Note :

• This position will be for 1st shift (7 am to 3:30 pm but can be flexible). Overtime would be minimal.

• Materials Engineering degrees are a great option.

• Manager is open to recent grad candidates who are willing to learn.

• Candidates will spend the majority of the time (roughly 80% of their day) working in the shop floor environment. Lifting up to 25 lbs a few times a day is also required.

Notes from the manager :

• Iooking for either someone with a materials science/engineering degree (particularly with metal emphasis) or someone with a manufacturing background.

• This position has a lot of hands-on work including cutting and preparing metal samples along with testing and analysis so candidates must have experience in a manufacturing setting.

• Looking for local candidates only.

MAJOR PURPOSE :

• This job is for a Materials Engineering lab technician whose everyday assignments and tasks may vary from routine to infrequent.

• Duties are relatively broad in scope and may require evaluation by the position holder.

• The holder of this position will perform materials engineering supporting tasks or complex laboratory analytical functions with limited engineering oversight.

GENERAL DUTIES :

• Completes tasks involving preparation or analysis of material samples/components/processes with

• minor engineering oversight for moderately complex activities.

• Operates lab shop part sectioning equipment including abrasive cutoff machines, band saw, surface

• grinder, belt sander, mounting press and sample polishing machines. This includes standing up to 4

• hours per shift, occasionally lifting and carrying items up to 35 pounds

• Perform daily hardness tester and spectrometer verification testing

• Perform hardness testing, chemical analysis, and microstructure evaluation

• Develop, recommend and implement laboratory analytical or process changes needed to maintain

• or improve product quality on a tactical or strategic basis.

• Work with maintenance and production personnel to troubleshoot laboratory equipment, process, or

• analytical problems.

• Perform daily shop and lab equipment preventative maintenance.

• Participate on project teams to leverage knowledge and experience to improve factory performance

• in safety, quality, cost, and delivery.

• Create and maintain process instructions or develop analytical processes to meet production

• needs.

• Create and maintain laboratory procedures and processes.

• Maintain “Sustain” level of 5S in the Materials Engineering lab.

TECHNICAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE :

• Strong understanding of part prints, process instructions, as per industry standards.

• Basic to moderate knowledge of iron/steel making or heat treatment processes and application to

• materials analysis.

• Microstructure interpretation/evaluation of steels

• Basic knowledge of production and analytical equipment, and maintenance activities needed to

• produce or verify a quality product.

• Solid mechanical aptitude and a strong drive to grow this skill set.

• Very good verbal and written communication skills.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and other electronic engineering software tools.

WORK EXPERIENCE: “The ideal candidate will have”

• Experience in metallurgical analysis

• Experience with heat treatment processes

• Experience within manufacturing environment

• Experience within an engineering or laboratory environment

• Participation on continuous improvement or root cause analysis teams

Education :

• 2-year associate technical degree or equivalent work experience

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