Title: Lab Technician
Location: Charlotte, NC 28273
Duration: 12 Months
Pay Rate: $21/hr
Responsibilities:
This position has the primary responsibility of supporting the development of solutions for the Coatings Industry by evaluating and analyzing film performance and failure after exterior exposure. This position is working in the Architectural Coatings Weathering lab. This position will be responsible for maintaining the exposure test fence, rating boards, and executing projects. The Lab Technician prepares substrates by manually painting coatings prototypes on wood boards, cement fiberboard, aluminum, etc. Boards are mounted on an exposure rack outside for weathering, which requires up to 50% of time working outside. The test panels are retrieved at specified intervals and the Lab Technician carefully evaluates each prototype and notes visible film failure. An automated robotic unit is also utilized for panel evaluation.
• Prepare exposure boards to customer specific test methods
• Use and maintain the weathering laboratory tools such as balances, spectrophotometers, gloss meters
• Collect, manage, and validate all weathering data for easy and meaningful retrieval in the future.
• Actively participate in all ISO, 5S and safety practices and programs
Qualifications:
This role will require reaching, crouching, lifting boards above shoulder height, and lifting objects up to 50lbs.
This role requires the ability to perform routine tasks independently from a schedule of activities.
Must have basic computer skills and be comfortable with email, MS Word and MS Excel.
Must have the highest standards of integrity, accuracy and attention to detail.
Proactive in task management and ability to address/take care of basic laboratory facilitation.