Here, your work helps students grow through science discovery.

We are a growing, employee-owned company serving families, teachers, schools, and students with science curriculum, kits, supplies, tools, and learning resources that make science easier to teach and exciting to experience.

If you care about meaningful work, serving others well, growing in your abilities, and being part of a team that helps students thrive, Home Science Tools may be the place for you.

Why work at Home Science Tools?

Work at HST matters because students matter. Every role helps create learning experiences that students can see, touch, test, and remember. Whether you work in product, production, fulfillment, customer care, sales, marketing, accounting, technology, or leadership, your work helps families and educators bring science to life.

Purposeful Work

Help students experience science in a way that builds curiosity, confidence, and understanding.

A Supportive Team

Work with people who care about serving customers well, helping one another, and improving together.

Employee Ownership

Contribute to a company where team members share responsibility for and benefit from long-term success.

Growth and Improvement

Build your skills, take ownership of your work, and help make HST better as we grow.

Our mission in daily work

Our mission is to bring science to life through unforgettable hands-on experiences and confident teaching — at home, school, and beyond. That mission shows up in practical ways every day. We develop products, assemble kits, pack orders, answer customer questions, support schools, improve systems, and solve problems so students can experience science in meaningful and memorable ways.
Our values in action

Our values shape how we serve customers, work together, and build the company for the long term. 

Family

We treat people with care and respect, building relationships that strengthen our team, our customers, and the families we serve.

Faith

We seek to act with integrity, grace, humility, and hope while honoring each person’s faith journey.

Wonder

We stay curious, keep learning, and share the joy of discovery with students, families, and educators.

Growth

We believe people and organizations should keep improving. We encourage personal growth, professional development, and steady progress.

Stewardship

We care for what has been entrusted to us: our mission, our resources, our customers, our team, and the long-term health of the company.

Employee-Owned Means

Employee-Owned Means

We all help build the company

Home Science Tools is an employee-owned company. That means our team shares responsibility for serving customers well, improving how work gets done, and building a company that can make a difference for generations. Ownership at HST is practical. It means understanding what matters, using time and resources wisely, raising problems early, following through, and looking for better ways to serve customers and support one another.

Benefits, balance, and growth

Because Family and Growth are part of our values, we care about both meaningful work and healthy lives outside of work. We want employees to work hard, serve well, grow in their abilities, and have leaders who care about the people on their teams.

Benefits include:

  • Competitive pay
  • Employee ownership through our ESOP
  • 401(k) plan
  • Medical and dental insurance
  • Disability and life insurance
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Development and training opportunities
  • Service and volunteer opportunities
Serving together

Service is one way we live our values. HST team members have opportunities to support local nonprofits, schools, and community organizations in Billings and beyond. These moments remind us that our work is not only about products. It is about people, learning, and care. 

Team service day at a local animal shelter
Donating science supplies to a local school 
All-staff service day at ZooMontana
Teaching a science lesson at a local elementary school 
Meet some of our leaders

Frank Schaner | Founder & CEO

He started the company with a desire to help families teach science through hands-on learning that is practical, memorable, and full of discovery. Frank continues to lead HST with a long-term focus on purpose, people, stewardship, and helping students thrive through science.

Joseph Moffitt | COO

He helps turn strategy into focused action across the company, working with teams to improve execution, strengthen operations, and build a healthy employee-owned culture. Joseph supports the systems, rhythms, and cross-functional teamwork that help HST serve customers well and grow with discipline.

Anna Murnion | Marketing Director

She helps connect families, teachers, and schools with the products, guidance, and learning experiences that make hands-on science possible. Anna’s work brings together brand, storytelling, campaigns, customer insight, and practical communication so more students can experience the wonder of science.

Janey Busch | Director of Product and Supply Chain

She helps ensure HST offers products and learning experiences that are useful, reliable, and aligned with what families, teachers, and students need. Her work helps turn HST’s mission into products students can hold, use, explore, and remember.

David Petsch | Director of Operations

He leads HST’s day-to-day operations across Customer Care, Production, Order Fulfillment, and Material Flow, helping teams work efficiently and support the company’s growth. David is passionate about serving customers well and ensuring HST consistently exceeds their expectations.

Scott Burns | National Sales Director

He helps schools, organizations, and educators find hands-on science solutions that fit their students and learning goals. Scott cares deeply about helping teachers and leaders create learning experiences that build confidence, curiosity, and lasting understanding.
Join the team
Please review our current openings below. We are grateful for your interest in joining Home Science Tools. 


Associate Buyer

The Associate Buyer supports product availability and cost management through accurate purchasing, inventory monitoring, logistics coordination, vendor communication, and sourcing support. This position performs routine supply-chain work within established procedures, follows up on orders and availability, and develops the knowledge and judgment needed for greater purchasing responsibility.

A full-time position - Location: Billings, Montana

Send resume and cover letter to Human Resources, [email protected].

Associate Buyer Job Description


Growth & Campaigns Manager

The Growth & Campaigns Manager turns approved Product & Pathway Briefs into coordinated, measurable customer-acquisition campaigns. This position develops Messaging Guides and Pathway Campaign Briefs, leads integrated campaign strategy, manages key agencies and budgets, and coordinates functional contributions to produce revenue, customer growth, reusable assets, and meaningful learning. The role combines strategic leadership with hands-on development of briefs, analysis, decisions, and resolution of important execution gaps.

A full-time position - Billings, Montana, preferred; remote work may be considered.

Send resume and cover letter to Anna Murnion, [email protected].

Growth & Campaigns Manager Job Description