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For more than 50 years, Q-Lab Corporation has been a global provider of material durability testing products. Our products and services are used to test coatings, plastics, automotive, personal care, roofing, inks, textiles, pharmaceutical, packaging and sealants. Q-Lab is a growth-oriented and stable company who has earned a strong reputation for outstanding product design, innovation and uncompromising levels of quality and safety.

Q-Lab has been named one of Northeast Ohio's best places to work by The Cleveland Plain Dealer for the tenth time.

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These goals are achieved through the efforts of our employees and in return we offer:

  • A proven track record of success
  • An excellent compensation package + bonus
  • Comprehensive benefits: Health, Prescription, Life Insurance
  • Paid vacation and holidays
  • Strong team member-oriented company culture
  • Friendly working atmosphere
  • Fast-paced environment

Q-Lab is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all qualified individuals without regard to race, religion, gender, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or disabled or Vietnam-era veteran status.

Careers Listing

Senior Accountant (Westlake, Ohio)

Posted: 8/17/2023
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Q-Lab is seeking an experienced, Senior Accountant looking to work in a team-oriented environment. This is a great opportunity to work for a growing global manufacturing company. This position is located in the corporate headquarters, which also serves as the company’s manufacturing center. As the company continues to grow, we are looking for someone who has the desire and interest to grow with the company.

Q-Lab Corporation is a global leader in providing material durability testing products. Since 1956, we have designed and manufactured laboratory test products such as weathering testers, light stability testers and corrosion testers. We maintain a global presence with manufacturing facilities in the US and sales and distribution facilities in England, Germany and China. Our world-class corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility are located in Westlake, Ohio.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Key contributor to the month-end close process
  • Assist Controller in day-to-day global accounting functions
  • Maintain fixed asset system which includes book and tax depreciation
  • Assist in inventory reporting to senior management and G/L reconciliation to ERP system
  • Learn and assist in accounts payable and accounts receivable functions
  • Maintain balance sheet account reconciliations
  • Involved in financial analysis, weekly reporting and ad-hoc reporting for management
  • Responsible for aspects of foreign accounting in conjunction with customer service and production teams
  • Reconciliation of inter-company accounts and elimination journal entries for consolidation

Experience/Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting
  • 7-10 years of experience in accounting (manufacturing environment or public accounting preferred)

Desired Skills:

  • Proficient in Microsoft Office (specifically Excel)
  • Ability to learn and adapt to ERP and associated customized business tools
  • Prior experience in manufacturing environment preferred

We offer:

  • Fun, fast-moving, and friendly work atmosphere.
  • A big business footprint, but small business family culture.
  • A proven track record of success.
  • Excellent compensation package + bonus.
  • Vacation, Paid Time Off and Holidays.
  • Comprehensive benefits: Health, Prescription and Life.
  • Top Workplaces Award Winner 2012, 2015-2023 (Cleveland, OH)
  • Beautiful corporate headquarters located off I-90 in Westlake, Ohio.

 

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • Flexible spending account
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Referral program
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Vision insurance

Human Resources Generalist/Recruiter (Westlake, Ohio)

Posted: 7/19/2023
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Only candidates living in the NE Ohio area are being considered at this time.
 
We are looking to add an experienced HR professional to our team! Your responsibilities will include leading our recruiting efforts company-wide and delivering all facets of recruiting success throughout the organization. You’ll be responsible for the development of national recruiting plans, and you will assist our international locations with their recruiting while developing new, creative recruiting ideas. Your experience in a manufacturing environment is critical to this role. The successful candidate will be the key person ensuring we are hiring the best possible talent.
 
Q-Lab Corporation is a global leader in providing material durability testing products. Since 1956, we have designed and manufactured laboratory test products such as weathering testers, light stability testers and corrosion testers. We also perform contract test services for weathering and corrosion testing, including both laboratory and natural exposure tests. We maintain a global presence with testing facilities located in the US and sales and distribution facilities located in England, Germany and China. Our world-class corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility are located in Westlake, Ohio.
We offer:
  • Competitive compensation package
  • Comprehensive benefits: Health, Vision, Prescription and Life
  • Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
  • Strong team member-oriented company culture
  • Friendly, casual working atmosphere
  • Extraordinary corporate growth
  • Dynamic personal growth potential
  • Beautiful corporate headquarters conveniently located off I-90
As our new HR team member, your responsibilities will include:
  • Work with hiring managers to identify future hiring needs.
  • Create detailed job descriptions along with personality traits for open positions
  • Create job postings and post to internal and external job boards
  • Work with international HR counterparts on open positions and postings
  • Assess applicants’ skills, experience and culture fit to identify strong candidates
  • Phone screen qualified job applicants and provide detailed notes to hiring managers
  • Schedule in-person or video interviews with hiring managers and candidates
  • Correspond with candidate on interview details and send out necessary assessments
  • Work with manager to track applicant status and send out notifications as needed
  • Schedule, coordinate and facilitate onsite or video panel interviews
  • Act as liaison between hiring managers and outside recruiting agencies as needed
  • Consult with hiring manager on written offer letters and negotiations
  • Work with department managers to create training schedules for new hires
  • Develop a robust pipeline of candidates for regularly hired and hard to fill positions
  • Collaborate with managers and HR team to identify future hiring needs
  • Source active and passive candidates using data bases and social media platforms
  • Attend job fairs and other community events to help build company brand
  • Manage internship program and seasonal employee hiring
  • Improve recruitment reports for Senior Leadership Team
  • Using real time data, established salary bands and salary surveys to determine appropriate compensation structure for our positions
Qualifications:
  • Experience in recruiting all levels of employees –manufacturing environment essential
  • Knowledge of business and management principles involved in personnel recruitment, selection, training, onboarding and compensation and benefits.
  • Experience with implementing an ATS and/or HRIS - preferred
  • Thorough knowledge of the interview process
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Must be able to work effectively with various levels on employees and managers
  • Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Office products)
  • Strong analytical, conceptual and planning skills
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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

