Lab Technician

Mativ; Eastern Ontario; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RRSP company match

Subsidized/Complimentary Food & Bevrgs

Monetary recognition programs

Company sponsored events

Job summary

Mativ Renfrew is recruiting a Laboratory Technician to inspect and test materials per work instructions and test plans. You will record data, complete Certificates of Analysis, and support non-conforming materials handling while calibrating equipment in a busy lab.

Reporting to the Quality Manager, this role requires comfort in both lab and manufacturing environments, strong communication, and the ability to work 12-hour rotating continental shifts, including periods of nights and weekends as

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing lab preferred.
• Ability to follow procedures and test plans.
• Calibrate and verify test equipment.
• Collect, prepare and test samples as required.
• Record and analyze test results for deviations.
• Prepare Certificates of Analysis for customers.

Responsibilities

• Maintain lab equipment, facilities and environment in a safe and clean condition.
• Perform calibration and setup of lab test equipment.
• Collect, identify, prepare and test tape samples per procedures and sampling plans.
• Record and maintain test results.
• Review test data to detect out-of-specification or suspect material and advise production personnel, team leaders, and manager when escalation is deemed necessary
• Identify non-conforming materials and complete process.
• Identify, prepare, and test incoming material samples as required.
• Identify and inspect finished products for customer specific requirements or for customer approvals.
• Prepare test reports and Certificates of Analysis and send to Customers.
• Collect, analyze, and summarize process and/or product measurements and trends.
• Perform process and product audits as required to support automotive quality system standards.
• Support quality team needs as necessary to support other team members.
• Will require 12-hour rotating continental shift patterns including days and overnights.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Lab environment

PPE compliance

Manufacturing experience

Shift work

SAP

MS Office

Tools

SAP

Job description

Mativ is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The Company offers a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that connect, protect, and purify our world.

Mativ, Renfrew is recruiting for a LABORATORY TECHNICIAN.

Reporting to theQuality Manager, theLab Technicianis responsible for inspection and testing of materials or products per specified work instructions and test plans. Test results are recorded and analyzed for out-of-specification conditions. TheLab Techniciancompletes calibrations and verifications of test equipment or other equipment as identified. This position involves multi-tasking between product testing, data entry, customer certificate of analysis completion, control of non-conforming materials, supporting operations needs for visual inspections or release of products.

Responsibilities:

Quality Control:

• Maintain lab equipment, facilities and environment in a safe and clean condition.
• Perform calibration and setup of lab test equipment. Clean and prepare test plates and other equipment in use.
• Collect, identify, prepare and test tape samples per procedures and sampling plans.
• Record and maintain test results.
• Review test data to detect out-of-specification or suspect material and advise production personnel, team leaders, and manager when escalation is deemed necessary
• Identify non-conforming materials and complete process.
• Identify, prepare, and test incoming material samples as required.
• Identify and inspect finished products for customer specific requirements or for customer approvals.
• Prepare test reports and Certificates of Analysis and send to Customers.
• Collect, analyze, and summarize process and/or product measurements and trends.
• Perform process and product audits as required to support automotive quality system standards.
• Support quality team needs as necessary to support other team members.

General:

• Willing and able to work 12-hour rotating continental shift patterns with flexibility to cover vacation shifts of other lab personnel (days & overnights)
  • • • Equates to approximately 14 working days per month
      • Sample 2-wk schedule: Mon/Tue 8am to 8pm, Wed/Thu - Off, Fri/Sat/Sun - 8pm to 8am, Mon/Tue - Off, Wed/Thu 8am to 8pm, Fri/Sat/Sun - Off
• Works independently with minimum supervision to prioritize required tasks during specified shift.
• Interact with other departments as necessary (Production, Shipping/Warehouse, R&D, Engineering).
• Follow safety rules and keep work area clean and orderly.

Qualifications:

• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Comfortable working in a lab environment as well as a manufacturing environment exposed to noise, dust, and temperatures variations.
• Must be willing to always use required PPE during working hours.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment is considered an asset.
• Lab or quality department experience is considered an asset.
• Experience with shift work would be considered an asset.
• Solid computer skills as it relates to word processing, databases, and the use of spreadsheets. Experience working with SAP would be considered an asset.
• 6.5% RRSP company match with 1.5% employee contribution
• Subsidized/Complimentary Food & Beverages
• Monetary recognition programs
• Company sponsored events

WHAT WE OFFER

Mativ benefits say a lot about how we care for each other. Our employees and their families have many different needs. As a result, our benefits offer choices on many levels and are high in quality, competitive in the marketplace, and affordable.

ABOUT MATIV

Mativ Holdings, Inc. is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The company connects, protects, and purifies the world every day through a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We manufacture on three continents and generate sales in nearly 100 countries through our family of business-to-business and consumer product brands. The company’s two segments, Filtration & Advanced Materials and Sustainable & Adhesive Solutions, target premium applications across diversified and growing end-markets, from filtration to healthcare to sustainable packaging and more. Our broad portfolio of technologies combines polymers, fibers, and resins to optimize the performance of our customers’ products across multiple stages of the value chain. Our leading positions are a testament to our best-in-class global manufacturing, supply chain, and materials science capabilities. We drive innovation and enhance performance, finding potential in the impossible.