Job Description

Description

General Description:

This position is a senior technician responsible for ensuring products are manufactured, inspected, and tested according to company procedures, often involving training, coordinating quality activities, and troubleshooting issues. 

Responsibilities:

• Actively participate in stopping and correcting unsafe conditions and behaviors.
• Demonstrate daily evidence of continuous improvement efforts of 5S and autonomous maintenance.
• Treat quality as a key pillar of our success by always Doing the right thing for our customers. 
• Solve problems daily by working together as an engaged team member 
• Help in the relief of breaks as needed
• Maintain records and documentation
• Determines product quality disposition by reviewing, interpreting, and communicating QC laboratory results and system batching data. 
• Responsible for all QC activities related to incoming raw materials and final products.
• Responsible for training laboratory all QC Laboratory Staff, Interns, and appropriate R&D staff. 
• Act as a liaison between management, production, and R&D 
• Responsible for understanding, interpreting, and staying current with applicable ANSI, ASTM standards, and scientific literature to support formulation development 
• Troubleshoot testing issues, equipment failures, and out of specification results to determine root cause and corrective actions.
• Research and order equipment and supplies to equip and maintain the QC lab to improve efficiency and testing accuracy.
• Organize and chair QC Testing Meetings with R&D and Production. 
• Oversee, and when needed, back up QC Tech for testing incoming and final product samples in a timely manner as to allow production to run efficiently. 
• Oversee, maintain, calibrate, and standardize equipment according to the needs of the lab.
• Travel to vendor laboratories to learn methods to adapt for use in the Schluter QC Lab
• Oversee and conduct method development studies for new tests and equipment. 
• Develop spreadsheets to collect and interpret data for current and new tests.
• Develop and update Device Description and Test Method SOPs and Data Collection Forms for equipment and laboratory tests. 
• Work with technical engineers to help support R&D efforts 
• Write reports for monthly OEE, quarterly trending, and R&D Formulation Development. 
• Ensure incoming raw materials meet requirements listed in the vendor CoAs by comparing test results to tolerance limits set by the manufacturer.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and orderly work environment by properly identifying and storing ingredients, supplies and products as directed. 
• Other projects and tasks as assigned.

Requirements

  Experience:

• 4-year technical degree 
• QA/QC Experience required
• QC Laboratory planning and development experience
• Above average Computer Competency (e.g., Excel, Word, Power Point, and Lotus Notes)
• Advanced Technical Writing experience
• Team Player works well with others. 
• Ability to train QC employees.
• Good communicator verbally and in writing
• Maintains resolve during conflict management.
• Detail oriented and well organized
• Available to work different shifts and overtime as required.

Education:

• 4-year technical degree or 2 year degree and applicable experience

Physical Requirement:

• This position requires walking, sitting, or standing to a significant degree and lifting up to 50 pounds occasionally and frequently lifting less than 10.  

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