Materials Lab Test Technician

Intertek•Kentwood, MI

7h•Onsite

About The Position

Intertek is searching for a Materials Technician to join our Transportation Technology team in our Kentwood, MI office. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career in product testing, battery analysis, and materials properties. Intertek's Transportation Technologies team offers Total Quality Assurance expertise, delivered consistently with precision, pace and passion, enabling our customers to power ahead safely. Our automotive, battery and energy storage, and related transportation industry testing and certification expertise is recognized by leading manufacturers worldwide for evaluating how their products and services meet and exceed quality, safety, sustainability and performance standards. What are we looking for? Under general supervision, this position will perform duties related to routine (and sometimes non-routine) testing. Intertek is a world leader in the Quality Assurance market, with a proven, high-quality business model and a global network of customer-focused operations and highly engaged subject matter experts. With passion, pace, and precision we work to exceed our customers’ expectations, while engaging with our employees to be 10X in their performance and professional growth. Intertek is a drug-free workplace. As a condition of employment, certain positions may be required to pass a pre-employment drug test based on the type of work that will be performed. Intertek is a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide. Our network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices in more than 100 countries, delivers innovative and bespoke Assurance, Testing, Inspection and Certification (ATIC) solutions for our customers' operations and supply chains. Working at Intertek means joining a global network of state-of-the-art facilities and passionate people who deliver superior customer service with a purpose of bringing quality, safety, and sustainability to life. The Transportation Technologies team provides the transportation industry with the confidence that its products and services meet required safety and quality standards. The team’s services cover advisory, auditing, certification, inspection, outsourcing, quality assurance, testing, training, and more for automotive, aerospace, marine, rail and more.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED
Ability to utilize basic shop equipment and various hand tools
Ability to review, understand, and convey technical information in an effective manner
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to carry out simple one or two step instructions
Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables
Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment
Strong interpersonal skills
Strong communication skills, in both verbal and written formats
Microsoft Office software expertise, including Word, Excel and Outlook.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in STEM or directly related technical field.

Responsibilities

Under general supervision, perform duties related to routine (and sometimes non-routine) testing.
Prepare and set up test samples and test equipment.
Operate equipment and perform testing in accordance with approved test plan.
May assist with test plan creation and/or method development.
Obtain and record test data in accordance with standards.
May extract and compile engineering data.
Perform analysis of test data; notify project lead of test failures and/or inconsistencies.
May communicate with clients regarding general project inquiries, updates, etc.
Perform other work as required.