Paint QC Lab Technician – Color & Data Analysis

Benjamin Moore & Co; City of Gloversville (NY); On-site; USD 34,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

401 (k) match

PTO starting at 3 weeks' vacation + (7

7

(5) personal days

Employer-paid life insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Benjamin Moore in Gloversville, NY is seeking a QC Lab Technician to perform QC lab duties and process order management. You will follow safety guidelines, maintain equipment, calibrate instruments, and assist in scale-up and batch watch to ensure product quality.

You will interpret spectrophotometric data, visually inspect color matches, manage lab inventory, and coordinate with Filling, Mixing, and Shading departments to ensure batches release correctly.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent required
• Ability to work in a team environment and the willingness to be cross-functional and flexible to change duties and start times.
• Excellent attention to detail
• Basic math skills, i.e., addition/subtraction/multiplication/division
• Ability to use company software and computer system programs (includes SAP, Cimplicity, MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Data Color spectrophotometer software)
• Good organizational and record keeping skills.
• Ability to work safely and follow SOPs.
• Good interpersonal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Performs QC lab duties and process order management.
• Follows safety guidelines and rules; environmental and regulatory guidelines; uses all required safety equipment.
• Maintains quality and cleanliness of the work area and equipment.
• Maintain laboratory and equipment, including calibration of prescribed lab equipment.
• Assist in the process of scale up and watch batches.
• Perform and analyze laboratory tests and procedures and record data clearly and concisely.
• Performs quality control checks and procedures, prescribed to ensure effective, accurate and expeditious processing supporting first run capability, in process QC, calculating post adds, prefill approval, filling approval, and verification that final fill product is fit for use and release.
• Visually approve comparative drawdowns for color, gloss/sheen, opacity, and cleanliness.
• Interpret spectrophotometric data.
• Maintain inventory of lab supplies and raw materials.
• Maintains the highest standards for product quality and service.
• Checks ZWIP and ZFIN process orders for accuracy and completeness including packaging info and raw materials quantities and type as well as QC data.
• Investigate non-conformances immediately and quarantines OOS or questionable materials until a final disposition is provided.
• Performs other duties as required.
• Communicates with other departments for proper transfer of completed batches to assigned holding tanks.
• This individual will work seamlessly with the QC Lab, Filling, Mixing, and Thinning & Shading Department to process batches of paint – taking direction from the production supervisor/manager and department leads as required.

Skills

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Basic math

Safety awareness

Interpersonal communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

SAP

Cimplicity

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Data Color spectrophotometer software

Job description

Benjamin Moore in Gloversville, NY is seeking a QC Lab Technician to perform QC lab duties and process order management. You will follow safety guidelines, maintain equipment, calibrate instruments, and assist in scale-up and batch watch to ensure product quality.

You will interpret spectrophotometric data, visually inspect color matches, manage lab inventory, and coordinate with Filling, Mixing, and Shading departments to ensure batches release correctly.