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# Lab Manager at Adept Group

Compensation · Listed in posting

$48 – $65/hr

**Setup**
: Hybrid

**Location**
: East Hanover, New Jersey

**Type**
: Contract

**Level**
: lead/mgmt

**Posted**
: Sep 29, 2026

## Description

Adept Group is hiring a Lab Manager as a 1099 independent contractor to manage packaging laboratory operations, testing workflows, equipment maintenance and calibration, safety, compliance, vendor relationships, and capital-expenditure tracking. The role supports packaging engineers and a 50+ person team and requires onsite work three to four days per week in East Hanover, New Jersey, for approximately 40 hours per week on a one-year contract. Applicants need at least seven years of relevant experience, with packaging lab and equipment experience, commissioning experience, and cross-functional collaboration skills; CPG/consumer packaged goods experience is preferred. Compensation is $48–$65 per hour, and the position does not include company-sponsored benefits or visa sponsorship.

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