Quality Lab Technician - Day Shift

Loparex•Hammond, WI

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Loparex is looking for a Lab Technician to join our Hammond, WI team! A Lab Technician works with production to ensure a quality product is produced to the customer standards by performing quality checks and following established safety and production procedure. We are looking to fill two positions. One position is night shift and will work Monday-Thursday 5:00pm-5:00am and the other position is day shift and will work a 2-2-3 rotating schedule 5:00am-5:00pm.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
2 years plant experience
Knowledge of laboratory procedures
Basic math skill, and computer skills (primarily data entry)
Good written and oral communication skills, including ability to read and interpret test procedures
Ability to work in a team environment
Detail oriented
Must pass all three pre-employment testings. (Lifting test, drug test, and background check.)

Responsibilities

Cut, identify, and prepare samples of retains from production for testing, document results.
Testing includes: Coat Weights Subsequent Adhesions Release, including various wet casts and tape test Extractables Moisture Lay flat testing Physical property testing including but not limited to; basis weight, caliper, tensile, tear, gloss, and Polybond.
Inspect samples for defects and ensure that material conforms to requirements; inform appropriate personnel when defects are found.
Perform data entry into various computer databases (including internal rejects, reworks, PRISM< QDMS< shop floor, and excel spreadsheets) as required by quality assurance procedures.
Put retain samples into cores for customers.
Store internal samples into cores for customers
File 8 1/2x 11 samples from production, document samples into spreadsheet provided.
Purge files when needed.
Assist quality and production in tagging or removing labels from nonconforming material (red, orange, blue)
Assist in orientation and training or any new lab tech assigned to the shift.
At the end of each shift make sure quality lab is clean and organized.
Perform other associated duties, as assigned.