Lab Technician

KraussMaffei • Florence, KY

9h • Onsite

About The Position

Extrusion Lab Technicians support the operations of the Extrusion Process Technology team, with an emphasis on ensuring the success of customer extrusion trials. The key focus areas will be maintaining, preparing, operating, and cleaning equipment; inventory management; assisting with records management; and training junior employees.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in related discipline. 3 years’ work experience in extrusion and/or the plastics industry or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Nice To Haves

• Associate’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Material Engineering Technology and 5 years work experience in plastics extrusion.

Responsibilities

• Lead set-up, operation, and clean-up of equipment for extrusion trials in support of customers and internal development work.
• Perform or coordinate maintenance on equipment in the Extrusion Lab to ensure equipment is kept in good working order. Assist engineers with equipment modifications, as necessary. Assist with regular inventories of Extrusion Lab assets.
• Become knowledgeable in the operation of all extrusion and auxiliary equipment used in the Extrusion Lab.
• Operate and maintain analytical equipment used in the Extrusion Lab.
• Assist with creating and maintaining records related to extrusion trials (screw designs, equipment set-up sheets, run sheets, equipment run data, analytical test data, SDSs)
• Provide leadership in raw material inventory management efforts for the Extrusion Lab. Key contact for shipping, receiving, and disposal of raw materials used in the Extrusion Lab.
• Become familiar with the range of raw materials used in the Extrusion Lab.
• Provide leadership in maintaining a neat and clean work environment in the Extrusion Lab. Key contributor to 5S efforts. Ensure that an adequate inventory of critical supplies is maintained.
• Key source of training for personnel in Krauss Maffei’s apprentice and co-op programs in proper work procedures.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees