Quality Lab Technician

Company Description

Join Sika, a global company established in 1910.  Sika is a leading supplier of specialty chemical products and industrial materials serving construction and industrial markets. With subsidiaries in 100 countries around the world and in over 300 factories, Sika employs more than 25,000 people.

Sika is a full building envelope company, helping you live your everyday life from below-grade waterproofing all the way up to the roof. From the Crypto.com Arena to the Lincoln Memorial to the Empire State Building to Disneyland, Sika is extremely integrated in the world around us.

Sika is a continually growing company with a variety of locations that offers opportunity to advance through career development. We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. 

Job Description

Evaluate Sika products, raw materials and intermediates for conformance to Sika specifications and comply with all Quality Assurance standards that are in place.

• Perform daily evaluation and approval of finished product, raw materials, and intermediates. This would include FPY / OAC and extended performance testing (7 day).
• Perform production line first-piece inspection and production floor spot checks, as needed.
• Work as team member with other employees to ensure timely reporting of results so quality product can ship and bad quality product doesn’t go out.
• Report and record all results in a timely manner. Maintain a proper database with detail testing results and generate appropriate statistical analyses via use of a computer and SAP.
• Able and willing to effectively communicate, share information, give, and receive constructive feedback in a respectful and professional manner.
• Make any notations and bring them to the attention of R&D / Operations of inspection plans that need updating whether it is control limit shifts or additional testing.
• Create COA’s for customers in a timely fashion.
• Perform all tests timely, accurately, and responsibly by signing all conforming reports and alerting Plant Management and Production Management of non-conformances.
• Offer ideas and plans for improvement as well as point out deficiencies in the laboratory especially in the areas of specifications and procedures.
• Maintain and be responsible for the working inventory of all lab supplies and chemicals you use.
• Accurately calibrate, control, and maintain lab instruments.
• Perform test results analysis in Excel and input/update SAP quality information.
• Stay current with new automation, technology, mechanical equipment, and computer software programs.
• Provide timely results of non-routine samples for example, when looking into customer complaints.
• May perform other projects or assignments as required.
• Maintain good housekeeping and performs minor maintenance of equipment, workstation, and lab area.
• Responsible to monitor the accuracy and completeness of all process instructions and in process quality checks assuring compliance with S.O.P.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Strong customer and quality focus.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• 3+ years hand-on experiences in a laboratory environment or 3+ years QA/QC experience.
• ASTM/ISO experience

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Sika Corporation is committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals that apply. As an equal opportunity employer Sika will consider all qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, or other protected characteristics.