Quality Control Technician

FUTAMURA USA  

NOW OFFERING $1,000 IN SIGN-ON AND RETENTION BONUSES!

Start out right with a wage of $23.40 or more per hour!  We offer immediate access to paid time off, eligibility to enroll in insurance within your first month and overtime opportunities to earn even more!

The faster you learn, the more you earn!  You’ll be provided with a clear and achievable path to quickly earn raises towards a rate of $30+ per hour.

Futamura is committed to its employees and their families by offering one of the most competitive benefits packages in the market.  We can likely beat your current company on insurance premium costs, levels of coverage, out of pocket expenses and savings toward retirement. 

This position works in our Quality Control Department. Standard schedule includes rotating 12-hour shifts working 3 or 4 days per week.  Shifts rotate between nights and days every 28 days.

We make NatureFlex and Cellophane packaging films.  These are biodegradable and compostable products to help reduce plastic pollution around the world!  Since they are made from renewable wood pulp as a raw material, we essentially make transparent paper.  Check out the process here.

Compostable packaging is a rapidly expanding market.  As a result, Futamura is in the process of a major expansion to keep up with the growing demand for our products.    We are looking for good people with a drive for advancement to come join our team. 

The Futamura Group was established in Japan in 1950 and is now a global operation specializing in high added value packaging products. Our products are shipped around the world and are utilized by major brands and specialized markets. 

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Our Quality Control Technician tests and conducts routine and non-routine analysis of raw materials, in-process, and finished product, using a variety of testing devices and procedures to maintain product quality.

Duties include:

• Performs analytical tests on samples, using instrumentation and equipment such as ovens and molds, and performs calculations to measure such factors as purity, particle size, and hardness, applying arithmetic formula.
• Collects and records results of sampling and testing to maintain record of product quality. May be involved in the development of testing methods.
• Revises and updates standard operating procedures as needed. May perform special projects on analytical and instrument problem solving including instrument and process validation.
• Prepare test solutions, compounds, and reagents for plant personnel to conduct test.
• Perform special projects on analytical and instrument problem solving in liaison with QC Supervisor.
• The calibrations of lab instruments including Moisture analyzing meter (moisturex), Spectrophotometer (Genesys), Refractometer (Lieca), Optical Density Meter (Macbeth), Laboratory Templates, PH-Meters, Thermometers.
• Ability to monitor and cooperate with personnel from other departments running routine samples in the lab.
• Create and maintain Quality Control trend analysis reports for specified criteria
• Data Entry of all results into HP system and/or email to required departments
• Other duties as assigned

Applicants should possess the following qualifications:

• 1 to 3 years' experience in a product-quality role
• Educational background or work history in chemistry
• Maintain regular attendance
• Must be able to work 12-hour rotating shifts
• The ability to think independently, while working within company structures and guidelines
• History of teamwork and cooperation
• Skilled in positions requiring attention to detail