Quality Analyst II/Lab Supervisor

About Wolverine Advanced Materials

Wolverine Advanced Materials produces and sells performance-critical, specialty elastomer-coated metals used in gaskets for automotive & industrial applications; automotive brake noise insulators and NVH (noise, vibration & harshness) damping solutions for automotive.

Wolverine employs approximately 600 people worldwide and has manufacturing operations in Virginia, Florida, Germany, and China, as well as sales & technical offices in Michigan, Germany, Japan, China, Brazil, and India.

Wolverine Advanced Materials, an entity of Center Rock Capital, is a leading developer and manufacturer of high-performance materials. Our core competency is in performance-critical, specialty elastomer–coated metals that offer damping and seal-ability solutions in the automotive and gasket industries.

Center Rock Capital is a company where they see potential where others may not look; and as a team we can find the right solution to the right challenge.

For more information, visit centerrockcp.com or wamglobal.com.

About The Role

• The incumbent will be responsible for performing the quality testing on raw/coated materials on all product lines which includes sealing, brake applications, etc.
  
  

What You'll Do

• Conducts quality testing related to raw materials and coated products and entering the data into the database.
• Assists in the troubleshooting the materials related issues on coating lines, mixing room, etc.
• Assists with verifying the production trial run (PTR) by conducting required testing.
• Characterizes materials, screens, optimizes, and collects reproducible data.
• Provides technical support/troubleshooting to technology applicable issues in manufacturing or related to product performance as needed.
• Assists and provides input into test methodology.
• Maintains working knowledge of safety policies and regulations to ensure duties of self and others are performed in a safe manner.
• Additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

• Prefer a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering or Material Engineering or related areas.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical reports.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to effectively present information to management.
• Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
• Problem solving and analysis skills that include the collection, evaluation and reporting of data and information related to system problems and observations.
• Strong communication skills that include attentive listening, ability to respond to opinions constructively and effectively present ideas to an audience. Must have the ability to meet tight deadlines
• Must have the ability to meet tight deadlines, have strong interpersonal and communication skills, be detail oriented, and have the ability to work independently.
• Knowledge of analytical instruments is a plus: DSC, TGA, FTIR etc.
• Able to share due credit with coworkers; display enthusiasm and promote a friendly group working environment; work closely with other departments as necessary; support group decisions and seek opinions from coworkers; and display team spirit.
• Able to be alert in a high-risk environment; follow detailed procedures and ensure accuracy in documentation and data; carefully monitor gauges, instruments, or processes; concentrate on routine work details and maintain a system of records.