Quality Lab Associate

GENERAL SUMMARY:


The Quality Associate tests product batches, as necessary, to ensure compliance with customer specifications and quality standards. Tests incoming raw materials and maintains/ files Certificates of Analysis (COA) from suppliers.


ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Follows and complies with all safety and work rules and regulations. Maintains departmental housekeeping standards

• Performs standard tests on all product line finish materials and on some incoming raw materials as needed, ensuring they meet both GEON and the customer's specifications.

• Acts as a technical resource to production addressing issues related to the final quality of all products.

• Recommendations to production and may develop process adjustments to meet final product specifications.

• Records test results in lab software or other customer specific data files. Maintains reference files.

• Completes and maintains all required paperwork, records, documents, etc.

• Ensures all gages and test equipment are verified, and all lab standards are conducted and recorded daily.

• Participates in the investigation of complaints and corrective actions as needed.

• Completes and sends documentation to customers (i.e. COA) if needed

• Willing to work some amount of overtime as needed.
• This is a 2nd shift (3:00 - 11:00 p.m.) or 3rd shift (11:00 - 7:00 a.m.) position.

• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:


To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job duty satisfactorily . The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.


Required Education:

• Requires high school diploma or GED equivalency

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Must be able to read/comprehend both written and oral instructions in English; read and comprehend safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, technical lab procedure manuals and product recipes/material identifications.

• Must be able to write legibly to keep records and to correspond.

• Must have strong mathematical skills to add, subtract, multiply, and divide and the ability to perform these operations using units of weight measurement, volume, and distance.