Technician, Quality

About Vibrantz Technologies

Vibrantz Technologies (“Vibrantz” or “Company”) is a leading global provider of specialty chemicals and materials solutions whose purpose is to bring color, performance and vibrancy to life. Every day, our employees, the products we make, and our valued customer partnerships are inspired by this purpose.   Serving customers globally, our innovations are trusted in a variety of advanced materials, color solutions and performance coatings applications to enhance the hue, functionality, safety and environmental footprint of everyday consumer products. Our key competencies in particle engineering, glass and ceramic science and color technology enable benefits like more durable vehicles and batteries, easier-to-clean appliances, energy efficient roof tiles and bricks, stronger and more decorative glass, and eco-friendly paints.  Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Vibrantz has over 60 manufacturing facilities and sales offices on six continents and employs roughly 4,000 individuals. We are building a strong, shared culture that is rooted strongly in our six core values that focus on safety, our people, customers, excellence in all we do, environmental stewardship, and integrity, ethics, and trust. And we are intent upon fostering a workplace that engages employees’ heads, hands and - uniquely - their hearts. 

Vibrantz is owned by American Securities, a leading U.S. private equity firm that invests in market-leading North American companies with annual revenue generally ranging from $200 million to $2 billion and/or $50 million to $200 million of EBITDA. American Securities and its affiliates have approximately $23 billion under management and are based in New York with an office in Shanghai. 

For more information, please visit www.vibrantz.com and www.american-securities.com. 

Reporting into the Quality Supervisor, the Quality Technician position will be based out of our King of Prussia, PA  site and will be responsible for performing QC duties on raw materials, intermediates, and finished goods under supervised conditions. Also, the Quality Technicial will aid in testing of materials in support of technical services, process engineering, and R&D.

Responsibilities

• Perform a variety of chemical, electrical, and physical tests on raw materials, intermediates, and finished goods.
  • Record test results on lot records.
  • Document all non-conforming test results and communicate findings to Supervisor and/or Lead.
  • Approve reported testing results.
• Enter sample data into QC database towards the creation of Certificates of Analyses.
• Provide QC testing support of preliminary tests (off mill or in process) and more advanced or multi-step testing.
  • Preliminary testing can include all intermediates and finished goods.  Solids, viscosity and FOG (fineness of grind) are principal preliminary tests.
• Advanced or multi-step testing responsibilities which may include, but is not limited to, the following areas:
  • Rheological (includes viscosity)
  • Physical (includes adhesion, screen printing or visuals, solderability)
  • Electrical (includes sheet resistance, resistivity, conductance, voltage breakdown, dielectric constant, dissipation factor, surge, TCR)
  • Thermal (includes TGA, DSC, TMA)
• Support the quality department through participation in short and long-term project responsibilities.
• May provide training to