Testing Technician I
About The Position
QAI Laboratories Ltd. (QAI) is seeking a talented, hardworking, and dedicated Test Technician – Physical/Mechanical Testing to join our Building Products team in Rancho Cucamonga, California. The ideal candidate will be highly motivated, hands-on, and interested in working in a fast-paced product testing laboratory. This role requires the ability to read and comprehend test standards and specifications for performing testing, with a willingness to cross-train in other areas of the business. QAI is a multi-national professional certification body, test laboratory, and inspection agency with offices throughout North America and Asia, founded in 1994 by experienced certification and testing experts.
Requirements
- Have technologist / technician / licensed trade / or equivalent work experience to be qualified by QAI as able to work in a specific technical area.
- Possess the ability to read, understand, and apply technical standards towards product testing programs.
- Possess “Good Laboratory Practice” skills essential for testing products.
- Possess strong analytical skills.
- Possess good interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral.
- Possess superior MS Word and Excel skills and be proficient with email correspondence.
- Accepts instruction and follows it for testing outside of their general scope of knowledge and experience.
- Able to grasp general concepts in a field of testing and apply it to specific test methods.
- Able to perform testing and as knowledge grows in a specific field of testing graduates to more complex testing methods.
- Seeks assistance and knowledge from more senior personnel when a specific requirement is outside of their general scope of knowledge.
- Good working knowledge of the test methods in their specific discipline.
- Able to multi-task with some degree of efficiency and accuracy.
- Maintains a sense of ownership and responsibility for projects assigned to them.
- Candidates must hold a valid driver’s license.
- Candidates must be open to work extended hours during peak service demands.
Nice To Haves
- Willing to cross train in other areas of the business.
Responsibilities
- Conduct testing of products following national standards such as ASTM, UL, CSA and other methods.
- Conducts supervised and/or unsupervised testing, data analysis, and test report preparation.
- Assist project managers, engineers and operations managers in the supervision of testing, data analysis and test report preparation.
- Become familiar with ASTM, UL, CSA and other standards, the US and Canadian standards system, and implementation of standards towards product certification, testing and inspection programs.
- Maintain a level of technical competence in the field of testing to ensure validity of test results.
- Maintain compliance with the QAI quality management system and code of conduct.
- Work with the QAI sales team to provide technical support, when requested.
- Other duties as may be assigned.
- Able to identify conformance to test, inspection, and/or certification criteria and communicate this to clients and throughout the organization.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and benefits package.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
