Reliability Technician - The Toro Company

The Toro Company•Riverside, CA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Reliability Technician conducts and records test results on various irrigation products and/or components to determine the failure mode. Analyze products to determine the cause of failure and facilitate the corrective action process. Collect and organize data for reporting and to establish failure trends. This role is for the 1st Shift: Monday - Friday, 6:00am - 2:30pm, with overtime as needed. The starting wage is $29.59 per hour.

Requirements

3 to 5 years of related experience and/or hands-on technical work and writing experience.
Knowledge of Total Quality Management is helpful.
Ability to disassemble and manipulate the product in an organized manner to avoid disturbing evidence of failure causes.
Familiar with the usage of precision measuring devices (calipers, micrometers, comparators, gauges, load and tensile testers).
Ability to read, understand, and use blueprints, schematics, and test procedures.
Ability to use a computer and various software applications, including spreadsheet software.
Data collection, technical writing, and reporting skills.
Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.
Ability to use a calculator to perform routine math.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical journals, technical procedures, and/or governmental regulations.
Ability to write routine reports.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from internal customers.
Ability to differentiate colors.
Uses hands to finger, handle, or feel; talks or hears.
Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.

Nice To Haves

Apprenticeship or formal training in mechanics, mechanical design, and plastics knowledge is desired.

Responsibilities

Confers with Failure Analysis personnel to assign project priorities, review test plans, procedures, and objectives.
Disassemble the product to investigate and analyze its components.
Examine the unit or components for defects related to manufacturing, design, installation, and/or service.
Sets up, observes, and conducts tests in both field and laboratory conditions on irrigation products, subassemblies, components, and/or materials under operational conditions to investigate design, components, materials, etc., for performance and to obtain data to identify the root cause of failure and corrective action.
Records test procedures, collects test data, records results into the database, and prepares written reports.
Confers with Failure Analysis personnel on data analysis and interpretation to determine failure causes and make recommendations for corrective actions.
Performs other required duties as needed in addition to the essential functions described above.