Lab Tech Helper

Hourly Range: $20.25 - $23.25 plus shift premium

**2nd Shift*

**All Applicants must comply with ITAR Requirements. US Citizens or Permanent Residents only**
*Pre-Employment Drug Screening Required after job acceptance*

Summary: Reporting to the Lab supervisor, this entry level position will go through extensive, rigorous hands-on training by senior Lab employees to master highly technical skills necessary for other positions in the Lab. The Lab Tech Helper must demonstrate the ability and desire to learn.

Major Job Duties:

• Perform Lab housekeeping activities as directed.
• Learning how to operate a forklift to transfer test materials, test forgings & test remnants to various designated areas.
• Excise test blanks from simple test forging using aluminum band saw.
• Learning test remnant & prolongations temporary storage convention, and dispose/manage them accordingly.
• Learning to operate alloy check machine and helping receive forging stocks.
• Learning how to bookkeep and receive test material stock.
• Helping create shipper orders to send test material for outside testing.
• Receive, review and data entry of outside testing certification into ERP system.
• Helping operate CNC lathe to prepare test bars for tensile testing.
• Helping machine tensile blanks using a fly-cutter for EC and hardness testing.
• Helping machine grain flow sections using a fly-cutter.
• Learning/helping Lab Technicians on identifying test remnants after test specimens were excised.
• Learning to perform hardness and conductivity test on test material/test blanks.
• Perform all work-related activities requested by Lab Supervisor.

Additional responsibilities may include:

• Learning from Lab Technician III/Lead on how to lay out test specimens on the test material/prolongation/forging.
• Learning from Lab Technician III/Lead on how to excise test specimens from test material/prolongation/forging safely and correctly.
• Learning from Lab Technician III/Lead to prepare chemical etch solutions, to prepare micro and macro specimens, and to photograph micros/macros.
• Learning blueprint reading to determine location of test bars.
• Learn how to use micrometer & caliper.
• Supporting special projects initiated by Lab supervisor/Metallurgists.
• Participate in Bi-annual Tensile written exam.
• Participate in Bi-annual Tensile Round Robin test.

Qualifications:

• Must be able to comply with ITAR and EAR residency requirements
• Working experience in manufacturing/testing/machining/sawing is preferred

Education/Experience:

• HS/GED or equivalent