Quality Control Technician - Waukegan; FH

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Date: Feb 20, 2026

About Akzo Nobel

Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life.

Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

Fly High Position - 1st shift

• Must follow all established safety rules and procedures.
• Must demonstrate integrity while performing duties as per company’s Code of Conduct.
• Perform a wide variety of complex testing processes on production batches to measure product’s physical or chemical characteristics. Tests include, but are not limited to, viscosity, weight per unit of measure, flow, gloss, color characteristics (compared with standards), and various other similar tests.
• Collect and analyze data from ERP system and inspection plans to determine bad actors.
• Communicate status of internal and internal issues to stake holders
• Help identify potential causes of complaints.
• Ability to participate and aid in root cause investigations.
• Take part in the discussion and communication with QA colleagues, provide support on optimizing & standardizing specification and inspection method of finished products.
• Any other duties as assigned.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in science (chemistry/physics or alike) preferred.
• Experience:
  
  Minimum 2 - 5 years in a manufacturing support lab, coatings/polymers preferred.
• Knowledge in aerospace business/AS9100D preferred.
• Experience in interpreting policies and guidance documents and can correctly apply them as appropriate to related activities.
• Identify procedural gaps and product risk and where appropriate, recommend contingency plans, and strategies to mitigate compliance.
• Problem solving. Driving effective problem solving and corrective action techniques to resolve quality issues: data driven decision making.

Compensation for this role $29.00/hour

401K retirement savings with 6% company match
Medical insurance with HSA
Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D benefits
Generous vacation, sick and holiday pay
Short & Long term disability
Paid Parental leave after 1 year
Career growth opportunities
Active Diversity & Inclusion Networks
Employee referral bonus
Employee appreciation days

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At Akzo Nobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable.

In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.