Color Lab Technician - 2nd shift

Badger Color Concentrates Inc; Kings Mountain (NC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Paid Time-off & Holidays

401K Match

Life & Disability Insurance

Shift premium 3rd shift

Job summary

A leading color solutions company in Kings Mountain is seeking a lab technician to assist in color formulation and quality control. Candidates should have a high school diploma and strong color perception. The role involves mixing color batches and ensuring quality submissions. The company offers competitive benefits, a supportive culture, and opportunities for career growth. Shifts come with a premium, and the company is open to training candidates from different industries.

Qualifications

• Ability to see color accurately (Munsell test given during interview).
• Strong number perception and basic measurement skills.
• Enthusiastic with a positive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Adjust and finalize color submissions using lab equipment.
• Perform quality control functions.
• Mix batches and produce color chips for sample submissions.
• Match customer color submissions as accurately as possible.
• Maintain a clean work area and follow all safety rules and regulations.
• Fill supply cabinets and complete related paperwork.

Skills

Color perception

Basic math skills

Strong 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 corevalues, 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.

Are you creative and have a sharp eye for color? Come work in our color formulation lab where we create every color of the rainbow for the plastic industry! No manufacturing experience? Looking for a career change? We will train from ANY industry!

$1 shift premium for 2nd shift! $2.50 premium for 3rd shift! Referral program eligibility for all full-time employees! Full benefits package, paid holidays, first year PTO!

APPLY TODAY!

Job Function:

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

Measure, weigh up color formula’s materials to meet customer specifications

Mix batch in jars on shakers, and produce color chips using injection molding machines for sample submission and for each lot of colorant manufactured to ensure quality control

During production process, match customer color submissions as accurately as possible using lab equipment and guidance from more experienced technicians assigned to Quality.

Clean work area as needed, and follow all Safety rules and regulations.

Fill supply cabinets with fresh supplies

File folders, chips, paperwork

Additional Responsibilities

1. Assist with sample production and may perform product testing
2. May be trained to run the Mill, or bottle machine to produce color sheets, or bottles for sample submission.
3. Other miscellaneous duties as assigned

Qualifications

1. High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
2. Ability to see color accurately (Munsell test given when interviewing)
3. Strong number perception, basic math and measurement skills, positive attitude, enthusiasm, and good verbal

Physical Demands

Frequent walking, standing, and other physical activity to include: bending, squatting, twisting, and reaching upward/downward, and outward.

Lift 5 to 20 lbs. frequently, 20-40 lbs. occasionally, and more than 40 lbs. with assistance if required.

Tip, roll, or move barrels/drums (up to 100 lbs.) of product occasionally (using “buddy” system, or barrel dolly for these weights) for lab storage purposes.

Other requirements include excellent depth perception, strong eye-hand coordination and competent reading abilities.

Thank you for your interest. We will be in touch shortly.