Lab Technician

Description

PTC is a leading manufacturer and marketer of welded and cold drawn mechanical steel tubing and tubular shapes, plated bar and tubing, and fabricated parts and precision components.

We at PTC value our employees’ health and wellness. We offer the following:

• FREE Healthcare
• HSA option
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Dependent & Spouse Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• Cancer & Critical accident coverage
• 401K plan with company match
• Referral Bonus
• Annual college scholarship available for children & grandchildren of PTC employees
• Tuition Reimbursement eligibility

Job Description: Processing of high-quality oil country tubular goods (OCTG) and responsible for performing all standard operation testing per industrial standard of API, ASTM, and STL SOP requirements for product manufacture and testing.  Relies on work instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job.  Work responsibilities must be performed in accordance with regulatory and industrial standards, and in a timely manner with the high regard for safety and quality.  Serve as the frontline agent of production and machine operation for the company’s lab department.  Works under the immediate supervision of the Quality Supervisor.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure all procedures meet API and customer guidelines
• Responsible for milling and grinding machine to process testing specimen to achieve accuracy, controlled specimen, dimension, and roughness
• Responsible for interpreting experimental and inspection results, preparing reports, and drive corrective action as appropriate.
• Prepare test materials according to rigid aseptic techniques and other quality control requirements of laboratory procedures.
• Operates the milling and grinding machine to process testing specimen
• Responsible for the testing scope of internal lab covers: tensile testing, hardness testing, CVN impact testing, flattening, chemical composition analysis, and metallographic analysis.
• Responsible for physical testing, gravities, spectroscopy, IR, optical location, weights, and diluting.
• Assist in maintaining a quality and continual improvement of the production process through all capable metallurgical testing.
• Proactively suggest, develop, and the advice of preventative measures.
• Responsible for examining and performing the flattening, tensile and yield chirpy impact and hardness testing
• Assist Quality manager in maintaining the met-lab and functions
• Responsible for properly marking the specimens with the correspondence information
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Education and/or Experience Requirements: 

Education: High School Diploma or GED

Years of Experience: 1 - 3 years of relative machining and testing experience

Number of Direct Reports:  None                    

Job Titles of Direct Reports:  None

Skills and Abilities: 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Language Skills:  Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.  Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.  Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Mathematical Skills:  Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using while numbers, common fractions and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.   Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Reasoning Ability:  Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Other Skills and Abilities:  Must be computer literate and able to work with programs such as Word, Excel, etc., and be able to learn and use HP programs such as e-mail, ERP system, etc.

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations: 

Professional certification by the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) preferred.

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.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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, and/ or walk, and/ or use arms and hands to load and unload material for extended period of time. Must be able to safely lift and load 50lbs. The employee must also be able to work outside in a variety of conditions. Candidates must be able to tolerate any climate, must be flexible with shift and hours.

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