Quality Control Lab Technician, 3Rd Shift

As a Quality Technician, you will perform laboratory tests to determine chemical and physical characteristics or composition of in-process batches, raw materials, and finished products for such purposes as Quality Control, process control, or product development.
*This position includes working on Weekends (40 hour week working on weekend and 2 days Mon-Fri)
Key Responsibilities
• Verifies formula and component specifications on batch tickets.
• Sets up, adjusts, calibrates, and operates laboratory equipment and instruments such paint guns, mixers, viscometers, chemical balances, pH meters, gloss meters, solids analyzer, spectrophotometer, and other equipment.
• Tests samples of manufactured products to verify conformity to specifications.
• Records test results on batch tickets and in company's computer operating system.
• Organizes and maintains quality records and retains of production batches.
• Evaluates retains of production batches in response to quality complaints.
• Conducts in-coming raw materials testing, ensuring conformance to required specifications.
• Performs routine production quality checks to ensure finished products are filled and packaged according to specifications.
• Performs occasional quality audits of laboratory and production work instructions to ensure compliance to the company's Quality Policy.
Qualifications
• High School Diploma or equivalent required. Bachelor's degree in a technical or engineering field preferred.
• Inspection, test and product evaluation experience
• General knowledge of Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma methodologies preferred.
• Ability to clearly identify and communicate issues that need to be addressed and to take the necessary steps to avoid future errors.
About us:
Here at PPG we make it happen, and we seek candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our values, with the commitment and drive to strive today to do better than yesterday - everyday.
PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD™
Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company.. To learn more, visit www.ppg.com and follow @ PPG on Twitter.
The PPG Way
Every single day at PPG:
We partner with customers to create mutual value.
We are insightful, dedicated and proactive. We have intimate knowledge of the market and our customers. We focus on practical solutions that make a difference.
We are "One PPG" to the world.
We are better and stronger together. We leverage our scale to reach new markets and introduce innovative technologies as we differentiate and disrupt our markets.
We trust our people every day, in every way.
We enable and empower our people to make the right decisions. We are inclusive, transparent and respectful. Our feedback is clear and actionable.
We make it happen.
We have a passion for winning. We achieve. We deliver with discipline and integrity. We bring our best energy to our work. We decide and act intelligently and quickly.
We run it like we own it.
We respect one another by being responsible and accountable. We always act in the best interest of our company, customers, shareholders and our communities.
We do better today than yesterday - everyday.
We continuously learn. We develop our people to grow our businesses.
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PPG provides equal opportunity to all candidates and employees. We offer an opportunity to grow and develop your career in an environment that provides a fulfilling workplace for employees, creates an environment for continuous learning, and embraces the ideas and diversity of others. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability status, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. If you need assistance to complete your application due to a disability, please email recruiting@ppg.com.
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