Test Lab Technician

Laconia • Laconia, NH

1d

About The Position

Under the general direction of the Lab/Manufacturing Supervisor, the Test Lab Technician tests experimental or prototype mechanical parts and structural products. The technician conducts tests and records results at various stages of production to determine and maintain product quality and reliability. The position requires strong mechanical aptitude and computer skills. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Requirements

• Strong mechanical aptitude.
• Computer skills.
• For the Senior Test Technician level: an associate's degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school, or three years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Frequently lifts and/or moves up to 10 pounds and occasionally lifts and/or moves up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Performs and documents preventative maintenance.
• Examines parts for conformance with dimensional specifications.
• Understands the necessity of instrument calibration and notifies the supervisor when calibrations are due.
• Sets up equipment and conducts tests in accordance with established test procedures.
• Coordinates and participates in installing units or systems in test fixtures, connecting valves, pumps, hydraulic, mechanical or electrical controls, cabling, tubing, power sources, and indicating instruments.
• Measures and pours specified test media into fixtures and test samples, handling hydraulic fluids, hydrocarbon-based fuels, solvents, and other media mindfully during pouring, transporting, measuring, handling, and wiping.
• Activates controls to apply electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, or mechanical power and subjects test items to successive steps in a test cycle.
• Accurately records test data and results.
• Rejects pieces that do not fall within accepted test procedures.
• Confers with engineering personnel to resolve fabrication problems relating to specifications and review test plans, including test types and cycles, conditions, and duration.
• Troubleshoots and repairs test lab equipment under the direction of the lab supervisor or test engineer.
• Fabricates precision parts for test apparatus or interprets specifications for workers fabricating parts.
• Conducts and documents training according to established procedures.
• Maintains consistent, regular, and dependable attendance and punctuality.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree