Lab Technician, HBD INDUSTRIES, Bellefontaine, OH
HBD INDUSTRIES -
Bellefontaine, OH,
US
Lab Technician
Date Posted: 2024-06-12
Job description
The primary role of the laboratory technician is to conduct chemical and physical laboratory tests and accurately record results from testing of raw materials, compound samples, and finished hose products in a timely manner. The laboratory technician is also responsible for mixing, milling, curing, and testing lab batches created by the chemist and completing testing requested by other HBD facilities and maintaining the laboratory in a safe and clean condition.
Principle Duties and Responsibilities
Skills/Qualifications
Experience and Education Required
Physical Demands
"HBD Industries is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status."
The Company
A Subsidiary of HBD Industries, Inc.
HBD Industries, Inc. is a privately held diversified manufacturing company providing industrial products, services, and solutions through six strategic business groups including: Industrial Rubber Products, Motors and Gearing, Magnetic Materials Handling and Closed Die Forgings.
The Business Unit
The Industrial Rubber Products Segment is a global provider of hoses, belts, ducting, and rubber & urethane roles and related products designed for a wide variety of applications in an extensive set of end-use markets requiring a broad array of products with long-lasting performance in demanding applications. HBD/Thermoid is HBD's largest operating unit and thus an important engine for profit and growth. The business has major manufacturing facilities in Bellefontaine, OH, Oneida, TN, and Chanute, KS.
Principle Duties and Responsibilities
- Plans testing schedules to assure that all objectives and commitments are met
- Organizes, prepares, and tests hoses, compounds, and raw materials for conformance to specifications
- Uses sophisticated technical test equipment requiring PC literacy and ability to read charts and graphs
- Analyzes test results and determines release status of raw material
- Contacts production leadership, chemist, and/or Engineering and Technical managers when non-conforming materials/hoses are found
- Records and maintains records of all testing and analysis data
- Reviews all inputs to ensure accuracy/integrity before releasing data
- Inspects lab equipment daily to ensure test data integrity
- Assures that safety inspections are completed and that all safety guidelines and procedures followed without exception
- Details suggestions for improving testing and analysis methods and for improving product quality, safety and reducing costs
- Serves to train and coach newly assigned team members in the operation of equipment in accordance with work and safety instructions and production schedules
- Gathers and weighs ingredients, mixes, and mill lab batches per request of chemist or other plants.
Skills/Qualifications
- Knowledge of raw materials, processed rubber, and standard lab practices
- Ability to analyze abnormality trends and make recommendations or countermeasures to resolve the abnormality problems. Resolutions to problems are not clearly defined, therefore, must rely on experience level and knowledge to make recommendations
- Possesses basic skills to setup, load and unload material into sophisticated lab test equipment with little supervision
- Possess basic computer data entry skills, including the ability to operate and load simple computer programs as required to run lab equipment
- Ability to operate with speed and accuracy
- Demonstrates team spirit, shows flexibility and positive attitude as an active team contributor
- Demonstrates the ability to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
- Requires strong communication, interpersonal, business, technical, analytical and planning skills
- Demonstrates problem solving skills, is able to recognize and appropriately escalate issues when situations arise
- Possess ability to learn how to train and coach others
Experience and Education Required
- High School Diploma
- 2 years industrial manufacturing experience
- Advanced skill with all MS Office products
- Ability to demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrated decision making and strategic planning skills
Physical Demands
- The ability to use hand tools on a regular basis
- The ability to work in a non-temperature-controlled environment
- The ability to wear personal protective gear correctly on a regular basis
- The ability to stand continuously on a regular basis
- The ability to exert medium force occasionally up to 50 lbs., and/or up to 20 lbs. of force frequently, and/or up to 10 lbs. of force constantly to move objects
- The ability to work flexible and long hours
"HBD Industries is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status."
The Company
A Subsidiary of HBD Industries, Inc.
HBD Industries, Inc. is a privately held diversified manufacturing company providing industrial products, services, and solutions through six strategic business groups including: Industrial Rubber Products, Motors and Gearing, Magnetic Materials Handling and Closed Die Forgings.
The Business Unit
The Industrial Rubber Products Segment is a global provider of hoses, belts, ducting, and rubber & urethane roles and related products designed for a wide variety of applications in an extensive set of end-use markets requiring a broad array of products with long-lasting performance in demanding applications. HBD/Thermoid is HBD's largest operating unit and thus an important engine for profit and growth. The business has major manufacturing facilities in Bellefontaine, OH, Oneida, TN, and Chanute, KS.