Quality Lab Technician - P - Lab

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Celebrating 100 years in 2024, Plymouth Tube Company is a fifth-generation family-owned, precision metals manufacturer. Our products include tubing, extruded shapes, and cold-drawn shapes spanning specialty carbon, alloy, stainless steel, nickel alloy, and titanium. Headquartered in Warrenville, Illinois, with seven plants in the U.S. and one in Germany, Plymouth is known for offering industry-leading service levels and unique technical innovations.

We have a great family-based culture guided by these four values: People, Customer Focus, Community & Environment, and Long-Term Orientation. These values serve as pillars to support our mission statement: 'We are committed to providing products and services that meet or exceed our customers' expectations.

We are growing and looking for solid leaders! Doesn't hurt that we pay well and have excellent benefits either....

ABOUT THE JOB:

At the plant level, this position will test the quality of the tubing at various stages of production. This position is responsible for calibrating all measuring tools within the mill. The quality lab technician is also responsible for the day to day operation of the Waste Water Treatment facility and all testing that is required in that area

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

• Mechanical testing: tensile, yield, rockwell and elongation

• Mounts, polisher, grinder, microscope, decarburization

• Conduct flare and flatten tests on samples

• Check work orders

• Generate test reports

• File work orders and sales orders (scan all documentation)

• Complete process and product audits

• Calibrate measuring tools in mill using GageTrak

• Ascertain quality control issues: approve tubing for shipping or place tubing on Quality Control hold until corrections can be made

• Oversee Waste Water Treatment and complete all necessary testing

• Complete subcontractor performance measurement on raw material suppliers

• Raw material test report entry

• Initiate and track nonconformance's

• Manage and understand customer and government specification, prints, standards etc.

• Provide aid or backup to other management staff as deemed necessary

• Participation is engagement program (safety meeting, safety tour, near misses, safety talk, observations) training, R3's/JSA's, safety checklist, autonomous maintenance, accident investigation, 5S, crane and mobile truck inspections, emergency drills, hearing conservation, surveys, notify supervisors of any hazards, follow safety programs and policies, recordkeeping, audits, purchasing safety equipment, assessing the safety program, and initiating service requests

• Perform other duties as assigned.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

• High School Diploma

• Some experience in lab setting

• Able to use hand tools

• Less than 10% travel outside of the plant

COMPETENCIES/DESIRED CHARACTERISTICS:

Competencies

• Strong organizational and communication skills

• Punctual, reliable, self-directed

• Understands concepts of Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, CQT and Six Sigma techniques

• Strong problem-solving skills

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions

• Strong attention to detail

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals

Equal Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

Other details

• Job Function Group P
• Pay Type Hourly

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• East Troy, WI 53120, USA