Quality Control Technician I
About The Position
Hempel, founded in Denmark in 1915, is a world-leading supplier of trusted coating solutions. Across the globe, our products protect and beautify buildings, infrastructure and other assets, and play an essential role in our customers' businesses. They help minimize maintenance costs, improve aesthetics, and increase energy efficiency. Through our brands Hempel, Neogard, Crown Paints, Wattyl and Farrow & Ball, we provide solutions for the Marine, Energy, Infrastructure and Decorative industries. This role involves performing daily QC tests for production batches and incoming raw materials, developing batch adjustments, testing and approving production batches for color match, and maintaining quality documentation. The position also includes assisting with technical evaluations, ensuring lab supplies are stocked, and adhering to safety and housekeeping standards.
Requirements
- HS Diploma
- MS Office applications (Outlook, Excel)
- Organizational skills
- Working knowledge of basic chemistry and algebra
- Minimum 1 year of analytical lab or paint experience
- Understand of lab equipment including setting and calibration
- English language proficiency
- Normal color vision for color testing
- Ability to operate in a cross-functional atmosphere
- Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
Nice To Haves
- ERP system experience and color-matching software preferred
Responsibilities
- Perform daily QC tests for production batches and incoming raw materials per established test procedures and work instructions accurately and timely to meet delivery commitment
- Develop batch adjustments to meet Hempel quality standards
- Testing and approval of production batches to ensure proper color match
- Promptly document color data
- Update batch status and enter results into software
- Communicate and update production staff on the status of batches
- Maintain and store color draw downs in database
- Prepare timely documentation of quality tests data and retained sample record and QC database entry while ensuring accuracy
- Assist to ensure lab test samples and chemicals are kept in stock, (etc. solvents, cures and bases)
- Conduct consistent quality checks during production and filling of batches
- Testing approval of incoming bulk shipments of raw material
- Demonstrate good housekeeping and maintenance of laboratory and equipment
- Assist in technical evaluation of nonconforming batches and customer complaints
- Adhere to all safety rules and regulations
- Assist in fulfilling sales requests
- Perform basic troubleshooting and problem solving
- Attention to batch ticket details
- Execute industrial hygiene practices
- Ability to manage time
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision insurance coverage options that begin on your first day of employment
- Flexible HSA and FSA options to manage healthcare and dependent care expenses
- 12 paid holidays
- 15 vacation days to start
- 6 personal days
- Paid leave for jury duty and bereavement
- 401(k) plan options with immediate company match and full vesting from day one
- Basic life insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage for the unexpected
- 16 weeks of fully paid maternity leave
- 4 weeks of paid paternity leave
- A strong flexibility policy making you thrive both in your job and privately
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
