Production - QC Technician

You’re purpose driven. Growth minded. Ready to stretch your potential. That’s the spirit of the community you’ll find at Orbia: where the purpose to advance life around the world drives our global team of over 23,000 every single day. 

From creating solutions to deliver clean water, secure food supplies and reliable information to steering material advances that power the future of green and smart cities, transportation, and healthcare, we never settle for “good enough” when there’s an opportunity to make life better. Where purpose comes to life, it changes lives. This is what we live for.

Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials is currently seeking to hire a Production and QC Technician for our Madison, WI site. The role is responsible for executing small-scale production (0-5L) supporting internal and customer development projects.  Conduct Quality Control testing to ensure requirements for process control and product quality are satisfied.  Execute 50L-200L scale blending operations as needed to achieve target shipping windows meeting customer expectations.  Support the design, development, installation, validation and improvement of analytical instruments, methods and technology.  Implementation of new and improved laboratory systems, processes and procedures.

Typical responsibilities for this role are distributed as (80% Production – 20% Quality Control), but the successful applicant will shift to 100% QC in the absence of the QC lead analyst. 

Location: Madison, WI (on-site)

About the Role

            Accountability 1:

Operate production equipment in support of commercial blending operations

• Lead execution of electrolyte blending operations in an isolator glove box using bench scale techniques for process batches between 0L – 5L.
• Execute electrolyte blending operations in the 50L – 200L mixing equipment.  Including dispensing of raw materials out of an isolator glovebox, operation of 50L – 200L mixing equipment, monitoring automated material additions via flowmeter and executing manual material addtions through the top of the vessel. 
• Clean electrolyte blending equipment and supplies.
• Assist in packaging and shipping of completed electrolyte blends.

            Accountability 2:

Execute analytical testing for raw material release and battery electrolyte product release

• Accurately analyze and record results for samples submitted to the QC laboratory to ensure incoming materials and final product quality is controlled within agreed specifications and procedures.  The role will also be responsible for reviewing the analyses of other analysts as needed.
• Carry out investigation into any abnormal results and report to production personnel, and/or the Quality Assurance Lead as appropriate.
• Lead or support technical projects to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and/or compliance
• of laboratory processes and procedures.
• Work closely with production, technical, QA, and QC teams to understand production processes and analytical requirements to support problem-solving and/or improvement

Role Challenges:

• This position’s tasks will be executed in a hazardous chemical environment where attention to detail is imperative for worker safety
• The role is responsible for executing small-scale blending operations in support of development projects and small-scale customers below the 5kg batch size. 
• The role will support production using the pilot scale equipment up to 200L mixing scale.
• The small-scale blends must be completed within an isolation chamber with closed transfers required to maintain integrity of the product
• The Production / QC Hybrid is responsible for execution of testing to assess the product quality of raw materials received and produced at the electrolyte blending facility. 
• Many sample preparations and analytical tests must be executed in an isolation chamber to maintain integrity of the sample and not generate false results
• The job holder will be responsible to support implementation of improvement projects in the QC lab involving introduction of new equipment, analytical techniques or test methods.

What You Bring

• Degree in Process Technology, Chemistry, or related subject.  Relevant experience can be accepted in place of the education requirement.
• Attention to detail in making small-scale liquid transfers and dispensing of raw materials. 
• Capability of utilizing lab-scale production equipment: scales, stir bars, hot plates, pipettes
• Knowledge from experience of working in a QC laboratory.
• Knowledge of Analytical techniques and wet chemistry testing performed in the QC lab (KF, GC, IC, HPLC, ICP-OES).
• Knowledge of equipment troubleshooting for instruments used in techniques listed above.

What We Offer

• 401k with a 6% company match (the company will automatically contribute an extra 3% of your plan-eligible pay to your 401k)
• Multi-tier benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision) that you can tailor for yourself and dependents which include Employer-paid Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, & Life Insurance
• Wellness Employee Assistance Program (EAP), paid parental leave, Fitness & Weight-loss Reimbursement
• Additional benefits include tuition reimbursement, 11 paid company holidays, paid vacation time, paid sick time, career development opportunities, and many other benefits in a collaborative culture that focuses on work & work-life balance, innovation, & teamwork. Benefits start on day one!

“The compensation for this position will typically range from $92,000 -$105,000/yr.  The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate will be based on multiple factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, and internal equity.

The compensation package may also include short- and long-term incentive compensation. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes healthcare coverage, a 401(k)-retirement savings plan, paid company holidays, paid vacation time, paid sick time, parental leave, short- and long-term disability leave, and an employee assistance program. At Orbia, we are committed to taking care of our employees and believe in providing comprehensive support so you can thrive at work and home."

Our Values

At Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials, we strive to create an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued. Our leadership is guided by Orbia’s values:

• Be Brave: We move forward with curiosity and ambition to create a better world. We ask big questions, create safe spaces to test solutions, take risks, and exercise creativity.
• Take Responsibility: We hold ourselves accountable, realizing our actions have impact. We listen closely to our customers, deliver on our commitments, and lead with ethics and integrity.
• Embrace Diversity: We are stronger by welcoming different perspectives. We work towards a diverse, inclusive, and equal world, starting with our global community.

Join Our Team: Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials offers all its employees an exciting work environment and provides career opportunities in a continuously growing company. We are committed to attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce that represents our global customer base.

Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials is part of a community of businesses, known as Orbia, bound together by a shared purpose: to advance life around the world. Orbia’s business groups have a collective focus on ensuring food security, reducing water scarcity, reinventing the future of cities and homes, connecting communities to data infrastructure, and expanding access to health and wellness with advanced materials.

To learn more, visit Business Groups | Orbia: orbia.com/this-is-orbia/business-groups.

Acquisition based on this vacancy is not appreciated and unsolicited applications from third parties will not be accepted.

If you are excited about this role and your experience and competencies somewhat align with the qualification in the posting, we encourage you to apply. Everywhere you are, you bring your unique skills, talents and perspective to moving your career, the company, people and the planet forward. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles! 

We believe that every voice matters; every community deserves respect; and every challenge is an opportunity and united by empathy, we are stronger for our different perspectives.

Where purpose comes to life, it changes lives. This is what working at Orbia is all about.

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