Laboratory Technician (Engineering)

As part of the Engineering Department, the Laboratory Technician is responsible for supporting laboratory operations by conducting tests, maintaining equipment, and ensuring a clean and safe work environment. This role plays a vital part in research, quality control, or manufacturing processes by providing accurate data and analysis. 

Responsibilities

• Conduct routine and specialized tests and experiments using Engineering specifications.
• Create and implement test methods, practices, and protocols for assemblies.
• Build and assemble products, sub-assemblies, and components.
• Maintain, calibrate, and troubleshoot laboratory equipment.
• Record and analyze data, generating reports.
• Ensure laboratory safety by following established protocols and regulations.
• Maintain a clean and organized laboratory workspace.
• Manage inventory of laboratory supplies and order replacements as needed.
• Collaborate with other laboratory personnel to ensure efficient operations.
• Assist in the training of new lab personnel.

Requirements and Skills

• Proven experience as a Lab Technician or similar role in a manufacturing laboratory environment.
• Knowledge of laboratory techniques and equipment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in conducting tests.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Familiarity with safety regulations and laboratory best practices.
• Basic computer skills for data entry and report generation.
• Proven hands on experience in a manufacturing or similar setting working with electrical components, fabricated parts, or mechanical setting.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Qualifications Requirements

Education and / or experience____________________________________________________________

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
• Background in Fabrication, Electrical, or demonstrated experience in inner workings, or mechanics of a product

Reasoning ability

• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations

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

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.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach with hands and arms, and use hands to finger, handle or free objects.

• The employee frequently is required to talk, hear, and communicate with other employees.

• The employee must be able to move and/or lift objects up to 50 pounds on occasion with assistance.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral, and depth perception vision

• Prolonged periods of standing, pushing, pulling, lifting, and carrying materials.

Work environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts and equipment.
• The noise level in the work environment is may occasionally be loud.

Gas – Fired Products provides equal employment opportunities to all employees, and applicants for employment, and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, ender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.  This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job