Metallurgical Lab Technician 1

**Location:**Shreveport, LA, US

Division: BENTELER Steel/Tube
Functional Area: Quality Management
Career Level: Entry-Level Position
Contract Type: Permanent/Full-time
Weekly Working Hours: 40.00
Required Languages: English
Requisition ID: 43518

At BENTELER, we make it possible. From promoting individual talents to international career prospects, or from generous opportunities for designing your career to personal development opportunities—at BENTELER, we always have answers to your questions about the future, based entirely on your personal needs. Diverse options that makes sure you can be anything and everything. Or, as we like to put it: BENTELER makes it happen!

Core Responsibilities:

• Perform various metallurgical testing methods and analyze results in accordance with regulatory and local/customer specifications.
• Report and maintain test data according to local procedure.
• Identify and report all nonconforming material to Lab Supervisor/Metallurgist.
• Operate and maintain all lab testing equipment as required including band saws, surface grinders, mounting/polishing equipment, microscopes, etc.
• Comply with all Safety rules and regulations.
• Participate in Lab improvement and 5S activities.
• Assist with training of new Lab Techs.
• Perform additional duties that may be assigned by the Quality Manager/Lab Supervisor.

Job Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED.
• At least 5 years of experience in manufacturing or related field.
• Experience in a Metallurgical Lab testing tubular products preferred, (Tensile, Impact, Hardness etc.).
• Knowledge of material preparation process (CNC machining, grinding/ polishing etc.)
• Knowledge of tubular and/ or steel manufacturing preferred.
• Knowledge of API / ASTM/ TS/ ISO standards and specifications.
• Attention to detail.
• Adaptability (i.e., ability to work rotating shifts).
• Excellent time management, planning, and organizational skills.
• SAP & general computer knowledge preferred (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)
• Ability to work in fast paced organization, meeting multiple deadlines.

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The BENTELER Group always has the answer. That’s because in each of our divisions and at every one of our sites, you can benefit from the size and diversity of an international corporation with around 23,000 colleagues in nearly 26 countries.

The same is true in our BENTELER Steel/Tube division. Here, we develop and produce custom, precision pipes for customers from energy production, automotive engineering, and other industrial sectors. In this division, we enable the unerring application of our products, from the concept up to process integration and thus to integration into our customers’ value chains. Along with that, our diverse fields of application make sure you can be and become anything. Or, as we like to put it: BENTELER makes it happen!

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