Job Description Summary

Job Description

Role Summary/Purpose

The Quality Inspector is responsible for sample management quality inspection and manufacturing support.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Perform accurate analysis following appropriate standard test methods and report data in a timely manner

• Document inspection results in logbooks worksheets and the laboratory information management system

• Verify inspection data to determine conformance and compliance to specifications.

• Detect erroneous inspection data and troubleshoot instrumentation to correct.

• Ensure that all equipment is calibrated and verified before analyzing samples

• Follow instrument and equipment check procedures and report any equipment problem as soon as possible

• Exercise good housekeeping including replenishing supplies cleaning bench area and ensuring equipment cleanliness and readiness for use

• Ensure proper storage or disposal of samples after analysis as well as proper waste handling

• Act as a point of contact for answering quality related questions for the plant floor

• Must be able to work independently and in a team environment. Inspector will interface with the quality control team and the manufacturing plant

• Follow through on any tasks assignments or projects that management assigns.

• Maintain safe and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures to ensure safety of self and of team members

• Work overtime weekends and holidays as required

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in a science field (Chemistry Biology Physics) or Associate degree in chemical technology or equivalent with 1 years of experience as a quality control laboratory technician or high school diploma with 3 years of experience as quality control laboratory technician

• Must have knowledge of basic laboratory equipment analytical testing methods and results reporting

• Knowledge of basic calibration techniques and ability to perform calibration of instruments as required.

• Strong mathematical skills including ability to calculate results such as averages percentages and metric conversions

• Ability to communicate well individually and in a team atmosphere

• Good analytical and troubleshooting skills

• Good verbal and writing skills

• Schedule is 6:30-6:30 (12-hour rotating schedule working every other weekend Fri-Sun)

Desired Characteristics:

• Expertise with optical and electron microscopy tensile testing FTIR GPC particle size analysis and gravimetric testing.

• Conduct calibration of laboratory equipment or interface with third party calibration service technicians

• Conduct troubleshooting and minor repair of laboratory instruments

• Participate in internal quality auditing

• Advanced laboratory data collection and analysis skills

• Experience in certified materials testing lab

• Experience with polymer testing

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident U.S. Citizen have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e. a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

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