Quality Control Laboratory Technician

Dow•Marietta, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Dow has an exciting opportunity for a Quality Control Laboratory Technician located in Marietta, GA. This opportunity is in the Marietta Systems House, one of 13 operations units in the Global Systems House business. This plant exists to produce polyol and isocyanate blends and pre-polymers for our customer base in North America. The plant is semi-automated and requires the ability to interact with a process control system and manage multiple tasks simultaneously. The successful candidate in this position would be an active participant in the day-to-day operations. The plant reserves the right to change shift assignment based on business needs.

Requirements

Must have one or more of the following: Associates degree or higher in related field.
High School diploma or GED equivalent AND 3 or more years of qualitative lab experience.
Must be able and willing to work different shifts to cover over-time needs.
Must be able and willing to work over-time on the weekends and holidays.
A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in chemistry or related field.
5 or more years of working experience with laboratory equipment, calibration, and method development for auto-titrators, UV-Vis spectroscopy, FTIR, GC and HPLC.

Responsibilities

Test chemical products safely and accurately according to the laboratory procedures.
Learn, follow and update/improve Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
Titration, GC analysis, LC analysis, NIR, FTIR, and performance testing and basic equipment troubleshooting.
Strong math skills to assist with adjust and rework calculations
Participate on various plant teams (Safety, People Success, etc.)
Multi-task and work as part of a team to complete daily activities.
The plant operates three shifts; from 5:30 am to 2:00 pm (first shift), 1:30 pm to 10:00 pm (2nd shift) and 9:30pm-6:00am ( 3rd shift). This position is for a rotating two week schedule alternating between 1st and 2nd shifts. Monday through Friday.
Be willing to cover overtime as needed and occasionally weekends. Overtime may include working temporarily a work shift that lasts 12 - 14 hours with variable start times.
Interfacing with SAP by downloading product specifications, assigning/associating family inspection plans and inspection profiles to NASH products.
Maintain the quality analytical records in LIMS and ECC. This includes maintaining the database production and quality control parameters, logging the data, filing and disposing of the production records in accordance with Dow policies. Also required is editing the WebEDMS directory to include the Production Records (ODMS requirement).
Investigate incoming raw material CoA conflicts and resolve by QM or GPDIS updates.
In addition to being capable of performing standard laboratory testing, the candidate will be responsible for maintaining global and local databases.

Benefits

Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives.
Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it.
Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals.
Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).
Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees’ Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.
Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs. Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.
Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building.
Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs.
Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).
Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.
Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation.
Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.
On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).
Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.
Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)
Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)