Materials testing, life-sciences consulting, and certification services across industrial sectors
Smithers operates a multinational testing and certification business with deep scientific infrastructure (HPLC, LCMS/MS, ICP-MS, GC-MS, qPCR labs) and a finance-operations backbone (Sage Intacct, UKG, Salesforce, Power BI). Hiring is accelerating across operations, chemistry, and research roles—reflecting expansion of testing capacity and training-program development (aerospace sector modules in progress)—while compliance and audit-schedule management surface as operational friction points.
Smithers is a 501–1,000-person testing, consulting, and certification provider founded in 1925 and based in Akron, Ohio, with operations across North America, Europe, and Asia. The company serves transportation, life sciences, packaging, materials, components, consumer, and energy sectors with lab analysis, quality assurance, technical consulting, and certification services. Revenue-generating work is driven by value-adding test programs and technical reports, while internal scaling efforts focus on training business growth, HR/payroll system integration, and ISO compliance management.
Smithers operates analytical instruments including HPLC, LCMS/MS, LC-MS, ICP-MS, GC-MS, and qPCR systems, paired with a LIMS (laboratory information management system) for sample and data tracking.
Active projects include training-module development for aerospace, HR and payroll system implementation, technical report generation for materials testing, pricing studies, and capex ROI modeling for equipment investment decisions.
Other companies in the same industry, closest in size