Materials Testing Lab Manager (Arizona)

Posted: 6/2/2023
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Materials Testing Site Manager
 
With total oversight of a small team, this is a hands-on, multi-faceted management position of significant responsibility. Day-to-day, the Site Manager oversees all aspects of our AZ site including staffing, quality of service, equipment up-time, and profitability, while working closely with the Managing Director and other supervisors from the remote Florida office to ensure testing is accurate and timely. Longer term, the Site Manager participates in strategic planning for the facility, particularly in the development of new products/services, and growth of sales opportunities. Through proper planning, the Site Manager must ensure that the site maintains operation 7 days a week, through holidays, and that all tests start or are serviced in a reasonable amount of time. The role will often require wearing many hats and someone with a broad skill-set - even going so far as personally stepping into any role and performing necessary tasks to keep these critical tests going.
 
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Local Quality System oversight
  • Capital equipment budgeting
  • Management of vendors and their services
  • Field layout and quality monitoring
  • Troubleshooting customer issues
  • Internal research projects to advance our science and technology
  • Assist with customer service and writing cost estimates, as needed
  • Special project tests – setup and billing
  • Weather system – maintenance and monitoring
  • Oversight of internal documentation (log sheets, training records, etc.)
  • Staff supervision, retention and recruitment
  • Assure profitability through process efficiencies or appropriate staff levels
  • Generate Promptness Reports
SKILLS AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
  • Bachelor’s degree in a scientific or technical field
  • At least 5 years’ management experience
  • Superb customer service and small team leadership/management skills
  • An innate love for science and technology
  • Strong project management skills with an extremely high attention to detail
  • Proficiency in MS Excel and MS Word, and basic computer skills
  • Fluency in English, both written and conversational
  • A sense of urgency, bias for action, and proven experience to work with difficult deadlines
  • Practical, results driven problem solving skills
INTER-RELATIONSHIPS
Works with subordinate staff as well as managerial peers and leadership. Must be able to establish working relationships and effective teams. Must also be able to create relationships with customers and technical organizations. Must be able to competently perform all roles, to act as back-up or to cover vacancies, as needed.

Electrical Design Engineer (Westlake, Ohio)

Posted: 4/4/2023
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For more than 50 years, Q-Lab has been a global leader in manufacturing material durability testing equipment. Our products and services are used to test coatings, plastics, automotive, personal care, roofing, inks, textiles, pharmaceutical, packaging and sealants.

Q-Lab is a growth-oriented and stable company who has earned a strong reputation for outstanding product design, innovation and uncompromising levels of quality and safety. We are focused on a market with huge potential due to the unique product line and use our extensive product knowledge to help clients best utilize our products and services.

About the Role:
Reporting to the Electrical Engineering Manager, this position will design and develop electrical components for our accelerated weather testers.

Responsibilities:

  • Engaging in all phases of electrical subsystem design, printed circuit boards and sensors product development, including concept, design, documentation, prototyping, testing, and manufacturing
  • Own multiple engineering projects including new product developments, design improvements, and cost reductions
  • Design, build, and test prototypes to validate performance versus requirements
  • Plan and manage project requirements, technical risks, deliverables, and timelines
  • Developing innovative designs to meet all requirements for safety, performance, reliability and manufacturability
  • Writing test instructions, test reports, and engineering change notices
  • Providing technical assistance to the purchasing, service, sales, marketing, and production departments

Desired Experience and Skills:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Electrical, Electronics)
  • 5+ years proven record in a product development environment, with embedded microcontrollers, analog and digital circuit design
  • Strong project management experience with proven time management skills; ability to effectively manage multiple priorities
  • Designing new electronics hardware with embedded microcontrollers
  • Designing and developing software to work with devices, sensors, and other Q-Lab test chamber peripherals

We offer:

  • Beautiful corporate headquarters conveniently located off I-90 in Westlake, Ohio.
  • A Northeast Ohio Top Workplace environment – 9 years running!
  • A proven track record of success.
  • Excellent compensation package including year-end bonus and company-funded retirement plan.
  • Comprehensive benefits: Health, Vision, Dental, Disability and Life.
  • Generous Paid Time Off, and Holidays.
  • Fun, friendly working atmosphere!

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Flexible spending account
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Vision insurance
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USA: +1-440-835-8700
Florida & Arizona Test Services: +1-305-245-5600
UK/Europe: +44-1204-861616
Germany: +49-681-857470
China: +86-21-5879-7970

 
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