Applications Engineering Technician

Specialty Coating Systems•Clear Lake, WI

10d•$21 - $22•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves supporting engineering and production teams with various technical tasks related to specialty coatings. Key responsibilities include managing documentation like DCRs and NCMRs, approving compliance certificates, answering technical questions from production staff and customers, verifying coating thickness and lot traveler accuracy, and preparing parts for engineering runs. The technician will also develop new masking and demasking methods and utilize various SCS analytical equipment. Training production employees, handling customer inquiries, and assisting engineers with failure analysis are also core duties. Additional responsibilities include supporting cost savings programs, assisting production with deadlines, and contributing to special projects requiring masking and demasking expertise. Adherence to safety policies and flexibility to perform other duties as needed are expected.

Requirements

High School diploma required with 2+ year's of related work experience, OR one year certificate from college or technical school with no work experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision.
Ability to use precision measuring and laboratory instruments, such as calipers, scales, micrometers, profilometer or similar test/inspection equipment.
Ability to interact closely with other departments to support customer focus and efficient operations.
Demonstrated capacity to work with Microsoft Office Products, Lotus Notes, and other critical computer applications.
Possesses well-developed communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.
Ability to read, write and follow written or verbal instructions.
Ability to speak, read and write English.
Is well-organized and detail oriented.
Ability to interact professionally with customers.

Responsibilities

Initiates DCR & NCMR’s as necessary.
Approves Certificates of Compliance.
Answers production employee questions related to customer processes and product.
Verifies the coating thickness on lot travelers.
Verifies Parylene lot travelers are complete and accurate.
Cleans, promotes, masks and demasks parts for engineering runs.
Develops new masking and demasking methods.
Utilizes SCS analytical equipment including but not limited to: profilometer, micrometer, UV-Vis Spectrophotometer, DMM, vacuum controllers and meters, temperature controllers and meters, vacuum leak detector, measure scopes.
Trains production employees to new and current processes and practices, and can develop positive relationships.
Handles customer inquiries.
Answers employee questions on production parts.
Assists Engineers with root cause failure analysis.
Assists with cost savings programs.
Assists production in meeting deadlines if additional help is needed.
Assists other engineers with special projects requiring masking and demasking knowledge.
Assists other engineers with special projects.
Adheres to plant and corporate safety policies.
May assist in other areas or perform other duties as required by fluctuating business needs.