QC Lab Technician

QC Lab Technician

At Nouryon, our global team takes positive action every day, to reach higher collectively and individually. We create innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers to answer society’s needs – today and in the future.  

We are looking for team members who bring ideas forward, champion others and work together to do better. Does that sound like you? 

About the job

This position reports to the QC supervisor and is responsible for routine testing of in-process and final samples for a specialty polymer producer.  Testing includes routine laboratory wet methods analyses, gas chromatography and HPLC analyses. This position also calculates process adjustments and is responsible for final product disposition. This position will serve on various process improvement teams providing technical support where needed.  Good housekeeping duties that result in a safe laboratory environment are essential.

In your future role as QC Lab Technician, you will

• Perform routine and final product testing according to SOP’s.
•  Prepare, standardize, and maintain laboratory reagents and test solutions.
• Operate, calibrate, maintain laboratory instruments (HPLC and GC included), and perform troubleshooting when necessary.
• Communicate test results and deviations to production operators and supervisors promptly. Direct in-process adjustments and final product disposition.
• Meticulously maintain paper and digital records of quality control testing.
• Organize and manage sample retains.  
• Serve as process improvement team member, providing technical assistance where needed.
• Adhere to all safety protocols, ISO 9001 standards, and maintain a clean and organized laboratory.

We believe you bring

• A.S. Chemistry minimum
• 3 plus years lab experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment
• Computer Skills including Microsoft Office and SAP
• Introduction to Statistical Process Control techniques
• Interpersonal and teamwork skills

Great if you have

• System SAP, Microsoft Office

• Experience in handling SPC, HPLC and GC instruments 

Good to know
 

This is a permanent, onsite position on a full-time basis, reporting to the QC Lab Supervisor and based in Chattanooga, TN.

Work Schedule: Second Shift

Please apply via our online recruitment system. We will not accept applications via e-mail. Once it's with us we will review to see if we have a match between your skills and the role! For more information about our hiring process, visit: nouryon.com/careers/how-we-hire/  

We look forward to receiving your application! 

We kindly ask our internal candidates to apply with your Nouryon email via Success Factors.    

About Nouryon

We’re looking for tomorrow’s Changemakers, today. 

If you’re looking for your next career move, apply today and join Nouryon’s worldwide team of Changemakers in providing essential solutions that our customers use to manufacture everyday products such as personal care, cleaning, paints and coatings, agriculture and food, pharmaceuticals, and building products. Our employees are driven by the wish to make an impact and actively drive positive change. If that describes you, we will gladly make way for your ambitions. From day one we support you with your personal growth, through challenging positions and comprehensive learning and development opportunities, in a dynamic, international, diverse, and proactive working environment. 

Visit our website and follow us on LinkedIn.  

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We have already chosen our sourcing channels for this recruitment and kindly ask not to be contacted by any advertisement agents, recruitment agencies or staffing companies. 

Nouryon is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

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