Quality Technician
Job Summary:
Reporting to the Quality manager, this position is responsible for all quality control testing and activities on site including incoming raw material and finished good testing. Testing activities include rheology measurements, reaction kinetics, density, application efficacy and visual characteristics. This position is also responsible for completing short term technical customer service projects as well as assisting senior chemists with design of experiments sample formulating and characterization. Analyzing data and generating monthly quality metrics as well as report writing for short term projects is required. Standard hours are 6:00am-2:30pm (1st Shift) or 2:30pm-11:00pm (2nd Shift).
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- QC testing of raw materials including viscosity, density and reaction kinetics
- QC testing and recording of finished goods including rheology, reaction kinetics, density, visual characteristics and application efficacy
- Short term customer service projects involving formulation and characterization
- DOE formulating and characterization of experimental samples
- Statistical analysis and quality metric calculation
- SPC monitoring and reporting
- Other duties may be assigned.
Education and Experience:
Minimum education is a BS in chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering with 0-3 years’ experience
Qualifications and Skills:
Previous experiences in labs and/or instrumentation, formulating non-Newtonian fluids, Excel Stat pkg and/or Mini tab as well as DOE and Statistical Process Control considered a plus. Good oral and written communication skills required. Computer literacy is required. Ability to work second shift may be required.