Quality Inspector

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Role Summary/Purpose

The Quality Inspector is responsible for sample management, quality inspection, and manufacturing support.
 

Essential Responsibilities:

• Perform accurate analysis following appropriate standard test methods and report data in a timely manner

• Document inspection results in logbooks, worksheets, and the laboratory information management system

• Verify inspection data to determine conformance and compliance to specifications.

• Detect erroneous inspection data and troubleshoot instrumentation to correct.

• Ensure that all equipment is calibrated and verified before analyzing samples

• Follow instrument and equipment check procedures and report any equipment problem as soon as possible

• Exercise good housekeeping, including replenishing supplies, cleaning bench area, and ensuring equipment cleanliness and readiness for use

• Ensure proper storage or disposal of samples after analysis, as well as proper waste handling

• Act as a point of contact for answering quality related questions for the plant floor

• Must be able to work independently and in a team environment.   Inspector will interface with the quality control team and the manufacturing plant

• Follow through on any tasks, assignments or projects that management assigns.

• Maintain safe and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures to ensure safety of self and of team members

• Work overtime, weekends and holidays, as required

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in a science field (Chemistry, Biology, Physics) or Associate degree in chemical technology, or equivalent, with 1+ years of experience as a quality control laboratory technician, or high school diploma with 3+ years of experience as quality control laboratory technician

• Must have knowledge of basic laboratory equipment, analytical testing methods and results reporting

• Knowledge of basic calibration techniques and ability to perform calibration of instruments as required.

• Strong mathematical skills including ability to calculate results such as averages, percentages, and metric conversions

• Ability to communicate well individually and in a team atmosphere

• Good analytical and troubleshooting skills

• Good verbal and writing skills

• Must be able to work a 12-hour schedule (630am-630pm)

Desired Characteristics:

• Expertise with optical and electron microscopy, tensile testing, FTIR, GPC, particle size analysis, and gravimetric testing.

• Conduct calibration of laboratory equipment or interface with third party calibration service technicians

• Conduct troubleshooting and minor repair of laboratory instruments

• Participate in internal quality auditing

• Advanced laboratory data collection and analysis skills

• Experience in certified materials testing lab

• Experience with polymer testing

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, for applicants who are not asylees, refugees, lawful permanent residents or U.S. Citizens (i.e., not a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), otherwise known as a U.S. Person), final offers will be contingent on the ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

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