Job Description

Essential Responsibilities:

• Perform accurate analysis following appropriate standard test methods and report data in a timely manner

• Document inspection results in logbooks, worksheets, and the laboratory information management system

• Verify inspection data to determine conformance and compliance to specifications.

• Detect erroneous inspection data and troubleshoot instrumentation to correct.

• Ensure that all equipment is calibrated and verified before analyzing samples

• Follow instrument and equipment check procedures and report any equipment problem as soon as possible

• Exercise good housekeeping, including replenishing supplies, cleaning bench area, and ensuring equipment cleanliness and readiness for use

• Ensure proper storage or disposal of samples after analysis, as well as proper waste handling

• Act as a point of contact for answering quality related questions for the plant floor

• Must be able to work independently and in a team environment.   Inspector will interface with the quality control team and the manufacturing plant

• Follow through on any tasks, assignments or projects that management assigns.

• Maintain safe and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures to ensure safety of self and of team members

• Work overtime, weekends and holidays, as required

Requirements include:

• Bachelor’s degree in a science field (Chemistry, Biology, Physics); OR an Associate’s degree in chemical technology, or equivalent, with 1+ years of experience as a quality control laboratory technician; OR a High School diploma with 3+ years of experience as quality control laboratory technician.

• Knowledge of basic laboratory equipment, analytical testing methods and results reporting.

• Knowledge of basic calibration techniques and ability to perform calibration of instruments.

• Strong mathematical skills including ability to calculate results such as averages, percentages, and metric conversions.

• Must be able to work 12 hour nights (630pm-630am)

Desirable qualifications:

• Expertise with optical and electron microscopy, tensile testing, FTIR, GPC, particle size analysis, and gravimetric testing.

• Ability to conduct calibration of laboratory equipment or interface with third party calibration service technicians.

• Ability to conduct troubleshooting and minor repair of laboratory instruments.

• Knowledge of internal quality auditing.

• Advanced laboratory data collection and analysis skills.

• Experience in certified materials testing lab.

• Experience with polymer testing.

• Ability to communicate well individually and in a team atmosphere.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

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