Job Summary:
Chemical Lab Technician supporting on the work that is being a carried over for the 1st shift, clean room activities, equipment for the coating parts, cleaned and reset and reassembled, a lot of stuff with electrodes, cutting, different hands on tasks.
Job Responsibilities:
- Perform all required tasks in relation to equipment setup, operation, cleaning, testing, and process checks to ensure reliable and consistent functionality.
- Work consistently in controlled, "clean room" environment while wearing required protective equipment.
- Utilize Job Instruction Training process to grow combined skill set of work group.
- Mix chemicals (liquids, powders, gases) to a specified recipe.
- Perform scheduled equipment maintenance and required cleaning.
- Observe equipment functionality and troubleshoot issues when needed.
- Maintain records on work performed, analyze data collected, and report results.
- Recommend revisions to lab process.
- Document best practices in battery cell manufacturing processes through standardized work instructions
- Use data collection to make well informed process improvements through corrective action.
- Identify and eliminate operational waste through use of Lean manufacturing tools.
- Execute problem solving techniques to improve efficiency, quality, and safety.
- Maintain good housekeeping, safety practices, and supplies.
- Coordinate and exchange findings with engineering personnel outside work group
- Properly dispose of material waste
- Actively participate in team/group Business Plan Deployment meetings
- Coordinate Test/build/and Preventive maintenance activities with stakeholders and support teams to ensure on time completion.
- Vet incoming work requests to ensure equipment and hardware resources are in place to support.
Requirements:
- Education requirements - Associate degree in mechanical, chemical, electrical field or equivalent experience (is flexible to candidates without degrees if they have a good experience)
- 2 years previous working experience in a lab/testing environment
- Battery experience, a lot of lab experience is really helpful, not required
- Working knowledge of computer applications used in lab/manufacturing environments.
- Ability to accurately interpret engineering instructions.
- Oral and written communication skills
- Analytical ability where problems are somewhat complex.
- Interpersonal skills to work effectively with others and assigned leaders in an inclusive, team environment.
- Position is working 3rd shift 11pm to 7:30am
- Must be flexible to be willing to work any shift.
- Comfortable with being able to switch gears, comfortable working around chemicals (the use of PPE - this is very important and priority of safety)
Interview Requirements:
This is a 1 round in person as the hiring manager wants candidates to get a tour of the facility
Duration will be at 1 hour
Attendees - 2 people attending, manager and one other person