Laboratory Supervisor
Listed on 2026-10-19
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Manufacturing / Production
Manufacturing Engineer, Quality Engineering -
Engineering
Manufacturing Engineer, Quality Engineering
We are currently seeking applications to fill the following job opening at Asahi Kasei Plastics North America where our products are used in a wide array of molding applications including automotive, consumer, electronics, furniture, and industrial parts and they provide excellent solutions for pressure vessels.
Company:Asahi Kasei Plastics North America, Inc.
Job Description:We are seeking a self-directed and results oriented person to supervise laboratory technicians and manage resources to ensure accurate and impartial output of results in a timely manner. If you have good communication skills, enjoy working with people and plastic, and able to work at times in a fast-paced environment.
Position will require 1 to 2 weeks of travel to Fowlerville, Michigan for training shortly after hire.
Job Tasks- Manage Laboratory resources to meet work demand
- Hiring, training and development of resources
- Resolution of testing nonconformities
- Coordinate Technical Work Requests (Limited at Athens site)
- Ensure that all activities are completed in compliance with lean, ethical, and regulatory requirements, including IATF 16949 / A2LA ISO 17025 / ISO 14001
- Seek continuous improvement through periodic assessments
- Associates / Bachelors in STEM or Plastics Processing
- Minimum 5 years laboratory experience
- Preferred supervisory experience
- Microsoft Office (excel, word, power point, outlook
- ASTM/ISO testing knowledge
- Good laboratory practice habits and maintenance/calibration of equipment
- SAP ERP knowledge preferred but not required
- Office environment
- Sits, walks, stands sometimes
- Lifts occasionally
- Ability to travel 10-15% domestically for the first year for training, 10% travel after first year
Asahi Kasei Plastics is a leading manufacturer of innovative, high performance, engineered polymers and chemically coupled polypropylene resins in North America. Our company encourages a dynamic employee culture focused on the pursuit of innovation. We challenge our employees to have fun and work hard when finding and making solutions for tomorrow's polymers.
As an equal opportunity employer, Asahi Kasei believes a diverse workforce will provide us with the ability to continuously support the changes in the economy, society, and environment.
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