QC Lab Technician

QC Lab Technician 

 Kao Collins in Cincinnati, OH

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Kao Collins is part of the Kao Corporation, which is a global leader in the personal hygiene, laundry, food, cosmetic, and specialty chemical products. Having been selected among the World´s Most Ethical Companies for 17 consecutive years, we are a company with a purpose and strong corporate values.

At Kao Collins, we formulate and manufacture innovative inkjet inks for high-speed printing, single-pass printing, and wide-format printing using a variety of technologies. We are stretching the limits of what inkjet can print on, like ceramics, textiles and the first water-based ink for flexible film packaging.

Kao Collins offers:

• Generous PTO / Vacation Plan


• Sick Time, 11-Paid Company Holidays, Floating Holidays


• Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits, effective On Your First Day


• 401(k) and Amazing Company Match  

As a QC Lab Technician, you will primarily be responsible for performing laboratory tests and identifying imperfections of inbound ink supplies and outbound products using physical/chemical analyses.  Recommends chemical modifications on outbound produced ink to ensure the quality of the products are within defined specifications.

The QC Lab Technician, must possess a strong work ethic, positive attitude, be meticulous and detail oriented, clean, neat and orderly, honest and trustworthy, and reliable. 

·        Collects samples, performing analytical tests, and recording values.

·        Manages raw materials, including assignment of lot numbers, re-qualification, evaluation of shelf life, and disposal.

·        Manages retain inventory and disposing of inks according to established guidelines.

·        Troubleshoots out-of-specification inks (in-process or returned).

·        After successful testing, approves ink batches or accepting raw materials into inventory.

·        Uses Process Pro to record ink’s QC specifications per batch.

·        Uses Excel to record raw material’s QC specifications per lot.  Receive raw materials into PPRO in conjunction with purchasing agent.

·        Performs lab equipment maintenance and calibrations.

·        Maintains lab supplies inventory.

·        Makes small ink batches.

Skills and abilities:

•  Employee must have a high school degree or equivalent


•  Employee must be able to operate lab equipment properly and safely, including, but not limited to:


•   Surface tensiometer


•   Microscope


•   Scales / Analytical balances


•   Viscometers


•   Spectrophotometers


•   Conductivity meters


•   Energy curable light sources (UV, LED, E-beam)


•   FTIR


•   Refractive Index


•  Colorimeters


•  Some knowledge of MS Office programs including Excel, Word, and Outlook


•  Employee must have basic math skills and have the ability to use conversion formulas


•  Employee must be able to do some degree of troubleshooting problems

Kao embraces the diversity and the individual personalities of its people because we believe it is diversity that makes us strong

We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment. We work collaboratively to achieve our common goals, always aiming to deliver the best for our customers.