Quality Assurance Technician - Industrial Hygiene 871

Location: Martinsburg, WV / Schedule: Monday through Friday, 6:00AM to 2:30PM / $21.28 Hourly with Excellent Benefits

Are you tired of feeling like just another number on an employee roster? Consider joining our HandCraft family! We value each team member and appreciate how your role impacts our customers. Fostering a culture of collaboration, integrity, initiative, and good old fashioned hard work, we hire people who are passionate about doing the right thing. If this sounds like you, Let's Talk !

We are actively seeking a detail-oriented Quality Assurance Technician to join our team in Martinsburg, WV. The Quality Assurance Technician will ensure textiles for customer use meet or exceed the established minimum quality levels in the Quality Control Program. Minimize textile losses from mishandling or incorrect processing. Assure efficacy of all wash processes & finishing achieving full-service life of all textiles. Aide in keeping the facility in compliance with TRSA Hygienically Clean and other quality standards. Bi-lingual in Spanish is a plus.

Responsibilities:

• Textile Testing: new product spec testing, circulating linen spot checks, vendor assurance spot checks, circulating weight testing.
• Process monitoring: daily visual inspection of wash systems for proper function and operation, regular checks of soiled load weights, soil factors, etc.
• Wash System Titrations: support proper washroom chemistry through regular titration checks.
• Regulated Waste Management: collection, verification, chain of custody, disposition.
• Rewash / Ragout: collection of data from QC department & data entry of information.
• Microbiological Testing: collection of water, air, surface, and textile samples
• Effluent Monitoring: daily sampling (pH, TDS, temperature) of wastewater discharge.
• Regular audits for compliance with TRSA and other regulatory standards.
• Recordkeeping: data entry for the following - RMW, effluent monitoring, microbiological testing, textile testing, QC audits, rewash and ragout reports, etc.

Job Requirements:

• Understanding of basic chemistry principles such as PH, water hardness, and the ability to titrate solutions to find the concentrations of wash chemicals.
• Ability to learn and have working knowledge of LinenMaster, Microsoft Office Suite and E-Tech software.
• Bi-lingual in Spanish is a plus.
• Excellent problem solving, writing, communication & people skills.
• Ability to familiarize all products.
• Ability to withstand walking, standing & climbing stairs, pushing and pulling full carts of linen. Ability to perform repetitive motions with the arms and hands, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling as needed.
• Ability to lift and carry 50 Pounds.

Benefits:

• Career Advancement Opportunities
• Dental Insurance
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Long-term Disability Insurance
• Short-term Disability Insurance
• Paid Training
• 401K with Match
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays and Birthdays
• Uniforms Provided
• Employee Referral Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discount Program

NOTE: Please be sure to apply with an up-to-date resume, any gaps in employment should be explained. Resumes that are not updated or have unexplained gaps will not be given priority.

HandCraft Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.

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