Metallurgist

Description

Position Summary:

This position is technically responsible for the support of the metallurgical and mechanical testing functions.

Primary Responsibilities/Key Attributes*:

Lab Activities: Performs a variety of Metallurgical lab duties, ensuring the overall efficiency of the laboratory.

• Performs analyses in conjunction with metallurgical technicians.
• Proficiently performs duties of Technician I, II, II
  • Prepares technical reports, including Failure Analysis, utilized established methods and techniques.
• Maintain SOPs and makes method revisions and additions, as required, in coordination with Metallurgist II, Chief Metallurgist, Operations Manager, Quality Manager and laboratory staff as appropriate.
• Interface with LIMS for the entry and approval of metallurgical test data and reports.
• Familiarity with SEM operation and interpretation.

Customer Service:

• Provide general customer service to clients ensuring positive and proactive customer relations.
• Serves as a technical liaison to our customers and responds to client calls of this nature.
• Supplies technical information to sales department regarding capabilities and testing methods.

Secondary Responsibilities: N/A

Incidental Functions:

• As required.
• Adheres to quality and safety standards.

Qualifications

Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Education, Experience):

• BS degree in Metallurgy or Materials Science or equivalent work experience with a BS in a S.T.E.M. field.
• 0 - 3 years of laboratory experience.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong mathematical skills.
• Must be familiar with all metallurgical lab equipment and testing procedures.
• Strong customer focus.
• Commercial testing laboratory experience preferred.

• Strong attention to detail with the ability to organize and multi-task.

Success Factors:

• Orientation to detail with the ability to organize and coordinate multiple tasks and projects at once.
• Failure analysis and reverse engineering experience of metallic components from various industries.

Work Conditions/Physical Demands:

General lab environment: includes sitting, standing and walking; infrequent lifting of up to 20 lbs., pulling, pushing, carrying, reaching, bending, twisting, climbing, squatting, and crouching. Work is completed in the lab environment that contains toxic materials with possible exposure to odors, acids, fumes and other reactive materials.

Reasonable Accommodations:

This description is representative of the knowledge, skills, abilities and physical requirements to successfully perform the job. At the employee’s request, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

HOW TO APPLY:

Click the link to complete a short assessment with Predictive Index: https://assessment.predictiveindex.com/bo/Iy7/Candidates

After completing the assessment

APPLY on our talent portal: https://www.nslanalytical.com/about/careers/

*The job description documents the general nature and level of work but is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all activities, duties and responsibilities required of job incumbents. Consequently, job incumbents may be asked to perform other duties or work overtime as required.