Background Investigation, Cleanroom, Communication Skills, Computer Skills, Core Sampling, Data Entry, Detail Oriented, High School Diploma, Laboratory, Laboratory Techniques, Mathematics, Microsoft Excel, Organizational Skills, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Prism, Quality Assurance, Safety Process, Spreadsheets, Team Player, Testing, Writing Skills, X Windows
Loparex is looking for a Lab Technician to join our Hammond WI team. A Lab Technician works with production to ensure a quality product is produced to the customer standards by performing quality checks and following established safety and production procedure.
We are looking to fill two positions. One position is night shift and will work Monday-Thursday 5:00pm-5:00am, and the other position is day shift and will work a 2-2-3 rotating schedule 5:00am-5:00pm.
Job Duties:
- Cut, identify, and prepare samples of retains from production for testing
- Document results
- Testing includes:
- Coat Weights
- Subsequent Adhesions
- Release, including various wet casts and tape test
- Extractables
- Moisture
- Lay flat testing
- Physical property testing, including but not limited to:
- Basis weight
- Caliper
- Tensile
- Tear
- Gloss
- Polybond
- Inspect samples for defects and ensure that material conforms to requirements
- Inform appropriate personnel when defects are found
- Perform data entry into various computer databases, including internal rejects, reworks, PRISM, QDMS, shop floor, and Excel spreadsheets as required by quality assurance procedures
- Put retain samples into cores for customers
- Store internal samples into cores for customers
- File 8-12 x 11 samples from production
- Document samples into a spreadsheet provided
- Purge files when needed
- Assist quality and production in tagging or removing labels from nonconforming material (red, orange, blue)
- Assist in orientation and training of any new lab tech assigned to the shift
- At the end of each shift, make sure the quality lab is clean and organized
- Perform other associated duties as assigned
Skills and Experience:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- 2 years plant experience
- Knowledge of laboratory procedures
- Basic math skills and computer skills, primarily data entry
- Good written and oral communication skills, including the ability to read and interpret test procedures
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Detail-oriented
- Must pass all three pre-employment testings, including:
- Lifting test
- Drug test
- Background check