Hybrid Laboratory Analyst

at Westrock

• Job title: Laboratory Analyst
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Sao Paulo, Brazil

About the role

• Quality Analyst in Innovation team ensuring safety and performance of packaging through ISTA tests and compliance with customer requirements. Collaborating on continuous improvement and technical reporting.

Responsibilities

• Execute and analyze ISTA tests, ensuring compliance with standards, internal procedures and customer requirements.
• Perform laboratory tests for compression, vibration, drop and stacking, ensuring result reliability.
• Prepare technical reports, interpret test data and communicate results to the relevant areas.
• Support packaging development and validation projects, proposing improvements based on obtained results.
• Maintain technical records, equipment control, calibration and laboratory organization.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of processes, procedures and best practices of the testing laboratory.
• Execute and analyze ISTA tests, ensuring compliance with standards, internal procedures and customer requirements.
• Perform laboratory tests for compression, vibration, drop and stacking, ensuring result reliability.
• Prepare technical reports, interpret test data and communicate results to the relevant areas.
• Support packaging development and validation projects, proposing improvements based on obtained results.
• Maintain technical records, control equipment, perform calibration and organize the laboratory.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of processes, procedures and best practices of the testing laboratory.
• Perform tests on ISTA machines according to certification procedures.
• Ensure the credibility of final reports by maintaining technical rigor.
• Conduct physical packaging tests with a focus on paper and corrugated cardboard.
• Follow the packaging homologation logic used by companies.
• Issue reports that will serve as the basis for the client's ISTA certification.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality Management, Chemistry or related fields.
• Intermediate English.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel).
• Prior laboratory experience, preferably in packaging analysis with emphasis on paper and corrugated cardboard.
• Knowledge of certifications such as ISTA (International Safe Transit Association) is desirable.
• Experience preparing technical reports and participating in packaging approval/homologation processes.
• Ability to prepare technical reports, with analytical skills to interpret data and produce clear, structured and consistent documents.
• Good communication skills, ensuring effective transmission of results and recommendations to the relevant areas.

Benefits

• Position also open to candidates with disabilities (PwD)