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Principal Quality Lab Technician
- Saint-Gobain (Shreveport, LA)
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oin CertainTeed in Shreveport as a **Quality Lab Technician** , where you’ll be at the forefront of ensuring the consistency and reliability of our roofing and raw materials. In this hands-on role, you'll conduct testing and audits on raw materials, in-process conditions, and finished products, while maintaining a clean, organized lab and supporting plant operations with technical insights.
Reporting to the Quality Manager, you'll help identify and resolve quality issues, support data collection for SPC reporting, and ensure compliance with company standards. This is a great opportunity for someone with strong attention to detail, basic computer skills, and a passion for quality—prior lab or manufacturing experience is a plus but not required.
Duties and Responsibilities:
+ Conduct raw material, process, and finished product testing and audits.
+ Conduct finished product audits, reporting thoroughly, concisely, and timely.
+ Maintaining a neat, adequately stocked, safe, and organized laboratory facility, keeping laboratory equipment in clean, working condition, and reporting issues promptly for repair.
+ Providing laboratory technical support to operations as directed.
+ Maintain the database accurately, entering test results promptly.
+ Adhere to testing frequencies mandated by CertainTeed regarding raw materials and finished products.
+ Meet the department’s key objectives
+ Participate in the Company Safety program
+ Must understand and follow job-specific SOPs
+ Will be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned consistent with the non-exempt functions.
+ A High School Diploma or equivalent is required; an associate’s degree is preferred.
+ Knowledge and skills in laboratory techniques, materials, and safety are a plus.
+ Ability to work with computers and other technology.
+ Working knowledge of MS Office is required.
+ Experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
+ Any appropriate combination of academic and work experience.
Through the responsible development of innovative and sustainable building products,-CertainTeed, headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, has helped shape the building products industry for more than 110 years. Founded in 1904 as General Roofing Manufacturing Company, the firm's slogan "Quality Made Certain, Satisfaction Guaranteed," inspired the name CertainTeed. Today, CertainTeed is a leading North American brand of exterior and interior building products, including roofing, siding, fence, decking, railing, trim, insulation, drywall and ceilings.
A subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, one of the world’s largest and oldest building products companies, CertainTeed has more than 6,300 employees and more than 60 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and Canada.- www.certainteed.com
Saint-Gobain provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Saint-Gobain is an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and supports the hiring of veterans.
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+ Excellent healthcare options: Medical, vision, prescription & dental
+ Family Focus & Balance: Parental leave, paid time-off and Employee Assistance Program
+ Financial Security: Competitive 401(k), Company-funded Retirement Accumulation Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program (PEG)
+ Tuition Reimbursement: Continuing education for every season of your career
+ Pet Insurance options: Insurance plan & prescription discount program for your furry friends
+ Employee Recognition Programs
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+ LiveWell: Rewarding you for living a healthy lifestyle
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