1st Shift QC Technician Chicago

ICP Group • Chicago, IL

5d • Onsite

About The Position

ICP Group is seeking a Quality Control Technician for its Chicago, Illinois plant. The role monitors, documents, and validates that products manufactured at the plant meet defined specifications, helping ensure consistent product quality for customers. The technician performs routine quality checks during production runs, tests incoming raw materials as needed, records results, communicates quality findings to production, and helps manage materials that do not meet requirements. The position also supports lab and plant safety, testing procedures, sample retention, employee training, production trials, and inventory counts.

Requirements

• 20/20 vision or corrected 20/20 vision.
• Strong math skills for calculating test results.
• Comfort using measurements in different units of measure.
• Ability to safely lift 70 pounds without difficulty.
• Dexterity to use various testing devices repeatedly and consistently.
• Clear and legible handwriting.
• Comfort using a computer to enter data and run reports.
• Ability to count and organize documentation.
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment.

Nice To Haves

• Background in statistical analysis.
• Experience testing various types of materials and recording results.
• Previous experience as a quality or laboratory technician.
• Experience with Quality Control/Assurance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Follow plant safety requirements, including wearing proper PPE in the plant and laboratory.
• Use measuring devices and applicable SOPs or guidelines to perform routine quality checks during production runs and verify products meet specifications.
• Record testing results in Microsoft Excel or manually; track deviations and trends; and alert management to non-compliance.
• Communicate quality results to operators during production runs and suggest process changes when results move significantly or fall outside parameters.
• Test incoming raw materials as needed to confirm they meet quality standards.
• Quarantine finished products that do not meet requirements or are in question, both physically and in the SYSPRO operating system.
• Coordinate with production to test and release finished products from quarantine or arrange disposition of materials that do not meet specifications.
• Seek assistance from production management or corporate lab personnel for issues that cannot be handled through normal plant protocol.
• Coordinate sample collection and storage to support investigation of potential field quality concerns.
• Issue materials to the plant after production.
• Maintain an organized, clean, and safe work area.
• Train other employees on testing procedures.
• Attend safety meetings and conduct safety audits.
• Participate in trial production runs, sometimes supporting work on the plant floor.
• With approval from the assistant plant manager, order and maintain laboratory supplies.
• Periodically audit, create, and revise SOPs to ensure testing and process procedures are accurate.
• Safely perform other duties as required by the supervisor.
• Conduct weekly and monthly cycle counts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed