Republic Services
environmental services
QualityControlLaboratoryTechnician
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“Quality Control Laboratory Technician at Republic Services. Skills: Quality Control, Laboratory Testing, Data Management. Produce analytical data from materials. Complete routine analytical and laboratory testing”
What You'll Achieve.
Produces the analytical data from materials received or processed through the Polymer Center; Drive customer satisfaction and loyalty to the Company; Drive employee engagement with the Company
Industry & Context.
Verify testing data to properly identify outliers within the data; Handle clerical, administrative, technical or customer support issues under general supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Minimum of 1 year of quality control laboratory, manufacturing, or recycling experience
Nice to Have
Minimum of 1 year of experience working at sites regulated by OSHA, Good customer services skills, Good time management skills, Good follow through ability, Basic computer skills with ability to use varying types of software including basic Microsoft Office skills
What You'll Do.
Produce analytical data from materials
Complete routine analytical and laboratory testing
Document results in databases
Communicate results to others
Remove unsafe conditions or situations
Operate lab equipment
Input data into databases daily
Navigate data collection system
Run calibration checks
Perform preventive maintenance tasks
Perform simple repair to analytical instrumentation
Report to management on performance
Ensure compliance programs for testing
Handle clerical issues
Handle administrative issues
Handle technical issues
Handle customer support issues
Escalate complex issues
Read and interpret documents
Write routine reports
Follow safety policies and procedures
Serve as positive representative
Drive customer satisfaction
Drive customer loyalty
Create collaborative team environment
Create communicative team environment
Drive employee engagement
Perform other job-related duties
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Works with Operations teams; Creates a collaborative, communicative team environment; Drives employee engagement with the Company
Communication Scope
Communicating results to others; Write routine reports and correspondence; Serve as a positive representative of the Company to drive customer satisfaction and loyalty to the Company; Creates a collaborative, communicative team environment
Full Job Description
**POSITION SUMMARY:** The Polymer Center Quality Control Laboratory Technician produces the analytical data from materials received or processed through the Polymer Center. This includes completing routine analytical and laboratory testing in support of the Operations teams, and documenting results in databases and/or communicating to others. **PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES:** * Works to remove unsafe conditions or situations from the Polymer Center Quality Control Laboratory. * General ability to operate lab equipment focused on physical, mechanical, and thermal property testing for rigid materials. * Verify testing data to properly identify outliers within the data. * Input data into databases daily and navigate data collection system. * Run calibration checks, preventive maintenance tasks, and simple repair to analytical instrumentation. * Report to management on the performance of the quality management system. * Ensure compliance programs for all individual testing. * Handle clerical, administrative, technical or customer support issues under general supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff. * Ability to read and interpret documents (safety rules, operating & maintenance manuals, etc.). * Write routine reports and correspondence. * Follow all required safety policies and procedures. * Serves as a positive representative of the Company to drive customer satisfaction and loyalty to the Company. * Creates a collaborative, communicative team environment and drives employee engagement with the Company. * Performs other job-related duties as needed or assigned. **PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:** * Minimum of 1 year of experience working at sites regulated by OSHA. * Good customer services skills to meet and exceed customer expectations; acts in a professional, courteous, and cooperative manner toward customers and co-workers; works with a sense of honesty and trustworthiness. * Good time management skills to ensure assigned responsibilities are
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