 6 month internship starting ASAP.

This is an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a cutting-edge Material Science lab while contributing to the development of sustainable packaging solutions. You will work closely with a supportive team in a dynamic, innovative environment.

How you'll help build one•fıve

• Collaborate with the Material Science team to test and characterise sustainable packaging materials, supporting product development efforts.
• Prepare samples and operate instruments for testing parameters such as oxygen and water transmission rates, tensile strength, material thickness, and surface roughness.
• Assist in conducting individual test series for product tests or development.
• Ensure quality control of raw materials and in-house produced materials.
• Prepare samples for external measurements and coordinate their shipment.
• Support the Lab Manager with organisational tasks such as placing orders, updating SOPs, and managing health and safety documentation.
• Aid in quality assurance and equipment maintenance, including performing reference measurements and documenting results.
• Maintain detailed records of all testing activities and generate standard reports.
• Document all test activities and generate standard test reports

Who you are

• Currently pursuing or recently completed studies in a relevant field (e.g., Material Science, Chemistry, or Biochemistry) or have equivalent practical experience in a lab setting.
• Some experience or coursework involving laboratory techniques
• Comfortable with accurate sample preparation and handling different types of testing procedures.
• Enthusiastic about working with laboratory instruments and learning to troubleshoot technical issues.
• Detail-oriented and organised, with a hands-on approach to lab work.
• Interest in sustainability and packaging materials.
• Basic IT skills to assist with digital lab processes.
• Fluency in English is required; German language skills are a bonus but not necessary.

one•fıve values

• Duty to care: care for yourself, your colleagues, your work, our offices, and ultimately, our planet
• Create with intent: work with a goal in mind. Ask yourself what you are trying to achieve and constantly evaluate whether your current path is the best way to achieve this goal
• Acknowledge the process: we celebrate our failures and successes together, and keep iterating to improve
• Transparency: all knowledge is accessible to everyone

Hiring Process

1. Application Review and TA Screen. Your application will be reviewed and if successful, one of our Talent Acquisition team will reach out and book in a 30 minute introductory Google Meets call.

2. Hiring Manager call: If successful, you'll move on to a more in depth professional call with one of our awesome hiring managers. Here we'll delve deeper into your commercial experience and aspirations, lasting around 1 hour over Google Meet.

3. Team call: If successful, you'll then move on to discuss current company culture and ways of working with other senior members of the team. You'll get the chance to demonstrate how your skills and personality might complement or “add” to the current team while talking us through a practical scenario or two.

4. Final Culture and Values Call with the Founder(s). Providing you with a solid understanding of the future aims, values and aspirations of the company.

Diversity & Inclusion

We are very proud of the culture we have built to support diversity & inclusion and will do everything we can to continue to be an inclusive company where all team members are comfortable, supported and empowered to succeed.

We seek to ensure that all employees are afforded equal opportunities and treatment, irrespective of any qualifier, in all aspects of recruitment, employment, training and determination of benefits.

For sake of clarity, all team members and candidates will receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

If you require any accommodations for the interview process, please include them in your application or in scheduling requests for a first call.