Quality Assurance Laboratory Technician (Release Liners & Coatings)

Department: GRC
Reports To: Quality Director
Location: 275 Lower Morrisville Road, Levittown, PA 19054
Compensation: $22 - $25 an hour

FLSA Status:

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Non-Exempt

A day in this role

You begin on the production floor, calipers in hand, confirming a lot of silicone-coated substrates meets dimensional and coat weight targets. A call from Operations comes in—there’s a question about adhesion. You head to the lab, set up peel and release tests, and document results in the ERP while updating the lot’s Certificate of Analysis. By mid-morning, you’re reviewing work orders and customer specifications, catching a mismatched tolerance before it reaches final packaging. In the afternoon, you join the Quality Director and production leads to discuss a nonconformance, contribute to the root cause analysis, and outline a corrective action. Before shift end, you calibrate a gauge, file audit-ready records for ISO 9001:2015, and clear a finished-goods shipment—on spec and on time.

What you will own

• Incoming, in-process, and final inspections for raw materials and finished goods.
• Laboratory and floor testing: release, peel, adhesion, dimensional checks, coat weight, caliper, and visual inspections.
• Complete, accurate documentation in lab records, ERP, and quality systems; review of specifications, test data, production records, and Certificates of Analysis.
• Identification and communication of non-conforming materials/products; support investigations, corrective actions, and customer complaint resolution.
• Upkeep and calibration of lab instruments and inspection equipment.
• Participation in ISO 9001:2015 activities, audits, document control, and audit readiness.
• Collaboration with operators and supervisors to contain defects and prevent recurrence.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; associate/technical certification or laboratory/manufacturing education preferred.
• 1–3 years in QC/QA, laboratory testing, or production inspection preferred.
• Meticulous attention to detail, strong organization, clear written/verbal communication, and analytical thinking.
• Preferred industry exposure: coatings, release liners, paper, film, adhesives, converting, laminating, extrusion, or packaging.

Knowledge, skills, and tools

• Working knowledge of quality systems and ISO 9001 requirements.
• Hands-on with calipers, micrometers, scales, gauges, peel testers, and related inspection instruments.
• Ability to interpret customer specs, work orders, Certificates of Analysis, test methods, and quality documentation.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; accurate data entry in ERP/quality systems.
• Comfort working both independently and cross-functionally in manufacturing, lab, and warehouse environments.
• Proactive problem-solver committed to product quality and customer satisfaction.

Physical demands

• Regular standing/walking across lab, manufacturing, production, and warehouse areas.
• Operate lab instruments, inspection tools, and computer systems.
• Occasional bending, reaching, crouching, stair climbing, and production area access.
• Occasional lifting/moving up to 50 lbs of materials, samples, equipment, or products.
• Extended time on the production floor for inspections, sampling, and investigations.

**Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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The Griff Network is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected status.