QA Lab Technician

Overview

Minerals Technologies Inc. is a global, technology-driven specialty minerals company that develops, produces, and markets a wide range of minerals and mineral-based products and services.

Our products are an essential part of everyday life for millions of people around the world. They are used in consumer goods in paper and packaging, food and pharmaceuticals, household and personal care, pet care, automotives, and many more, as well as in industrial settings like steelmaking, metalcasting, construction, infrastructure, and wastewater remediation.

We are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol MTX, headquartered in New York City, and have over 150 locations worldwide, with ~4,000 employees in 34 countries and 12 R&D centers.

We put people at the center of everything we do -- working safely, communicating openly, and managing our resources and businesses responsibly.

Company: Specialty Minerals Inc., a Minerals Technologies company, is the largest supplier and global leader in providing Precipitated Calcium Carbonate (PCC) and Ground Calcium Carbonate (GCC) specially designed for customers' application needs.

Position: QA Lab Technician

Location: USA | Canaan, Connecticut

Pay Range: $29.00 - $32.00/hour

What We Offer:

• Competitive pay, commensurate with experience
• Health/Dental/Vision plans
• 401k company match
• Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability & Long-Term Disability
• Educational Assistance
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Vacation Pay, Holiday Pay, Personal Days, and Sick Days
• This position is overtime eligible and we offer quarterly plant incentives

This role is classified as safety sensitive. Candidates must pass a pre employment drug screen, including testing for THC, and will be subject to random testing. 

Responsibilities

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Conducting internal auditing (both formal processes and random auditing)
• Verify the effectiveness of corrective actions resulting from nonconformances
• Tracing product non-conformance and coordinating communication both internally/externally
• Document and coordinate supplier corrective actions
• Collection and analysis of QA data relating to plant trials
• Input and maintenance of EtQ documents and databases
• Substitute/Backup lab technician and scale operator as follows:
  • Performs physical tests/analysis on powder and steel samples to ensure compliance to purchasing specifications
  • Performs physical tests/analysis on limestone samples to ensure compliance to customer specifications
  • Records data from test results in computer system
  • Reports any issues/concerns with specifications of product to the supervisor on duty
  • Generates Certificates of Analysis
  • Weighs trucks using the scale to ensure weights are within proper limits
  • Tracking truck overloads and facilitating internal communication
  • Performs inspections on (non-dedicated) trucks prior to them being loaded with product
  • Coordinates customer sample requests
  • Calibrates testing equipment

Other Duties & Responsibilities:  Other duties as assigned.

Note: Management reserves the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Qualifications

Education:

High School Diploma or equivalent required – some college and/or degree a plus.

Requirements:

Must have excellent communication, interpersonal, organizational, and computer skills, and pay extreme attention to detail. Must have ability to work independently and with others, developing an effective working relationship with all individuals internal & external to MTI. Must be able to complete all testing, inspections, documentation, and data entry in a thorough, accurate and timely manner. Successful candidate must have the ability to be continuously standing, walking and bending throughout the work shift. Ability to occasionally climb (onto trucks for inspection) is strongly preferred.

While performing the duties of this job, an employee is typically required to have the ability to select and use appropriate equipment/tools to accomplish job duties, read, write, listen, speak and understand English, follow all instructions and other oral/written information, visually inspect equipment/work area, identify, analyze, troubleshoot and solve issues using judgement, react quickly as needed, be organized and detail oriented, be able to identify/judge the urgency of a situation, use judgement in decision making, communicate effectively with others, be aware of oneself in relation to surrounding equipment. Ability to instruct/transfer job information/knowledge to others is preferred.

Being under general supervision, the employee is expected to be self-directed and take initiative when appropriate to accomplish necessary duties and keep busy without prompting from the supervisor.  Additionally, the employee is expected to be adaptable/flexible to changing work assignments, perform multiple tasks at once, have a high level of integrity, dependability and self control to maintain composure, learn and memorize procedures, prioritize work and be persistent as needed, manage time effectively and efficiently, meet established deadlines, display a cooperative attitude, read, understand and follow all company, job specific and safety policies/procedures, and attend/use all required training.

There will be exposure to plant production areas, which may include exposure to outside weather conditions as well as loud noise from equipment and dust from production processes.  Exposure to plant areas requires the use of appropriate safety equipment.  Personal protective equipment is available for employee use in these circumstances.

Safety Training: A new employee hired to perform the duties of this position is to be provided New Employee Training from a qualified individual, which consists of classroom training and may include a tour of plant area(s). Additional refresher safety training will be required as management deems appropriate and/or as dictated by MSHA/OSHA regulations.

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