Associate Engineering Lab Technical Lead

Description

• Responsible for working with your technical staff to perform work orders and promote and drive team development (in teaching/training and learning) by aiding in seeking internal or external training opportunities. Use employee performance appraisals as a professional development tool to provide goals, direction, and guidance for group members.
• Encourage your team’s communication with engineering staff and other departments to keep them advised of developments with their requested support.
• Maintain a professional, organized, clean work area in the lab environment in accordance with Lean initiatives.
• Log and estimate all hours using Liquid Planner (LP) and use LP as a primary communication tool.
• Set up displays and perform demonstrations for Sales Department and customers.
• Assemble products for hydrostatic, flex, bending moment test, low temperature testing, and heat aging to comply with Engineering specifications.
• Monitor the quality of the team’s work, overseeing team’s adherence to established lab methods and procedures.
• Use creativity and self-direction to setup, machine and fabricate high-quality components and prototypes
• Set up and operate all Victaulic grooving and cleaning tools (clean and maintain, as needed).
• Encourage continuous improvement developments in the lab in accordance with Lean & Safety initiatives.
• Communicate resource constraints to lab management as necessary, if unable to resolve timely.
• Set up and operate pipe threading machine.
• Set up and operate flow test, cycle test, torque test, and hardness test to comply with engineering specifications.
• Operate cut-off saw, drill press, belt sander, post grinder, as necessary, to prepare pipe for assembly.
• Follow all company safety requirements and procedures and participate in testing safety reviews.
• Inspection of samples, castings, gaskets or rubber components for defects and compliance with Engineering Specifications and Drawings.
• Responsible for leading technical technician team, ensuring work orders are being processed timely, supporting company priorities, identifying and resolving problems including resource capacity limitations, and providing technical advice and development to team members.
• Prepare, assemble and test new products for UL & FM tests to comply with their respective specifications.

Requirements

• Proficient in blueprint reading, shop math and precision instrument operation.
• Associate and/or technical degree preferred
• Ability to effectively provide hands-on job training to technical staff
• Proven Leadership Capabilities.
• Capable of performing all Laboratory functions.
• In-depth knowledge and familiarity with Victaulic products.
• Minimum five (5) years industrial or lab experience.
• Be able to perform all tasks of team members following established procedures for doing such work, as required. Tasks include, but not limited to:
• Willingness to travel.
• Ability to maintain records and logs; utilizing software to prepare charts and graphs.
• Capable of taking verbal and written instructions.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance