Mechanical Lab Manager

COMPANY

Product Evaluation Systems (PES) assists commercial and industrial clients by providing materials testing services through our full-service testing laboratory. Our capabilities include metallurgy, mechanical testing, chemical testing, failure analysis, machining, and nondestructive testing. We cater our services to each client’s unique testing needs. Our experienced engineers, chemists, metallurgists, and technicians provide assistance to the additive manufacturing, aerospace, steel manufacturing, power generation, mining, and oil & gas industries, among others. As part of the ATS family of companies, we can offer additional inspection, calibration, and consulting engineering capabilities when clients need a broader scope of services.

Essential functions and responsibilities:

• Work with Mechanical Lab Supervisor(s) to prioritize daily work and determine the most efficient and effective way to complete tests, assigning jobs accordingly.
• Serve as a technical arm of the department to support requests from both inside and outside of the company.
• Determine conformance of the material to specified requirements, or report observed results when requested for research and development purposes only. Prepare and review reports accordingly.
• Coordinate the training of personnel within the lab.
• Communicate with customers, as needed, regarding nonconformances, scope of work issues/questions or unexpected analytical results.
• Coordinate internal peer review of all test reports and track KPI benchmarks.
• Participate in the design and writing of new test procedures. Once deemed acceptable, implement and train team members on new procedure.
• Ensure that utilized specification revisions are current, implementing changes if needed.
• Perform and participate in performance reviews of lab personnel.
• Make recommendations for equipment purchases. • Review order/customer requirements to determine feasibility/capability of testing.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Success factors/job competencies:

• Leadership skills
• Knowledge of various forms of Mechanical Testing
• Attention to Detail
• Safety Orientation
• Accuracy
• Math Aptitude
• Problem Solving
• Communication Skills
• Teamwork/Collaboration
• Time Management

Physical demands and work environment: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Incumbent must sit, stand, and walk for extended periods of time.
• Incumbent will be required to use a computer with keyboard, telephone or handheld mobile device for extended periods of time, and office machinery as needed.
• Incumbent may occasionally be required to lift, push, pull, and carry up to 50 pounds.
• Incumbent must be able to read, see, hear, and speak English.
• Position requires incumbent to wear personal protective equipment including gloves, safety glasses, and occasionally respirators. Steel-toed boots are preferred.

Work days and shifts:

• Shifts may vary.
• Incumbent may need to work outside core operating hours as requested.

Education/Certification(s)/License(s) required:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent field (may be substituted with 10 years of experience)

Experience/Other required:

• Ten or more years of prior experience in Mechanical Testing. 
• Experience leading a team focusing on Mechanical Testing. 
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite products (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Outlook.

ITAR

U.S. Persons” Only:  A requirement of this position is access to information that is subject to U.S. export controls under the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”). Accordingly, the company will consider only “U.S. Persons” for this position.  A “U.S. Person” includes (a) U.S. citizens or nationals; (b) U.S. lawful permanent residents (i.e., “green card” holders); (c) persons granted refugee status; or (d) persons granted asylum in the United States.  This information is collected solely for purposes of complying with U.S. export control requirements and will not be used to unlawfully discriminate in the hiring process.  

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Applied Technical Services  is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, transgender, sex stereotyping, order of protection status, protected veteran or military status, or an unfavorable discharge from military service, and other categories protected by federal, state or local law.