Lab Tech

Description

• Adhere to industrial specifications and procedures.
• Perform Charpy impact, tensile, hardness and bend testing to recognized industry standards while maintaining the highest degree of accuracy.
• Prepare test specimens to meet recognized industry standards by machining, grinding and broaching them with the highest degree of accuracy.
• Receive and import data required to generate final report.
• Maintain a safe, clean working environment.
• Perform scheduled maintenance of all machining equipment, this includes but is not limited to daily/weekly/monthly/yearly.

Requirements

• Must be comfortable working in an environment with machinery and moving parts.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to perform duties of MLL Lab Technician I as well as cross-train and be cross-trained as needed.
• Experience with using milling machines and band saws.
• Ability to work well with others under stress.
• 2 years of experience as a mechanical lab technician.
• Knowledge and use of safety and PPE = Personal Protective Equipment required in all positions and of everyone working in the lab.
• Knowledge of mechanical testing procedures which include tensile testing, Charpy impact testing, and hardness testing.
• Ability to meet the demands of customer time constraints.
• Experience with ISO 17025 lab accreditation.
• Experience performing tensile tests, Charpy impact tests, and hardness tests.
• CNC vertical machine center operations experience
• Good analytical skills and be able to identify departures from procedures for performing tests and calibrations and initiate corrective and preventive actions accordingly.
• Must have good depth perception.
• Must have the ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Experience working in a machining or processing environment.
• Experience with data acquisition and electronic data entry.

Benefits

• Work environments include: heated and cooled clean test lab, machine shop, and office.
• Quarterly safety bonus opportunity
• Annual holiday bonus based on company performance
• Monthly production bonus opportunity
• Starting pay of $19.50 an hour depending on experience.
• One week of paid vacation after 6 months
• Two weeks of paid vacation after one year
• 401k retirement contribution matching – 50% company match up to 6% of your annual wages
• Opportunity to work overtime
• Company covers 100% of the cost for a life-insurance policy
• Overtime and Saturday’s may be required.
• Company covers 100% of the cost for both short and long-term disability insurance policies
• Paid personal time available for use as it accrues (max of one week per year)
• Children of long-term employees can apply for company scholarships
• Company covers about 80% of the cost of medical insurance for you and your family

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance