Laundry / Wash Performance Lab Technician

Laundry / Wash Performance Lab Technician - Onsite - Benton Harbor, M

12-Month+ Contract | 1st Shift | Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-4:30 PM ET 

Our client, a Global Leader in the Consumer Appliance Industry, has an immediate opening for a Laundry Performance Lab Technician for a 12 Month Contract.  Our client offers results-driven people a place where they can make a difference - every day!  You will also have the opportunity to work with other like-minded, self-directed, and detail-oriented top talent in an extremely collaborative and professional environment.  

Our client is seeking qualified candidates for a Laundry / Wash Technician. The position will be located at the Saint Joseph Technology Center. In this role, they will test washers and dryers in the laundry performance and energy laboratories, while developing and applying a strong understanding of washer and dryer performance behavior. They will also use critical thinking to interpret that information for performance evaluations. This candidate will need the technical foresight to plan and perform tests with minimum guidance and communicate results to test requestors, in addition to developing and documenting any new analysis methods.

 Day to Day Duties:

• Performs tests without supervision. Creates reports with test results in the Laboratory Request System. Communicates with the supervisor to schedule and prioritize activities. Works with other technicians to complete projects and specific department objectives.
• Provide technical direction and critical thought in problem solving and insights that go beyond the data in the reports.
• Have a continuous improvement mindset and implement continuous improvement projects and maintain laboratory equipment and facilities with 5S. Identify problems, articulate root causes and solutions, and document learnings. 
• Document new standard work instructions improve current instructions and cross-train and assist other personnel as needed
• In addition, to develop and document any new test procedures, help to write test procedures and reference guidelines. The Technician is also responsible for maintaining a strong communication link to various product teams, supervisors and related departments.