Quality Technician

Location
:
Cheyenne, WY |
Type
:
Full-time/Hourly |
Pay
: DOE, starting at $22/hour

Dr. Elsey’s is a long-standing cat litter producer committed to premium quality.

We’re a hands-on team that values safety, stewardship, curiosity, respect, and taking ownership of our work.

We’re hiring a Quality Technician to join our quality team. As production has grown, so has our testing workload. You'll work alongside our current lab technician as a two-person team conducting quality testing on production lines, incoming railcars, and exploration samples. You'll also maintain our quality database and help develop a testing program that establishes quality specifications for raw materials.

This role is ideal for a detail-oriented person who is just as comfortable on their feet running tests all day as they are at a computer managing data.

Typical schedule is Monday-Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., varying with production schedules and with overtime as needed.

Shared with our current lab technician.

• Perform hourly quality tests on each production line and test every incoming railcar
• Run standard tests following established procedures
• Identify out-of-spec results and promptly communicate them to production and management
• Keep lab equipment clean, calibrated, and in good working order

• Own and maintain the company's quality database, ensuring accurate data entry, trend tracking, reporting, and record retention
• Track trends and prepare summaries and charts for management
• Help improve data systems, documentation and standard operating procedures (SOPs)

• Assist in establishing quality standards for raw material
• Test exploration samples against those standards and support side-by-side product comparisons
• Assist with special testing projects, including product benchmarking
• Full shifts on your feet in a production and lab setting
• Repetitive, routine testing that requires sustained focus and consistency
• Industrial environment with dust and noise; PPE required
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs

• High school diploma or GED
• Strong computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Excel (formulas, sorting/filtering and accurate data entry)
• Comfortable standing and walking for full shifts and performing repetitive tasks
• Strong attention to detail, reliability and follow-through
• Clear written and verbal communication
• No laboratory experience required for the right candidate. We can train someone with strong attention to detail, computer skills, and a willingness to learn.

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in chemistry, geology, engineering technology, or a related science
• Experience in an industrial quality control lab, manufacturing or production environment
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, charts, lookups)
• Familiarity with bentonite, industrial minerals or cat litter products

• Your work matters. Your test results protect product quality every day.
• Learn and grow. Gain hands-on experience in mineral testing, quality systems and data management.
• Room to move up. As the company grows, we aim to promote from within and create new opportunities for employees who demonstrate initiative and strong performance.
• Strong, stable company. Join a long-standing company in a steady, growing market.
• Overtime paid at time and a half
• Medical and dental insurance – 100% of premiums paid by the company
• 401(k) retirement plan with matching