Rimkus · 15 hours ago
Materials Lab Technician - North Carolina
Mooresville, NC
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry LevelRimkus is a worldwide leader in Engineering and Technical Consulting, and they are seeking an entry-level Materials Lab Technician. The role involves performing laboratory testing, assisting project managers, and managing project storage while ensuring compliance with quality assurance procedures.
ConstructionConsultingIndustrial
Responsibilities
Perform laboratory testing on a wide variety of projects, handle the coordination of project storage, provide assistance to project managers/engineers/consultants, and assist with general project management tasks
This position occasionally requires direct client interaction/observation while performing laboratory testing
The coordination of project storage will consist of cataloging, organizing, and documenting the status of various items stored at our testing facility
Assistance to project management/consulting staff includes, but is not limited to, operating laboratory equipment, training to use new equipment, and performing all lab testing under the direction of the project manager
Perform routine laboratory testing, such as: macro and micro photography, mechanical testing, Charpy impact testing, chemical analysis, hardness testing, etc
Operate polishing equipment to prepare metallographic specimens for microstructural analysis. Perform general shop clean-up and equipment maintenance including equipment clean-up, minor repairs, and filing project inventory
This position will work with limited supervision, exercising initiative and independent judgment in the performance of assigned tasks
Qualification
Required
Associate degree or Trade School accreditation is preferred but may be substituted with work experience
Excellent oral and written communication skills required
Must have strong interpersonal skills, demonstrated poise, tact, and diplomacy
Must be able to handle sensitive and confidential information
Must possess the ability to understand departmental operations and procedures
Must have good organizational skills as well as analytical and interpretive skills
Should have the ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously and set priorities
Ability to work independently or in a team environment
Ability to meet or exceed performance competencies
Must have dependable transportation and a valid driver's license
Ability to operate fork-lift and shop machinery (including but not limited to band saws, milling machines, lathes, grinders, belt sanders, mounting presses, cut-off saws, furnaces, air compressors, etc.) in compliance with safety program/safety procedures
Ability to operate laboratory equipment (including but not limited to cameras, tensile testers, hardness testers, micro-hardness testers, chemical analysis OES, metallographs, stereomicroscopes, auto-polishers, sample preparation polishing wheels, fume hoods, ultrasonic cleaners, Charpy impact testers, salt-fog chambers, dye penetrant and magnetic particle equipment, replication materials, etc.)
Ability to clean, maintain, and repair lab equipment and tools, including maintaining supply inventories
Assist engineers/project managers with day-to-day operations and in conducting project examinations
Operate lab equipment in accordance with the quality assurance program/QA procedures
Ability to utilize various computer software (including but not limited to lab equipment software, project management/billing databases, Microsoft Suite, Lightroom, etc.)
Produce standard test reports
Work is primarily performed in an office/laboratory/shop setting
Occasionally, driving a vehicle to client locations and field offices is required as needed (mileage paid)
While performing this job, employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, hear, and talk
Must be able to speak and communicate clearly with clients, vendors, and coworkers
Employee may lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
Clear vision and depth perception are also necessary
Applicant must be able to pass random drug screens as required by our clients to perform onsite inspections and testing
There will be occasions where overtime (or working after normal business hours) will be required to meet the demands of the position
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life
Disability
Employer-matching 401(k)
Company
Rimkus
Consultants. Experts. Innovators. Rimkus Consulting Group is a worldwide leader in engineering and technical consulting.
Founded in 1983
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$8.04MKey Investors
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2024-02-22Private Equity
2023-06-05Series Unknown· $8.04M
2019-01-11Private Equity
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