Lab Technician

Colson Group Holdings•Saint Joseph, MI

16d

About The Position

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.

Requirements

Associate Degree in General Tech. High School Diploma or Equivalent.
Exposure to CM II or CM II Certification.
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.
Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Ability to run an experiment in a testing environment.
Ability to use measurement tools.

Responsibilities

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
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.