Laboratory Technician II

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Job Summary: Conduct, monitor, and analyze laboratory tests on products and raw materials to ensure quality and final product release. Key Highlights: 1. Operate and control construction materials production systems. 2. Ensure product quality through laboratory tests and analyses. 3. Participate in root cause analysis of problems and corrective actions. We are a construction materials and sustainable solutions company. We have a team that builds, believes, and delivers — always united and committed to excellence, reaching further every day. We believe each person is unique, and everyone here is treated equitably. Every day presents an opportunity to do something new — and you can be part of it. **\#JoinVC** Conduct, monitor, and analyze laboratory tests on products and raw materials, ensuring quality and validating final product release for dispatch. **Responsibilities and Duties** 1. Operate the mixing and bagging plant via supervisory panel — specific to Limeira; 2\. Operate and control the SAT static bagging system, supplying required raw materials to ensure full performance according to established standards — specific to Limeira; 3\. Supply the additive dosing system via dynamic air, ensuring accurate weighing and proper sequence of supply to guarantee finished product quality — specific to Limeira; 4\. Implement the quality plan regarding applicable tests and analytical methods for raw materials and products, adhering to periodicities defined in the Unit’s Quality Plan; 5\. Enter standardized test results into the system; 6\. Monitor production process flows and, when necessary, halt operations and request correction of anomalies that could compromise product quality; 7\. Hand over shift occurrences to the next shift’s team member; 8\. Analyze laboratory test results per standard procedures; 9\. Segregate non-conforming products, record deviations, and physically identify materials to ensure compliant handling per standard procedure; 10\. Participate in root cause analysis of issues related to products, raw materials, and processes, implementing corrective and preventive actions to avoid recurrence; 11\. Support production operations as needed; 12\. Perform product overweight verification routines, record weighing readings in spreadsheets, and immediately inform the production leader and/or immediate supervisor in case of deviations from standard specifications; 13\. Support silo measurements, product reprocessing, work area cleaning, and sand sampling/collecting as needed; 14\. Verify integrity of raw material loads (security seals) and authorize discharge points for process feeding; 15\. Apply mortars in the field for hardened-state test assays; 16\. Participate in meetings analyzing root causes of quality deviations in products and raw materials used in the process; **Requirements and Qualifications** Completed Technical Course in Civil Construction, Quality, or Chemistry · Good laboratory practices; · Microsoft Office Suite Desirable: Undergraduate studies underway in Engineering, Civil Technology, Chemistry, or Quality Management. **Additional Information** We value all forms of diversity and encourage you to learn more about this opportunity below. Apply for the position and share your story and potential with us. If you feel butterflies in your stomach — that’s a great sign, as it may be the first step in our shared journey! **Our Way of Being: Health and Safety First** At VC, we value our employees’ quality of life with a comprehensive benefits package: **Health and Well-being:** * Health and dental plans for you and your dependents. * Flu vaccine and medication assistance. * Online mental health therapy. **Quality of Life:** * Access to Pilar 24h — a network of professionals including psychologists, nutritionists, veterinarians, lawyers, and others to support you and your family; * Total Pass offering over 200 physical activity options; * VC in Motion Program promoting exercise and physical activity. * **Family Support:** * Daycare/babysitter allowance (subject to work unit); * School supplies allowance; * Year-end toys for children; * VC and Your Baby Program providing pregnancy-related guidance throughout gestation and for three months postpartum. * Extended parental leave for mothers and fathers. **Mobility and Financial Peace of Mind:** * Transportation allowance, * Private pension plan; * Profit-sharing (PPR) or variable remuneration (RV); * Life insurance. **Nutrition and Recognition:** * Meal and food allowances; * Food allowance at Christmas; * Recognition Program for Years of Service. Our benefits packages are configured per the collective agreement of the respective unit and eligibility rules. Diversity and Inclusion: We value all forms of diversity. Apply and show us your potential — this could be the first step in our shared journey! We are a construction materials and sustainable solutions company with over 13,000 employees. Our journey began in 1936 with the inauguration of our Santa Helena factory in Votorantim, inland São Paulo State. Over nearly a century, we have expanded our businesses and markets across borders, and today we are one of the world’s largest companies in our sector. Currently, we operate in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. We are a company built by people who act, believe, and construct — always united and committed to excellence, reaching further every day, delivering sustainable results and helping build a better world for all. And you can be part of it! Learn about our business units: **Engemix** is Votorantim Cimentos’ concrete business unit. Founded in 1968, Engemix has established itself as a reference in concrete quality. With over 40 strategically located concrete plants across Brazil, the Engemix brand has contributed to major Brazilian infrastructure projects, such as Guarulhos Airport and the Estaiada Bridge, both in São Paulo State; Grêmio Arena in Porto Alegre (RS); Aracati Wind Farm in Ceará (CE); Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro (RJ); and Pernambuco Arena in Recife (PE). More information at: https://www.engemix.com.br/. **Viter** is Votorantim Cimentos’ agricultural inputs business unit. The brand leads agricultural limestone sales in Brazil and is the only national provider. With the purpose of unlocking and sustaining soil’s maximum potential, its products come from guaranteed sources and include technical assistance for soil analysis and understanding. Viter offers five product lines: ITAÚ Fyller and conventional limestone; Calfértil — calcium and magnesium oxides; Optmix — a homogeneous, industrially blended mixture of limestone and gypsum; Sungard — leaf and fruit sun protectant; and Granumax V — granulated fertilizer. More information at www.viteragro.com.br. **Verdera** is Votorantim Cimentos’ sustainable waste management and disposal business unit. Since 1991, the company has operated in co-processing and pioneered introducing this technology to Brazil. Verdera operates across the environmental solutions chain, assigning new value to waste. As a highly capable partner, Verdera understands each business’s unique characteristics and is committed to doing things right — thinking differently to discover new possibilities that transform reality for everyone. More information at www.verderasolutions.com.br.