Quality Laboratory Technician 3rd Shift

Company Description The Electric Materials Company (TEMCO), a subsidiary of United Stars Inc., is a vertically integrated specialty copper mill located in North East, Pennsylvania along Lake Erie, centrally positioned between Cleveland and Buffalo. TEMCO is ISO 9001:2015 certified and compliant with ASME NQA-1 and multiple nuclear and industrial quality standards, supporting operations across foundry, mill, casting, forging, machining, and fabrication departments. The company produces a wide range of copper and copper-based alloy products, including forgings, castings, rotor components, bus bar systems, commutators, and specialty electrodes. Established in 1915, TEMCO maintains a long-standing commitment to U.S.-made products, high quality, and exceptional customer service from design and engineering through final manufacturing.

Metals Testing Laboratory Technicians are responsible for:

• Sample Preparation and Testing: Prepare test samples for analysis and perform various tests, such as chemical analysis, tensile tests, hardness tests, electrical conductivity, microscopic examinations etc.
• Data Collection and Analysis: Record test results and generating reports.
• Equipment Maintenance: Maintain and calibrate laboratory equipment to assure accurate data measurements.
• Quality Control: Ensure the accuracy and reliability of test results.
• Following Safety Procedures: Adhere to safety protocols and regulations in the laboratory.

Specific Duties may include:

• Metallurgical and Chemical Testing: Conducting chemical analysis and metallurgical testing on metal samples. Performing grain size determination and hydrogen embrittlement testing per established procedures. Test mica per recognized standards.
• Data Finding: Reporting data findings as established and issue DMRs when deemed necessary.
• Sample Preparation: Preparing samples for testing using techniques like milling, polishing, etching, for metallography for micro/macro examination and other sample preparations as needed.
• Microscopic Examination: Examining metal samples using optical microscopes. 
• Equipment Calibration and Maintenance: Calibrating and maintaining laboratory equipment. Perform limited preventive maintenance as established by the equipment manufacturer and internal requirements.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Education: An Associate's degree in Material Science or similar related experience.
• Experience: Previous experience in materials testing, laboratory work or metal processing.
• Skills: Strong attention to detail, analytical skills, problem-solving skills, and the ability to work efficiently and independently, and assuring delays to production are minimal.
• Technical Skills: Using laboratory equipment and related software is required. Proficiency in Microsoft products and company ERP system.
• Communication Skills: Good written and verbal communication skills are needed for reporting and collaborating with other professionals.