Quality Control Lab Tech

Atlas Roofing Corporation•Sylacauga, AL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves assisting in the inspection and testing of finished products and raw materials to ensure they meet Atlas quality standards. The technician will maintain confidentiality of manufacturing specifications, test results, and new product information. Key responsibilities include checking materials for defects, monitoring product changes, and testing facer material using approved methods and equipment to prevent defective material from reaching customers. The position also requires maintaining detailed reports and records, keeping testing equipment and the lab clean and in good working condition, and fostering positive working relationships with production supervisors to resolve issues related to defective materials.

Requirements

High school or equivalent.
2 years experience in roofing or coated glass facer manufacturing.
PC Literate, ability to effectively utilize Excel (spreadsheet), Word, email, Power Point.
Ability to learn quickly and retain a large amount of detail regarding customer and products.
Strong organizational skills with high attention to detail.
Ability to deal effectively with changes in customer orders, notifying production if already in process.
Ability to communicate clearly (both orally and written) to personnel from a variety of functional areas.
Ability to enter, manipulate and retrieve data from the computer.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to effectively communicate with a wide variety of personnel.
Professional presentation to represent Web Technologies to customers and the public.
Fluent in English (Reading, Writing, Speaking).
Advanced math skills (Able to do statistical analysis).
Identifies concepts and issues of a problem.
Applies sound judgment and reason to a solution.
Regularly required to talk or hear.
Frequently required to sit and use hand to finger, handle or feel.
Occasionally required to stand; walk; and reach with hands and arms.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.
Standing: regularly remaining on one's feet in an upright position.
Walking: regularly moving about on foot.
Sitting: occasionally remaining in the normal seated position.
Lifting: regularly raising or lowering an object from one level to another.
Carrying: regularly transporting an object, usually by hand, arm, or shoulder.
Climbing: frequently ascending or descending objects usually with hands/feet.
Balancing: regularly maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling.
Stooping: occasionally bending the body by bending spine at the waist.
Kneeling: occasionally bending the legs to come to rest on one or both knees.
Crouching: frequently bending body downward and forward by bending.
Reaching: regularly extending the hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
Handling: regularly seizing, holding, grasping, or otherwise working with hand(s).
Fingering: regularly picking, pinching, or otherwise working with fingers.
Feeling: regularly perceiving attributes of objects by means of skin receptors.
Talking: regularly expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words.
Hearing: regularly perceiving the nature of sounds by the ear.
Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination: regularly performing work through using two or more of these.
Medium Work: occasionally lifting of up to 75 lbs.
Far Acuity: ability to see clearly at 20 feet or more.
Near Acuity: ability to see clearly at 20 inches or less.
Depth Perception: ability to judge distance and space relationships.
Field of Vision: ability to see peripherally.
Accommodation: ability to adjust vision to bring objects into focus.
Color Vision: ability to distinguish and identify different colors.

Responsibilities

Assist in inspection and testing of all finished products and raw material to ensure they meet Atlas quality.
Keep all manufacturing specifications, test results on complaints, UL material and new product information confidential.
Check material for defects.
Monitor product changes.
Test facer material using approved test methods and precision equipment to ensure that no defective material reaches the customer.
Keep reports and records on all tests.
Keep daily logbook.
Keep all testing equipment clean and in good working condition.
Keep lab clean and neat.
Maintain good working relationship with production supervisors and work with supervisors in solving problems resulting in defective material.
Provides relevant and timely information in a clear manner.
Openly communicates and shares ideas and opinions and encourages other to do so.
Services both internal and external customers and provides superior services and value to all customers.
Takes responsibility to resolve a customer issue and responds in a timely manner.
Generates new ideas and strategies and provides innovative solutions to problems.
Follows through on projects in a timely manner.
Anticipates what needs to be done and proceeds without direction.
Promotes a climate of involvement, cooperation and teamwork.
Is a positive example of leadership.
Ability to plan a work schedule.
Establishes goals and priorities.
Acts fairly in business dealings.