Quality Technician Job

Arkema•Ringwood, IL

10d•$24 - $29•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Quality Control Laboratory Technician at the Bostik Ringwood, IL adhesive manufacturing plant. As a QC lab technician, you will support operations by analyzing and ensuring incoming raw materials, production batches, and outgoing shipments follow standard quality procedures and meet quality specifications in a timely manner.

Requirements

High School Diploma, or equivalent, with related experience
A basic understanding and ability to perform simple tasks in Microsoft Office applications such as Word and Excel
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations is required.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Must deal with problems involving several concrete variables in mostly standardized situations and define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree in a Science discipline, preferred.
Experience working in an industrial setting, especially those handling hazardous materials
Experience with SAP software or other formula and quality management software
Experience working with ISO quality management system
Experience working with safe practices
GMP

Responsibilities

Maintain compliance with all health, safety and environmental procedures and guidelines.
Be open to covering off shifts sometimes to help with vacation coverage.
Perform daily/weekly/monthly calibration verifications as per the schedule.
Perform daily and weekly housekeeping assignments.
Perform and assist in miscellaneous quality activities including new product set up, customer information requests, training, audits, customer complaints and process improvement activities.
Maintain inventory of laboratory supplies, raw materials for laboratory batches and laboratory chemicals.
Refill all lab solutions and solvents, as needed.
Proper handling, maintenance and disposal of sample retains, per applicable work instructions.
Restock lab supplies as needed. Check lab inventories and notify the Quality Manager of needs.
Proper disposal of laboratory waste as needed.
Maintain required laboratory housekeeping standards.
Safe work practices; proper use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Special projects as designated by Quality Leader and other job duties, as assigned.
Send out Requests for Approval of Non-conforming materials in a timely manner and preparing of proper paperwork.
Conduct raw material testing per the associated work instruction and enter all results into SAP
Notify the Quality Manager, designated R&D Scientist and Run Plant engineers for approval or material disposition of materials not meeting specification.
Conduct In process and finished goods testing per the associated work instruction
Review batch records and perform final product release.
Run all tests according to specified test methods to ensure that produced material meets the requirements before disposition.
Make recommendations to production to adjust the material into specification when required.
Input completed batch test results into SAP.