Lab Technician

About the role

Help ensure quality product by monitoring all phases of production operations for adherence to standards, taking samples for analysis, making physical inspections, and communicating with Production and other Metallurgical personnel to resolve problems. The Lab Technician is responsible for daily quality testing requirements, record keeping, reporting, and equipment maintenance. The incumbent will be accountable for acquisition and preparation of test samples, as well as performing the actual tests and reporting quality results to the appropriate department. Additionally, the Lab Technician may also be responsible for product inspection. The Lab Technician will review quality data results and compare them to product requirements, notifying the routine facilitator or Quality Assurance manager if there are any problems with the data or inspection of the product.

Responsibilities

• Monitor Rolling Mill for surface quality, bar size, length, and temperature.
• Observe activities at the Caster, including choking, lancing, AC 3 temps, cast speed, and bar counts.
• Observe Melt Shop chemistry specification and degas requirements to ensure they are performed correctly.
• Record and monitor practices to ensure they are being followed.
• Participate in failure analysis for solutions and improvements.
• Identify and deliver samples for testing to the machine shop, both rolled and cast products.
• Post data and observations to a metallurgical report for disposition.

Requirements

• Minimum of two years of steel mill or related experience.
• High school diploma.
• Aptitude for working with computers and sensitive technical instruments.
• Ability to work in a controlled laboratory environment and independently.
• Capability to calibrate and standardize vacuum spectrograph and carbon-sulfur determinator.
• Ability to operate saws, abrasive cut wheel, and disk grinder.
• General knowledge of steel processing, principles of the electric arc furnace operation, and basic metallurgical components of high carbon and alloy steel.

Benefits

• Medical and Prescription coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Health & Dependent Care (Flexible Spending Account)
• 401(k)
• Basic Life/Accidental Life Insurance
• Health Advocate Services
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

This position reports to the Routine Facilitator. Training for the specific tasks will be provided by the site.