Manufacturing Quality Lab Technician

The Quality Lab Technician performs quality testing, sample analysis, and data reporting to ensure products meet established specifications and customer requirements. This role plays a key part in quality control, process improvement, and continuous manufacturing excellence.

Pay: $20 + $2 shift differential for night shift

Shift: night shift and day shift positions available on the 2/2/3 schedule

Fitesa offers the following benefits:

• Paid vacation
• 10 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays
• 7% 401(K) paid by the company: 4% dollar for dollar match + additional 3% company contribution
• No waiting period for medical, vision, and dental benefits

Behavioral Competencies:

• Demonstrated familiarity with manufacturing processes or equipment preferably of polymer industry
• Problem solving/troubleshooting skills
• Statistical Analysis skills with the ability to establish and audit against goals
• Self-motivated and able to work with a minimal amount of daily supervision
• Thorough knowledge of the occupation hazards and corresponding safety precautions necessary for the safe performance of assigned duties.
• Familiar with air and water pollution control technology and federal, state and community regulatory agency workings
• Willing and able to work flexible hours including rotating shifts as needed

Key Responsibilities:

• Keep lab area neat and clean, maintaining OLA (5S) standards
• Monitor substandard reports daily, to ensure product is appropriately segregated
• Conduct inspections of slit rolls and finished good packages
• Perform extra testing for complaint investigation and new product development
• Calibrate laboratory equipment according to calibration schedule
• Take samples for Special Quality Control (Bioburden, Organotin, etc) tests when needed
• Communicate with off and on-coming lab technician to ensure proper handoff
• Complete Special Projects as assigned
• Conduct frequent reviews and updates to QC documents for the lab
• Perform laboratory inventory of consumables
• Manage retains and inventory of hand sheet samples
• Assist operating teams as needed to improve quality
• Create or Revise Operation Run Documents (Ops docs)
• Assist in investigation and resolution of customer complaints

Experience and Education Requirements:

• High School diploma required, additional education a plus
• Three (3) years manufacturing experience, with at least 2 years of laboratory experience.
• Ability to convert to different units, metric and English
• Ability to read and interpret operations documents, product specifications and customer specifications
• Basic data analysis: average, range, standard deviation
• Computer skills (Microsoft Office proficient using e-mail, Excel and Word and MES)
• Flex work schedule – may need to work nights and/or weekends periodically dependent upon production demands.

Additional Information:

Fitesa offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. Fitesa is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Fitesa will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.

• Eligibility to apply is in accordance with Fitesa hiring policies and practices. Please contact Fitesa HR with questions regarding eligibility.