Quality Lab Technician

Job Title: Quality Lab Technician

Location: Fort Wayne, IN

Job Type: On-Site

Reporting to: Quality Manager

Director Reports: NA

Company Overview: FXI is a leading producer of foam innovation in Bedding, Furniture, Industrial, Home & Office, Healthcare, and Transportation markets. We have made it our mission to provide tailored solutions that delight our customers and consumers. With our corporate headquarters, high-tech research and development facility, and multiple manufacturing locations in North America, FXI has built a culture of innovation and achievement that is recognized by customers, suppliers and peers. Our products include finished goods, sub-assemblies, services, and raw materials for OEMs, fabricators, and retailers. You will find FXI's foam innovations inside, around, and under yourself in countless applications. Everywhere foam goes, FXI's innovations lead the way! Won't you join us?

Job Overview - Lab Technician (Foam Manufacturing)

The Lab Technician is responsible for supporting laboratory operations within a foam manufacturing environment by performing material testing, quality control analyses, and product evaluations in accordance with established procedures. This role ensures that foam products meet required specifications for performance, safety, and consistency.

Key responsibilities include preparing and testing foam samples, measuring physical and chemical properties (such as density, compression set, PPI), recording and analyzing data, maintaining laboratory equipment, and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards. This position plays a critical role in maintaining product quality and supporting continuous improvement in manufacturing processes.

Site Overview: Our Fort Wayne facility is a union manufacturing plant with approximately 155 employees operating on three shifts. The site is a pouring and specialized post processing operation. Capabilities include pouring, fabricating, felting, reticulation (2 styles) and block. As a key location within FXI's manufacturing network, the Fort Wayne plant is known for its strong focus on quality, safety, and operational excellence. Team members work in a collaborative, supportive environment where continuous improvement and innovation play a central role.

Key Responsibilities:

• The incumbent technician will be an integral part of manufacturing processes working directly with associates and leads in a work cell.
• They will prepare all required FXI and customer documentation to provide visibility of product status.
• Perform daily foam tests for the Lab.
• Must be able to cut detailed test samples, perform data entry, issue certification of compliance to customers.
• Must be able to work scheduled and unscheduled overtime, including weekends.
• Effectively communicate with plant associates and Managers.
• Compliance with all plant rules
• Follow appropriate Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Work Instructions (WI) and safety procedures
• Interface with Suppliers to address defective material.
• SAP; part number search, create inspection plan & lot, material hold & release transactions.
• Review and disposition of nonconforming products.
• Duties as assigned by Quality Manager.

Skills / Qualifications:

• Reading comprehension skills to understand written communication.
• Must work with high voltages and around moving equipment.
• Lift 60 lbs. from floor, bend, twist, climb, and crawl and able to work at heights.
• Attention to details and good math skills required.
• Must have minimum 4 years' experience as a maintenance millwright and electrician.
• Two-year technical degree is preferred.

Total Rewards: We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Basic and optional life insurance
• Short‑ and long‑term disability coverage
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Tuition assistance
• Flexible spending accounts

Our Commitment to a Diverse Workforce: FXI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. FXI does not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or based on any individual's membership in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. We support workplace diversity. We strongly believe that diversity contributes to a broader collective perspective that will consistently lead to a better company and better products. We are working hard to increase the diversity of our team wherever we can.

We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.

FXI is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at FXI via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of FXI. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by FXI as a result of the referral or through other means.