Materials Lab Technician

Rimkus•Mooresville, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Materials testing laboratory, located in Mooresville, NC is seeking an entry-level materials Laboratory Technician. The company is firmly established as a recognized leader in failure/root cause analysis, corrosion damage assessment, weld/welder qualification testing, and consulting engineering. Our clients are typically from the commercial, industrial, and forensic workspaces from a wide range of industries including performance (motorsports, aerospace, marine, automotive/transportation), manufacturing, industrial (power generation and utilities, pharmaceutical, petrochemical, pulp and paper), and forensics (insurance and litigation support). Essential Job Functions Perform laboratory testing on a wide variety of projects, handle the coordination of project storage, provide assistance to project managers/engineers/consultants, and assist with general project management tasks. This position occasionally requires direct client interaction/observation while performing laboratory testing. The coordination of project storage will consist of cataloging, organizing, and documenting the status of various items stored at our testing facility. Assistance to project management/consulting staff includes, but is not limited to, operating laboratory equipment, training to use new equipment, and performing all lab testing under the direction of the project manager. Perform routine laboratory testing, such as: macro and micro photography, mechanical testing, Charpy impact testing, chemical analysis, hardness testing, etc. Operate polishing equipment to prepare metallographic specimens for microstructural analysis. Perform general shop clean-up and equipment maintenance including equipment clean-up, minor repairs, and filing project inventory. This position will work with limited supervision, exercising initiative and independent judgment in the performance of assigned tasks.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Required
Excellent oral and written communication skills required.
Must have strong interpersonal skills, demonstrated poise, tact, and diplomacy.
Must be able to handle sensitive and confidential information.
Must possess the ability to understand departmental operations and procedures.
Must have good organizational skills as well as analytical and interpretive skills.
Should have the ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously and set priorities.
Ability to work independently or in a team environment.
Ability to meet or exceed performance competencies.
Must have dependable transportation and a valid driver’s license.
Ability to operate fork-lift and shop machinery (including but not limited to band saws, milling machines, lathes, grinders, belt sanders, mounting presses, cut-off saws, furnaces, air compressors, etc.) in compliance with safety program/safety procedures.
Ability to operate laboratory equipment (including but not limited to cameras, tensile testers, hardness testers, micro-hardness testers, chemical analysis OES, metallographs, stereomicroscopes, auto-polishers, sample preparation polishing wheels, fume hoods, ultrasonic cleaners, Charpy impact testers, salt-fog chambers, dye penetrant and magnetic particle equipment, replication materials, etc.)
Ability to clean, maintain, and repair lab equipment and tools, including maintaining supply inventories.
Assist engineers/project managers with day-to-day operations and in conducting project examinations.
Operate lab equipment in accordance with the quality assurance program/QA procedures.
Ability to utilize various computer software (including but not limited to lab equipment software, project management/billing databases, Microsoft Suite, Lightroom, etc.)
Produce standard test reports.
Applicant must be able to pass random drug screens as required by our clients to perform onsite inspections and testing.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Preferred

Responsibilities

Perform laboratory testing on a wide variety of projects
Handle the coordination of project storage
Provide assistance to project managers/engineers/consultants
Assist with general project management tasks
Perform routine laboratory testing, such as: macro and micro photography, mechanical testing, Charpy impact testing, chemical analysis, hardness testing, etc.
Operate polishing equipment to prepare metallographic specimens for microstructural analysis
Perform general shop clean-up and equipment maintenance including equipment clean-up, minor repairs, and filing project inventory
Operate fork-lift and shop machinery (including but not limited to band saws, milling machines, lathes, grinders, belt sanders, mounting presses, cut-off saws, furnaces, air compressors, etc.) in compliance with safety program/safety procedures.
Operate laboratory equipment (including but not limited to cameras, tensile testers, hardness testers, micro-hardness testers, chemical analysis OES, metallographs, stereomicroscopes, auto-polishers, sample preparation polishing wheels, fume hoods, ultrasonic cleaners, Charpy impact testers, salt-fog chambers, dye penetrant and magnetic particle equipment, replication materials, etc.)
Clean, maintain, and repair lab equipment and tools, including maintaining supply inventories.
Assist engineers/project managers with day-to-day operations and in conducting project examinations.
Operate lab equipment in accordance with the quality assurance program/QA procedures.
Utilize various computer software (including but not limited to lab equipment software, project management/billing databases, Microsoft Suite, Lightroom, etc.)
Produce standard test reports.