Lab Operator (Temp)

About the Role

The Lab Operator supports production and shipping by performing functions to ensure products meet quality requirements.

Responsibilities

• Safely operate testing equipment (Tensile, Charpy, Bend & Brinell) and machining equipment (HDMI-plasma cutter & CNC machine).
• Safely operate sample preparation equipment and demonstrate the ability to learn MES and lab test requirements.
• Maintain a clean and safe work area.
• Cross train in all other labs to provide coverage as needed.
• Complete all training within designated timeframes and attend all required meetings.
• Understand and support the company’s goals and values and adhere to company, department, safety, quality, environmental, and ethics policies and procedures.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience (or the ability to learn) in the operation of CNC Machining equipment preferred.
• Ability to troubleshoot and perform preventive maintenance on equipment.
• Ability to interpret industry specifications (ASTM/EN/API/ABS/CSA).
• Good computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft 365.
• Good communication, interpersonal, collaboration, and teamwork skills.
• Ability to maintain a safe work area.

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.

• Sitting: 1-4 hours at a time; average 6 hours a day
• Standing: 1 hour at a time; average 1 hour a day
• Walking: 1 hour at a time; average 1 hour a day
• Alternate sitting, standing, and walking as needed

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 a group setting
• Vision: 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
• Reach above shoulder

The employee will frequently be required to:

• Reach and twist at and below waist/desk level
• Handle, grip, hold, and grasp with left hand and with both hands together
• Finger with both hands together or separately
• Feel with both hands together or separately; sense temperature and textures with both hands together or separately

The employee will constantly be required to:

• Handle, grip, hold, and grasp with both hands together or separately

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

Schedule

• Full-time, non-exempt, eligible for overtime
• 12-hour rotating shifts, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays
• Overtime coverage for personnel on other shifts is expected

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.