3rd shift Lab Technician

Badger Color Concentrates Inc; Kings Mountain (NC); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Paid Time-off & Holidays

401K Match

Life & Disability Insurance

Job summary

Badger Color Concentrates Inc in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, seeks skilled individuals to join their quality control team. This role involves measuring and weighing materials accurately to produce custom color solutions for the plastic industry.

Ideal candidates should possess strong math skills, the ability to accurately see colors, and be comfortable working in a lab environment. The position offers competitive benefits such as medical and paid time off, as well as growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years prior experience in a lab environment preferred.
• Plastics industry experience highly desirable.
• Able to perform advanced math, such as conversions.

Responsibilities

• Adjust and finalize color submissions using lab equipment.
• Measure and weigh color formula materials for specifications.
• Produce color chips using injection molding machines.

Skills

Basic math and measurement skills

Ability to see color accurately

Good verbal communication skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

At BADGER COLOR USA, we formulate, manufacture, and market custom concentrate and liquid color solutions for the plastic industry. We have a broad customer base with extensive product offerings from the shampoo bottle you used this morning to the cutting board you made dinner with, our products assist with daily life routines to creating memories with family and friends. As we continue to thrive as a growing leader in color concentrate for North America, we seek skilled, talented, motivated, and hard‑working employees to join our team. We know that behind every great organization is a team of talented people. In order to attract talented individuals, we offer a family‑like culture, great benefits, and growth opportunities for careers in color.

Color Careers

We are looking for hard‑working, talented team members who embrace our sustainability goals and company values. To support our business and make the quality products our customers expect, we need quality people like you. We want you to join our team.

Culture

We are a family‑owned company with headquarters located in Mukwonago, Wisconsin. We continue to grow and currently have manufacturing locations in Mukwonago, Wisconsin, and Kings Mountain, North Carolina. Each of our facilities lives and breathes the BADGER COLOR USA core values, putting people first, acting boldly, and celebrating what we can do together as a team.

We know without our team, we would not be able to continue to grow and be successful. That is why we have competitive benefits packages to keep our teams safe and healthy. We also offer additional benefits to help with our team’s wellness, retirement, and personal time‑off.

• Medical
• Vision
• Paid Time‑off & Holidays
• 401K Match
• Life & Disability Insurance

Values

Put People First

• Customers, employees, and suppliers are at the heart of everything we do.

Act Boldly

• We embrace change, adapt quickly, work hard and never stop innovating.
• We respect, value, and celebrate what we can do together.

To adjust and finalize color submissions through the use of lab equipment, and perform quality control functions.

• Measure, weigh up color formula’s materials to meet customer specifications.
• Weigh pigments, dyes, additives, and liquids by hand, and blend them on a mixer.
• Produce color chips using injection molding machines for sample submission and for each lot of colorant manufactured to ensure quality control.
• Match customer submissions as accurately as possible using lab equipment and guidance from experienced technicians.
• Clean work area as needed, and follow all Safety rules and regulations.
• Refill supply cabinets, pigment containers, pitchers, etc.

Additional Responsibilities

• Assist with sample production and may perform product testing.
• May be trained to run the Mill, or bottle machine to produce color sheets, or bottles for sample submission.
• Other miscellaneous duties as assigned, such as filing of folders, chips, and paperwork.
• Work extended hours/weekends when assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent. 1‑2 years prior experience in a lab environment preferred and plastics industry experience highly desirable.
• Strong basic math and measurement skills as evidenced by passing a basic math/weighing measurement test prior to employment, and able to perform advanced math, such as conversions, capability analysis, etc.
• Ability to see color accurately and able to pass Farnsworth‑Munsell color test prior to employment, and minimum one color test annually after first year of employment.
• Positive attitude, enthusiasm, competent reading abilities, and good verbal communication skills.