Lab Operator

About the role

This position supports the Production and Shipping departments by ensuring SSAB produced material meets industry specifications.

Responsibilities

• Safely operate testing equipment (Tensile, Charpy, Bend)
• Safely operate machining equipment (CNC Machine Centers)
• Safely operate sample preparation equipment
• Maintain a clean and safe work area

Qualifications

• Competencies and Experience Required:
  • Detail Oriented (Accuracy)
  • Computer literate (Basic operation and/or troubleshooting)
  • Ability to work well with other team members
  • Ability to maintain a safe work area
  • Ability to perform preventive maintenance on equipment
  • Attention to detail (Accuracy)
  • Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously
  • Perform tasks with minimal supervision
  • Maintain good attendance record
• Preferred Experience:
  • Operation of CNC Machining equipment
  • Interpretation of industry specifications (ASTM/EN/API/ABS/CSA)
• Education Required:
  • A High School diploma or equivalent

Supervisory Responsibilities / Direct Reports

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment and Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• The employee will be required to sit, stand, and/or walk as follows: alternate sitting and standing as needed throughout the 12 hour shift.
• The position requires the following talking, vision and hearing capabilities: talking person to person, on the phone, and in a group setting; hearing in person, on the phone, and in group a setting; vision at near, midrange, far, and peripheral vision; depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• The position requires the following pushing, pulling, lifting and carrying capabilities: push, pull, lift, and/or carry items weighing 50 pounds or less.
• The Employee Will Occasionally Be Required To: stoop and kneel; twist at waist level; reach above shoulder; feel with both hands together or separately; sense temperature and textures with both hands together or separately.
• The Employee Will Frequently Be Required To: reach at waist/desk level; reach below waist level; handle, grip, hold, and grasp with left hand and with both hands together; finger with both hands together or separately.
• The Employee Will Constantly Be Required To: handle, grip, hold, and grasp with right hand.
• The employee will be required to work in the following conditions: (While wearing safety equipment and/or clothing for protection from hazards) inside; in extreme hot temperatures; amid fumes/dust/dirt/smoke; around equipment in motion; amid noise.

Position Type / Expected Hours of Work / Travel Requirements

• Position is full time, non-exempt, and is eligible for overtime.
• Position works (12) hours a day; rotating shift.
• Opportunities for overtime.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

About Us

Becoming part of the SSAB family means joining a journey. A journey that we believe is essential for the sustainability of this planet. Steel has been one of the most important materials for developing our society and it will continue to be so. In the roofs over our heads, in the bridges connecting our cities and in the cars of tomorrow. At SSAB we are proud of our history and leadership in high-strength steel. But we are also aware that the production of steel is one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases in the world. That has to change. That is why we have developed the world’s first fossil-free steel production and have committed to becoming largely fossil-free. As part of SSAB you will be instrumental in realizing this goal and pushing for the green transformation of the whole steel industry.

About the Team

SSAB Special Steels has global responsibility for sales of SSAB's quenched and tempered (Q&T) steels and advanced high-strength steels (AHSS) as well as for steel and plate production in Oxelösund, Sweden, and Mobile, USA.