Technician, Quality

Avient Corporation; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 44,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Avient Corporation in Birmingham, AL is seeking a tests product batches technician to ensure compliance with customer specifications and quality standards.

You will test product line batches and some incoming raw materials, record results in SAP, maintain COAs, and prepare documentation for customers while following safety rules and company procedures. Shift is 3rd with hours 12:00AM–8:00AM and pay of $21.50+ depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Ability to perform standard tests on production batches and some incoming raw materials.
• Maintain COA and related documentation.
• Record test results in SAP and maintain reference files.
• Follow safety rules and maintain housekeeping standards.
• Complete paperwork and documentation for customers.

Responsibilities

• Performs standard tests on assigned product line production batches and on some incoming raw materials, ensuring the meeting of Avient and the customer’s specifications.
• Acts as a technical resource to production addressing issues related to production batches.
• Recommends to production and may develop adjustments to batches to meet specifications.
• Records test results in SAP. Maintains reference files.
• Completes and maintains all required paperwork, records, documents, etc.
• Ensures all gauges and test equipment are verified.
• May participate in investigations of complaints and corrective actions as needed.
• Follows and complies with all safety and work rules and regulations. Maintains departmental housekeeping standards.
• Completes and sends documentation to customers (i.e. COA).
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Lab testing

Quality compliance

Documentation

SAP

Attention to detail

Safety procedures

Tools

SAP

Job description

Position tests product batches and will make adjustments, as necessary, to ensure compliance with customer specifications and quality standards. Tests incoming raw materials and maintains Certificates of Analysis (COA) from suppliers.

Pay Rate: $21.50+ (experience considered)

Shift: 3rd

Schedule: 12:00AM - 8:00AM; Monday - Friday

Responsibilities

• Performs standard tests on assigned product line production batches and on some incoming raw materials as needed, ensuring the meeting of Avient and the customer’s specifications.
• Acts as a technical resource to production addressing issues related to production batches.
• Recommends to production and may develop adjustments to batches to meet specifications.
• Records test results in SAP. Maintains reference files.
• Completes and maintains all required paperwork, records, documents, etc.
• Ensures all gauges and test equipment are verified.
• May participate in investigations of complaints and corrective actions as needed.
• Follows and complies with all safety and work rules and regulations. Maintains departmental housekeeping standards.
• Completes and sends documentation to customers (i.e. COA).
• Other duties as assigned.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; talk and/or hear. Occasionally required to sit. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally handle up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities may be required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Requires the use of safety equipment as dictated by the work area such as safety glasses and shoes, dust mask, hard hat, respirator, face shield, hearing protection, chemical suit, gloves, aprons, etc. Work is inside and the typical noise level
fluctuates from moderate to loud. Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The employee is Occasionally exposed to vibration. The employee is occasionallyexposed to toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock.