Quality Control Tech - Nights

Rust-Oleum; Pleasant Prairie (WI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Vacation and sick days

Stock purchases

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Rust-Oleum is seeking a Quality Control Technician to ensure product quality by sampling and testing components, dispersions, and finished goods. The role follows a 6pm–6:15am shift with a 2-2-3 rotation and includes a shift premium.

Responsibilities include batch testing, releases, adjustments, and documentation to support manufacturing quality. Requirements include a high school diploma or GED and 1+ year in related work, with strong communication and data reading skills, plus the ability to

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 1+ years experience preferred but not required.
• Ability to accurately read and enter computer data.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to consistently lift 30 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Test production batches, incoming raw materials, finished goods, and components for conformance to specifications.
• Judge batches as fit for release when in conformance and visually acceptable.
• Determine and communicate batch adjustments using history, guidelines, and supervisor input.
• Perform validation testing during filling to ensure integrity of finished goods, including labeling, packaging, and fill weights.
• Communicate current status of inspections to senior technicians, supervisors, or QC manager.
• Report issues with work instructions and procedures to supervisory staff.
• Document inspection results.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Data entry

Physical stamina

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Solving challenges is the very foundation of who we are.After all, in the beginning, our founder, sea captain Robert Fergusson, didn't particularly care about paint.When he founded our company in 1921, he just wanted to keep his ship intact and stumbled upon a valuable solution.Today, that discovery is Rust-Oleum Corporation.

The same passion that drove the Captain to spend his next few years creating the world's first rust-preventative paint still drives us today.When we see a problem, we work diligently until we've perfected a solution, which has led to some of the most cutting edge, durable and innovative products in the industry.Our creative and talented team of over 2000 people across every corner of the world, help us remain the global leader in protective paints and coatings for both home and industry.

The primary result expected from the Quality Control Technician will be to assure product quality by preparing samples, conducting quality control inspection and testing of components, dispersions, and finished goods, determining adjustments for batches that do not conform to requirements, documenting inspections, and insuring calibration of testing equipment

Typical tasks for this position include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Perform testing of production batches, incoming raw materials, finished goods, and components to determine conformance to specifications.
• Judge as "fit for release" production batches, incoming raw materials, finished goods, and components that are in conformance to all specifications and visually acceptable.
• Determine and communicate batch adjustments for any batches that do not conform to requirements, utilizing batch history, adjustment guidelines, and consultation with the Senior QC Technician, Assistant Supervisor, or QC Manager.
• Perform validation testing during filling to insure integrity of finished goods, including labeling, packaging, and fill weights.
• Communicate current status of inspections to Senior Technicians, Assistant Supervisor, or QC Manager.
• Communicate issues with work instructions and procedures to Senior Technicians, Assistant Supervisor, or QC Manager.
• Document inspection results.

Required Experience:

• High school diploma or GED certificate
• 1 or more years experience of industry-related work preferred but not required
• Ability to accurately read and enter computer data
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Ability to consistently lift 30 pounds

Shift: 6pm-6:15am; 2-2-3 shift rotation (continuous operations schedule)

Pay: $1.25 shift premium

From big benefits to small, we take care of our associates!

• After 30 days of employment, you will be eligible for a benefits package that includes medical, dental, life, disability and business travel insurance, flexible spending accounts, EAP, stock purchases and vacation/sick days/parental leave.
• We also offer a 401(k) plan after three months of employment.
• Associates are vested in the RPM Pension plan after completing five years of service.
• Rust-Oleum offers (9.5) paid holidays and (2) floating holidays per year.
• You are also eligible to earn two weeks of vacation on an annualized basis.

Rust-Oleum is an equal opportunity employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, color, or any other protected class.