Quality Lab Technician - 5 am to 5 pm

Job description

Quality Lab Technician - 5 am to 5 pm

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.

Day Shift Schedule: 5:00AM - 5:00PM

Will start out on Monday - Friday 5 am to 5 pm working 4 days during the week with one off and will transition to the schedule below in the future

2-2-3 Schedule (2 days on Monday-Thursday; Every other Friday-Sunday off)

What We Offer:

Base Pay Rate: $19.50 - $22.50 hourly, $19.50 base pay plus premiums based upon the following:

2-2-3 Schedule Premium: additional $2.00 when going to that shift

Extruder Machine Premium: $1.00/hr.

Opportunities for additional pay increases if trained as tier 2 or higher lab tech

Benefits

Comprehensive benefit plan, including health, dental, vision. Eligibility begins the first day of the month following date of hire.

Wellness plan and discounts on health insurance

Company-paid short-term disability and basic life insurance

Long Term disability, basic and supplemental life insurance and flexible spending accounts

Uniform reimbursements - including safety boots, prescription safety glasses, and clothing

Annual fitness reimbursement

Matching 401K plan (150% match of the first 4% employee contribution)

Up to 104 hours of Paid time off in the first year

11 Paid Holidays

Floating Holidays and Volunteer Time Off

Bonus incentives for perfect attendance and employee referrals

Responsibilities

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, and 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, PRISMPut retain samples into cores for customers.

Store internal samples into cores for customers

File 8 1/2x 11 samples from production, document samples into 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 or any new lab tech assigned to the shift.

At the end of each shift make sure 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 skill, and computer skills (primarily data entry)

Good written and oral communication skills, including ability to read and interpret test procedures

Ability to work in a team environment

Detail oriented

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable law.

Must pass all three pre-employment testings. (Lifting test, drug test, and background check.)

Who can apply

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