Physical Lab Technician Green Street Dalton Weekend Shift

 

 

Are you looking for more?
 

At Mohawk Industries, we’re committed to more – more customer solutions, more process improvements, more sustainable manufacturing and more opportunities for our team.

As a Fortune 500, global flooring leader with some of the best-known brands in the industry, Mohawk is a great place to start or develop your career with an emphasis on more of what’s important to you. Whether you want to lead more, innovate more, learn more or create more, you can find your more with Mohawk.

 

 

Saturday, Monday and Tuesday  7 am - 7 pm

What we need:

 

Perform non-routine chemical analysis on various materials to support R&D, Manufacturing, Claims and Marketing functions.  While primarily working with Analytical Testing, be able to work across both Physical and Analytical laboratories as needs arise from the business units. 

 

What you’ll do:

 

• Catalog and prioritize incoming sample materials.
• Retrieve, verify, and retain certificates of analysis for purchased material standards.
• Capable of performing all routine Physical Testing procedures.
• Perform a draw down test to determine gelation point of plastisol sample.
• Perform ash test to determine percentage of solids, ATH/CaCO3 content and inert materials.
• Perform FTIR analysis on cured and uncured lacquers to determine residual end group concentration.
• Properly dilute, and prepare samples for Gas Chromatographs.
• Measure, analyze and compare color strength and LAB values with UV Spectrophotometer.
• Compare and contrast samples to provide understanding of competitive positioning or root cause for a problem.
• Compile data and graphs reflecting production results and disseminate to appropriate personnel.
• Prepare samples and arrange further physical testing with outside independent laboratories.
• Operates weigh scales and mixers to prepare lab samples of liquid and solid formulations.
• Performs math operations to calculate lab batch sizes, sample aliquots and dilution factors for weighed ingredients.
• Operates various lab equipment such as ovens, FTIR, UV Spectro, Melt Flow Index, Karl-Fischer and Amine End Titrators.
• Assists with lab and factory trials, collecting data and samples; cuts and labels specimens for testing.
• Works with Operations personnel to schedule and obtain development materials.
• Other duties as assigned by supervision.

 

  

What you have:

 

Minimum of high school education with collegiate education preferred.

Working knowledge of physical test and analytical equipment involved in assessing physical and chemical properties, both as individual components and when utilized in a combined product form. 

1 -2 yrs experience in Physical and/or Analytical Lab preferred. 

 

 

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

 

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand for long periods of time; walk; sit; use hands to handle or feel object, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk; and hear.  The employee must frequently lift and move up to 7 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by the job include color vision, close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

 

Work environment:  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time.  The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal.

 

 

What else:

 

This position is for a weekend dayshift hours required Saturday 7am-7pm, Monday 7am-7pm & Tuesday 7am-7pm.

 

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Mohawk Industries is a leading global flooring manufacturer that creates products to enhance residential and commercial spaces around the world. Mohawk’s vertically integrated manufacturing and distribution processes provide competitive advantages in the production of carpet, rugs, ceramic tile, laminate, wood, stone and vinyl flooring. Our industry-leading innovation has yielded products and technologies that differentiate our brands in the marketplace and sa