Position Title:  Quality Lab Technician 

location: Greenfield, MA 

JOB DESCRIPTION:  

Under general direction, the Quality Lab Technician documents, trains, plans and executes test activities concerned with quality control. Tests and inspects products at various stages of the production process, including First Articles, compiles and evaluates data to determine and maintain quality and reliability of products. Must be able to cover other shifts as business needs dictate. 

Responsibilities: 

Specific responsibilities will include but are not limited to:  

• Reviews production schedules in order to plan for QC Lab Test work and testing requirements needed to support Manufacturing and Engineering. 

• Effectively communicates changes to procedures and/or intern reaction to customer complaints.  

• Implements product quality standards and process controls, including In-Process, Final and Stage II inspection and test, sampling and training procedures. 

• Assists in developing Test Procedures and Work Instructions. 

• Review/audit production process for conformance to quality standards, set up sheets and product specifications and standards. 

• Selects products for tests at specified stages in production process, and tests products for variety of qualities such as dimensions, performance, and other visual characteristics. Perform tests to insure products meet specifications.  Confers with management or engineering staff to determine quality and reliability standards. 

• Records test data, applying statistical quality control procedures. 

• Evaluates data and writes reports to verify or indicate deviations from existing standards. 

• Prepares graphs or charts of data or enters data into computer for analysis. 

• Other duties will include equipment calibration, sample preparation, production data validation and retain sample storage.  

• Work will be distributed between all Argotec facilities. 

• Assist in writing procedures as necessary. 

•  Assist in development and implementation of QC Technician training programs; Provides Training 

• Conduct testing and generation of reports through the Certificate of Analysis process to customers, 

• Assists in special projects relative to Customer complaints/investigations and continuous improvement.  

• All other duties as assigned by supervisor. 

Qualifications: 

Required Education & Skillsets: (This should be a specific and REQUIRED list)  

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED); some secondary education, or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience 

• 1 to 3 years of experience in Quality Control function in manufacturing environment. 

• Proficiency in Microsoft EXCEL, WORD, and Outlook.©  

• Ability to perform multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment to assure delivery requirements. 

• Clear communication (oral and written) skills.  Excellent interpersonal skills. 

• Ability to keep accurate records. 

• Ability to follow documented procedures and standards. 

• Excellent time-management skills with the ability to work independently with little supervision. 

• Must be able to travel between facilities and to customers. 

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  

• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to read and interpret metal rule. 

• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.  

• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations. 

Physical Demands:  While performing the duties of this job the employee must: 

• Be able to lift a minimum of 50 pounds 

• Be able to push or pull heavy objects up to 250 pounds 

• Be able to work 8 hour shifts 

• Perform repetitive tasks 

• Routinely stand, sit, hear, walk, and talk 

• Reach, climb, bend, kneel, crouch, twist and balance; sometimes in awkward or tight spaces 

• Have good close vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus 

• Meet Mativ certification requirements to operate Power Industrial Trucks 

PPE Requirements:  Employees are required to wear Personal Protective Equipment including; 

• Safety shoes (steel toe or composite toe) 

• Safety Glasses 

• Bump Caps 

• Protective Gloves; when performing certain tasks 

• Hearing Protection; when required 

• Other personal protective equipment as required for certain tasks 

Work Environment:  Conditions are that of a manufacturing environment. 

• Air Temperatures can range from cold to hot 

• Atmosphere may contain dust, fumes and odors 

• May include mechanical, electrical, chemical, explosive and radiation hazards