What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Technician I position at J Rettenmaier USA?
About the Company:
If you are you looking to become a part of a team who’s on a mission to provide sustainable products to a number of industries around the world, J. Rettenmaier USA is the company for you! As the leading manufacturer of insoluble fibers, we take pride in our commitment to providing our employees with a comfortable and collaborative work environment, inclusive culture and the best training and development programs. To prove how much we value our employees’ health and wellbeing in and out of the workplace we offer exemplary health, vision and Rx benefits, premium free dental and a generous 401k plan. Not to mention our competitive pay and many more employee perks. With a total of 8 locations across the US, we are always welcoming individuals eager to learn and grow with our fiber family.
What We Manufacture:
Whether it be a US trend or an industry standard, JRS USA fibers offer solutions to help fit product needs across a number of industries, including pharmaceutical, pet, and food. Produced from sustainable raw materials such as grains, fruits, vegetables, seaweed and trees, upcycled post-consumer materials and recycled pre-consumer materials, the functional benefits of our fibers are favorable throughout all the industries we serve.
See our website for more information about the company, careers and more: https://www.jrsusa.com/jrs-usa/
Job Responsibilities & Duties
- Completing lab testing and provide administrative support for quality systems.
- Perform routine and non-routine chemical and physical product analysis.
- Collect production samples.
- Retain product samples.
- Communicate analytical results with production.
- Complete data entry for testing results.
- Maintain electronic and physical documentation for lab testing.
- Send out micro samples, as needed.
- Calibrate analytical equipment, as needed.
- Complete any necessary physical analysis.
- Manage and complete all annual, quarterly, and monthly testing.
- Support production needs.
- Tracks and maintains calibration records for critical laboratory and plant (scale) equipment.
- Complete scale verification, as needed.
- Completes and assists with any additional tasks or projects, as assigned.
- Maintains regular consistent and professional attendance, punctuality, personal appearance and adherence to all relevant policies and procedures.
- Other Duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Strong sense of customer service and meeting customer demands.
- Strong sense of detail, objectivity and accuracy.
- Working knowledge of JRUSA products and plant operations preferred.
- Two years equivalent job experience preferred.
- Able to communicate effectively to all levels of the Organization.
- Adept in use of MS Office, particularly Outlook, Excel, Word and ideally Power Point to a basic level.
- Able to perform basic business math calculations.
- Flexibility to adjust schedule as needed to meet business demands.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.