Team Leader Test Lab

NORMA Group•Auburn Hills, MI

15h•Onsite

About The Position

Laboratory Leader – NORMA Fluid Objective: Manage the NORMA St. Clair Development Laboratory. Oversee all lab activities including prototype fabrication, product testing, equipment acquisition and maintenance, safety, the engineering work order system, laboratory documentation, and laboratory staff. Essential Job Functions: Manage laboratory personnel, equipment, and material. Properly setup, program, and maintain lab equipment. Manage engineering work orders and prioritize work flow, in collaboration with other departments. Provide leadership through development, discipline, and performance reviews. Primary Responsibilities include the following, other duties may be assigned: Functional and disciplinary leadership of local T&I Development Test Lab, including target setting, personnel/ backup planning, qualification management, and development of team capabilities Contributes to global Test Lab strategy and Roadmap definition Interface & act as a liaison to various internal and external customers including engineering, purchasing, and operations to schedule and organize matters required for laboratory activities Initiates and leads Global Excellence and cost saving initiatives Conduct weekly meetings to schedule and prioritize workload Create and maintain laboratory documentation Maintain and expand compliance to ISO 17025 Responsibility for compliance with ISO 9001, IATF 16949, customer-, and audit requirements Interface with NORMA’s Quality Manager to ensure that lab equipment and gages are calibrated per schedule Prepare materials for use in testing and/or prototype manufacturing Organize prototype inventory and equipment Supports acquisition of test equipment in cooperation with T&I Equipment Specialist Oversee the execution of testing/prototypes, collect data per instructions, and complete required forms Use various hand tools and precision measuring tools including torque wrenches, calipers, micrometers, test indicators, etc. Promote a positive atmosphere that rewards performance and encourages employee satisfaction Interface with Human Resources to administer personnel matters including performance reviews, compensation reviews, etc. Ensure equipment and processes are safe and effective for use. Accountable for Health & Safety, operational safety of test equipment, and Test Lab safety concept Oversee the setup, programming, and maintenance of lab equipment including accelerated durability, fatigue, and corrosion equipment and testing Coordinate with other NORMA and non-NORMA laboratories as required Create operating budget for development lab activity and assign costs and work hours towards engineering work orders. Performs feasibility checks and cost calculations based on DVPs and specifications Create drawings and acquire necessary test and prototype fixtures using CAD Continuously strive for improvement in performance of all responsibilities Continuous improvement of self-knowledge, for instance via trainings, seminars and/or additional tasks outside of the key Product Engineering Test Lab assignments. Together with purchasing teams, identifies and manages external test suppliers Travels as required to customers, suppliers and NORMA locations (up to 25% travel time) Assume responsibility for related initiatives as needs arise

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering OR experience leading a test laboratory
Two years of product testing including data acquisition
Mechanical aptitude
Attention to detail
Ability to read and interpret Engineering drawings
Strong communication skills
Strong problem solving skills
Instrumentation
Data acquisition software (i.e. Labview)
Data analysis software (i.e. Excel, nCode, JMP)
Proficient use of computers including Microsoft Office and Outlook

Nice To Haves

Experience with durability test methods
Experience fluid transport systems, fluid quick connectors
Automotive industry experience
Familiar with basic plastic tube thermoforming processes and injection molding processes
Lathe and/or mill machining experience
3D printer operation knowledge
Vibration Controller Software
Labview programming experience

Responsibilities

Manage laboratory personnel, equipment, and material.
Properly setup, program, and maintain lab equipment.
Manage engineering work orders and prioritize work flow, in collaboration with other departments.
Provide leadership through development, discipline, and performance reviews.
Functional and disciplinary leadership of local T&I Development Test Lab, including target setting, personnel/ backup planning, qualification management, and development of team capabilities
Contributes to global Test Lab strategy and Roadmap definition
Interface & act as a liaison to various internal and external customers including engineering, purchasing, and operations to schedule and organize matters required for laboratory activities
Initiates and leads Global Excellence and cost saving initiatives
Conduct weekly meetings to schedule and prioritize workload
Create and maintain laboratory documentation
Maintain and expand compliance to ISO 17025
Responsibility for compliance with ISO 9001, IATF 16949, customer-, and audit requirements
Interface with NORMA’s Quality Manager to ensure that lab equipment and gages are calibrated per schedule
Prepare materials for use in testing and/or prototype manufacturing
Organize prototype inventory and equipment
Supports acquisition of test equipment in cooperation with T&I Equipment Specialist
Oversee the execution of testing/prototypes, collect data per instructions, and complete required forms
Use various hand tools and precision measuring tools including torque wrenches, calipers, micrometers, test indicators, etc.
Promote a positive atmosphere that rewards performance and encourages employee satisfaction
Interface with Human Resources to administer personnel matters including performance reviews, compensation reviews, etc.
Ensure equipment and processes are safe and effective for use.
Accountable for Health & Safety, operational safety of test equipment, and Test Lab safety concept
Oversee the setup, programming, and maintenance of lab equipment including accelerated durability, fatigue, and corrosion equipment and testing
Coordinate with other NORMA and non-NORMA laboratories as required
Create operating budget for development lab activity and assign costs and work hours towards engineering work orders.
Performs feasibility checks and cost calculations based on DVPs and specifications
Create drawings and acquire necessary test and prototype fixtures using CAD
Continuously strive for improvement in performance of all responsibilities
Continuous improvement of self-knowledge, for instance via trainings, seminars and/or additional tasks outside of the key Product Engineering Test Lab assignments.
Together with purchasing teams, identifies and manages external test suppliers
Travels as required to customers, suppliers and NORMA locations (up to 25% travel time)
Assume responsibility for related initiatives as needs arise