Quality Technician (REQ821)

General Summary

We are currently looking for a Quality Technician who will test product batches, audit and monitor manufacturing processes to ensure compliance with customer specifications and quality standards.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Performs standard tests on assigned product line production batches and on some incoming raw materials as needed, ensuring the meeting of Spartech and the customer's specifications
• Responsible for issuing rejections if material is out of specification
• Recommends to production and may develop adjustments to meet specifications
• Records test results in SAP and maintains reference files
• Completes and maintains all required paperwork, records, documents, etc
• Collections, stores product retains and samples
• Ensures all gauges and test equipment are verified. Performs calibration and maintains records for lab equipment as needed
• Audits process to ensure proper paperwork is completed and process is within establish limits
• Participate in investigations of complaints and corrective actions as needed
• Follows and complies with all safety and work rules and regulations
• Maintains departmental housekeeping standards
• Completes and sends documentation to customers (i.e. COA)

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• 2 to 5 years quality/lab experience in manufacturing environment
• Problem Solving Techniques
• Visual inspection and Color matching experience is very desirable
• Experience in plastic extrusion, web converting or films preferred

Physical/Environmental Demands

• Regularly required to stand; walk; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
• Use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls
• Talk and/or hear
• Frequent lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds and occasional handling up to 50 pounds
• Specific vision abilities may be required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• Requires the use of safety equipment as dictated by the work area such as safety glasses and shoes, dust mask, hard hat, respirator, face shield, hearing protection, chemical suit, gloves, aprons, etc
• Work is inside and the typical noise level fluctuates from moderate to loud
• Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles
• Occasionally exposed to vibration
• Occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock

Benefits

• Competitive salary, incentives, and benefit programs
• Medical, Dental, & Vision
• Life & Short/Long-term Disability
• Dependent and Supplemental Life Insurance
• Holiday Pay
• 401k with Company Match
• Eligible for vacation after 6 months