Manufacturing Quality Lab Technician - HIKINEX

**Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities: **

• Conduct inspection and testing of finished products and raw materials to ensure compliance with Client and UL Specifications, reporting any deviations to Manager and Production Supervisor.
• Perform line audits to assess finished and in-process quality, including monitoring temperatures, speeds, and pressures.
• Assist in training production employees and QC personnel in quality control procedures.
• Input specification data into computer systems such as Bizware, Google sheets, Excel, and Peoplesoft, ensuring accuracy for monthly reporting.
• Assist in Competitive & Sister Audits when feasible.
• Communicate quality issues with Supervision and production employees during the production process.
• Contain and tag suspect material, notifying QC Manager and Roofing Line Superintendent of defects and quantities on hold.
• Conduct warehouse audits to assess finished goods' quality.
• Maintain lab equipment, scales, and manufacturing floor equipment required for quality testing, ensuring cleanliness and functionality.
• Maintain color standards and display boards, preparing samples for testing and verification.
• Perform testing for Scotchgard Products and prepare samples for shipment.
• Set up wastewater sampling and prepare samples for shipment monthly.
• Assist in the design and implementation of new products.
• Participate in project teams to enhance quality, processes, or performance.
• Assist Shift Supervisor in troubleshooting quality or process-related issues.
• Supervise production employees in the absence of a Production Supervisor.
• Transport injured employees to the emergency room if necessary.

**Other Skills and Abilities: **

• Proficiency in Excel, Word, PeopleSoft, Bizware, and other quality assurance programs.
• Strong mathematical skills, particularly in statistical processes.
• Effective communication skills to interact with Production.
• Understanding of the manufacturing process.

**Education and/or Experience: **

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Some college or an associate's degree preferred.
• Ability to pass basic skills assessment in Microsoft Excel.
• 5 to 7 years of experience in a manufacturing facility or similar environment.

**Physical Demands: **

• • Regular talking or hearing, with frequent sitting and use of hands for typing or handling.
  • Occasional standing, walking, and reaching with hands and arms.
  • Specific vision abilities including close and distance vision.
  • Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 100 pounds.

**Schedule: **

• Must rotate shifts every 30 days: 30-days on 1^st shift, 30-days on 3^rd shift, then 30-days on 2^nd shift.
• Mandatory overtime including weekends.

**Salary: **

• Starting pay at $50,000 annually.  Based on experience.
• Benefits eligible, first day of month following 30 days of employment.

**Total Compensation: **
Client offers competitive compensation, vacation/holiday packages, and a comprehensive benefits program including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life/AD&D/LTD insurance, 401k, and Medical and Dependent Care Spending Accounts.