Materials Lab Technician
- Employer
- Undisclosed Company
- Location
- Somerset, Yeovil
- Salary
- £25 - £30 per hour
- Closing date
- 21 Nov 2019
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- Sector
- Engineering
- Job Type
- Temporary
- Hours
- Full-time
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We have an amazing opportunity to work with our client as a Materials Lab Technician based in Yeovil. You will be working from 7.00am - 4.00pm Monday to Friday 37 hours a week, paying between £25-£30 per hour dependent on experience, this is a temporary role until May 2020.
Responsibilities
- Support of various manufacturing and engineering requests for materials analysis, metallographic preparation, evaluation of samples and operation of SEM to support customer requirements
- Photo-documentation at both macro and micro levels. Calibration and routine maintenance of laboratory analytical instrumentation and metallographic preparation equipment
- Execution of microhardness and hardness measurements and tensile tests
- Creation and maintenance of work instructions. Administrative support for lab operations
- Technical report writing, recording and reporting of analysis results using client web-based LIMS software
- Frequently communicates with customers and lab management
- Closely works with ISC and M&PE engineering to understand production requirements, material specifications, and how materials are used in the manufacture of client products
- Support of continues improvement processes (VPD, Six Sigma, etc.)
- Compliance to all corporate and site HSE requirements
- Compliance to corporate, site and department-level quality system requirements
Materials testing activities include (but are not limited to)
- Metallographic specimen preparation
- Microstructure evaluations
- Mechanical testing (hardness, tensile)
- Moating's (coverage, adhesion & thickness)
- FTIR analysis
- Mhemical composition analysis (e.g. SEM-EDX)
- pDSC testing
- Water content in oils
- Photo-documentation at both macro and micro scale
- Recording and reporting of results using the clients web-based LIMS software as well as technical report writing
- Utilization of microscopy techniques
- Execution of failure analysis of varying type and complexity involving any available investigation techniques
QMS implantation & compliance
- Ensures implementation of relevant QMS requirements for materials testing laboratories like ISO and Nadcap as well as relevant client procedures e.g. HPS1013, WI0110, ML 092.100 etc.
- Acts as Quality Assurance Function in this area
- Develops new methods for analysis and preparation of samples
- Has ability to recognize and develop opportunities to support engineering customers with advanced lab capabilities.
- Demonstrates comprehension of mechanical failure analysis and able to provide support in this area.
- Performs failure analysis investigations and cooperates on investigation projects within HAY.
Skills and Experience
- Minimum of a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Materials Science/Metallurgy
- Minimum 2 years of experience in Materials Laboratory with at least 4 months of experience with SEM analysis
- Experience with microstructural, mechanical and physical properties of aerospace materials advantageous
- Experience with aerospace materials & process standards (ARPs, AMS, MS, ASTM etc) preferred
- Demonstrated strong metallographic & chemical analysis skills
- Demonstrated comprehension of failure analysis
- Demonstrated experience in optical microscopy
- Ability and willingness to perform various levels of hands-on lab work including production support, basic metallography, as well as special requests for one-of-a-kind tasks along with sensitive failure analysis requests
- Demonstrated comprehension of mechanical failure analysis and able to provide support in such analysis
- Understanding of standard analytical laboratory techniques and general metallographic principles, specimen preparation, etchant preparation and usage
- Knowledge and experience in using various types of hardness testers
- Demonstrated experience in optical microscopy
- Understanding of SEM/EDX and ability to use it independently to analyse and document results
- Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Power Point, Excel and Outlook) is required
- Must be able to clearly articulate in verbal and written communication complex technical concepts related to lab work and failure analysis
- Awareness of safe laboratory practices, including proper procedures for handling, storage and disposal of acids, bases, volatile solvents, toxic chemicals; along with understanding of related hazards
- Customer focused
- Must be able to interface with engineering personnel to resolve technical issues
- Must be able to cope with a high-demand environment where priorities change frequently and many tasks are being worked at the same time
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