Research & Development Lab Technician

Atlas Roofing Corporation • Hampton, GA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Atlas Roofing Corporation, a privately owned company, established in 1982, is an international and multi-divisional manufacturer of roofing, sheathing, facer, and insulation product solutions. From a single asphalt shingle manufacturing facility in 1982, Atlas has grown to 36 facilities in North America providing worldwide product distribution. Today, products from the company’s four major divisions, Polyiso Roof & Wall Insulation, Shingle & Underlayment, Molded Products, and Web Technologies, are manufactured in state-of-the-art facilities and shipped from our network of manufacturing plants and distribution facilities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. It’s amazing how our customer-first philosophy has grown on our clients. Atlas Roof Shingles, Underlayments and Ventilation is seeking a Research & Development (R&D) Lab Technician for the Hampton, GA facility. The Research & Development Lab Technician performs laboratory specification testing, including inspection and testing of all finished production, experimental products, and raw materials to ensure it meets Atlas’ specifications. This position requires basic computer skills; attention to details; working knowledge of experimental design, and willingness to work at times in one of the manufacturing locations (travel), as needed. This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

• Accountability: Accomplishes goals, holds self and others responsible for setting and achieving measurable high quality, timely, and cost-effective results
• Adaptability: Remains fully functional by adapting to changing, unknown, and ambiguous circumstances
• Business Sustainability: Recognizes opportunities for new services and products and acts accordingly; implements business practices that delivers the best rate of return, while managing risks
• Communication: Clearly expresses thoughts and ideas in verbal and written communications
• Customer Orientation: Identifies what the internal and external customers wants and needs and to act accordingly while taking Company costs and benefits into account
• Decision Making: Makes well informed, effective, and timely decisions, even when data is limited, or solutions produce unpleasant consequences; anticipates the impact and implications of decisions
• Financial Acumen: Understands how decisions affect Atlas’ financial performance; creates and sustains value for Atlas stakeholders
• Health & Safety Awareness: Identifies and corrects conditions that affect employee’s safety; upholds safety standards
• Initiative: Recognizes and creates opportunities, and acts accordingly
• Innovative Power: Initiates new strategies, products, services, and markets
• Integrity: Behaves in an honest, fair, and ethical manner; shows consistency in words and actions; models high standards of ethics
• Microsoft programs, Minitab and other programs exclusive to R&D and Quality Assurance.
• Mathematical skills with an emphasis on statistical processes.
• Communication skills to effectively converse with Production.
• Knowledge of the R&D laboratory processes and familiar with Manufacturing process.
• High School education or equivalent.
• Min 5 years' experience in a laboratory setting.

Nice To Haves

• Some college or an associate's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide inspection and testing of all finished products and raw materials to ensure they meet Atlas’ Specifications as required. Communicates any out of specification testing to Manager.
• Performs line audits to assess finished quality and in process quality including temperatures, speed, pressures, etc.
• Assists in the training of employees on specific test methods and equipment.
• Input data in the computer as to specification requirements.
• Input data into Microsoft products and Minitab daily and verifies data is accurate at the end of the month for QC monthly report.
• Assist in the Competitive & Sister Audits, when time allows.
• Communicate with Supervision and production employees as to quality issues during the production process.
• Maintain lab equipment, scales and equipment on the manufacturing floor that are required for quality testing. Responsible for cleaning of testing materials, beakers, SP apparatus, etc. Keeping the lab in good working order and tidy.
• Perform testing for all Products.
• Assist in the design and implementation of new products.
• Participate in project teams to improve quality, process, or performance on roofing products.
• Travel to other production locations, industry meetings, and vendors as required.
• Adhere to all Safety guidelines and wear proper PPE.
• Perform other tasks as requested.

Benefits

• Atlas Roofing Corporation offers a competitive compensation and vacation/holiday package as well as a comprehensive benefits program including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life/AD&D/LTD insurance, 401k and Medical Care Spending Accounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees