Lab Technician

Job Summary

The Lab Technician supports new product project engineers, application engineers, and in some instances the quality department. The position reports to the Engineering Services Manager or a designee.

Essential Job Functions

• Manage and complete requested caster and wheel testing.

• Testing to Industry Standards

• Customer requested testing

• Continuous/Quality requested testing

• Maintain and improve the test lab and testing equipment; assure calibration schedules are maintained, and preventative maintenance activities are established and performed.

• Develop new testing equipment and fixturing where needed.

• Convert customer testing into equivalent testing for our current equipment to approximate actual results.

• Keep up to date on requirements for current industry standards.

• Create detailed records for tests including test parameters and performance.

• Provide summarized reports based upon basic analysis of testing results and maintain test report standards.

• Develop and maintain lab test scheduling and status communication processes.

• Identify opportunities for automated data collection and analysis; propose and implement solutions.

Physical Requirements

• Workers are required to lift packages up to 50 pounds.
• Work requires bending and stooping.
• Employees are required to walk long distances repeatedly throughout the day.
• Standing for long periods throughout the day.

Knowledge

• Associate Degree in General Tech.
• High School Diploma or Equivalent.
• Exposure to CM II or CM II Certification.

Experience

• 2 years of experience in a testing environment.
• 1 year of experience with measurement tools (calipers, etc.).
• 1 year of experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Skills

• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to run an experiment in a testing environment.
• Ability to use measurement tools.

Note*

Every effort has been made to identify the essential functions of this position. However, this in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or is an essential function of the position.