Job Description
Title: Materials Engineer I - Materials Engineering // Materials Engineering Technician
Location: Waterloo, IA - 50704
Duration: 24 Months Contract (possible extension)
Major Purpose:
Major Duties:
Qualifications:
Technical Skills & Knowledge:
Education:
Relevant Work Experiences:
Specific Job Duties:
Location: Waterloo, IA - 50704
Duration: 24 Months Contract (possible extension)
Major Purpose:
- This job is for a Materials Engineering lab technician whose everyday assignments and tasks may vary from routine to infrequent.
- Duties are relatively broad in scope and may require evaluations by the position holder.
- The holder of this position will perform materials engineering supporting tasks or complex laboratory analytical functions with limited engineering oversight.
Major Duties:
- Completes tasks involving preparation or analysis of material samples/components/processes with minor engineering oversight for moderately complex activities.
- Develop, recommend and implement analytical or process changes needed to maintain or improve product quality on a tactical or strategic basis.
- Work with maintenance and production personnel to troubleshoot laboratory equipment, process, or analytical problems.
- Participate on project teams to leverage knowledge and experience to improve factory performance in safety, quality, cost and delivery.
- Create and maintain process instructions or develop analytical processes to meet production needs.
- Create and maintain laboratory procedures and processes.
- Maintain "Sustain level of 5S in the materials engineering lab.
Qualifications:
- Competencies, technical skills, formal educations and relevant work experience critical for successful individual performance of essential functions.
Technical Skills & Knowledge:
- Excellent understanding of part prints, process instructions, and industry standards.
- Basic to moderate knowledge of ferrous machining processes and application to materials analysis.
- Basic knowledge of production and analytical equipment, and maintenance activities needed to produce of verify a quality product.
- Solid mechanical aptitude and a strong drive to grow this skill set.
- Very good verbal and written communication skills.
Education:
- 2 year associate technical degree or equivalent work experience.
Relevant Work Experiences:
- Experience in process control and analytical analysis to be interfaced with this position.
- Experience in manufacturing environment.
- Experience with shop floor or laboratory environment.
- Participation as a contributing team member on substantial process problem solving teams.
- Demonstrated technical leadership and mentoring experience.
- Experience with production systems and databases.
- Experience with using Microsoft Office Suite and other electronic engineering software tools.
Specific Job Duties:
- Perform laboratory tasks as requested and support activities in the materials lab as materials engineering work request are received.
- Work with requestors to ensure proper work is being done and parts are being delivered to lab.
- Order and stock lab consumables.
- Track reservation number, IM number, price, order date and delivery date.
- Enter crib reservation in SAP (PDX) transaction.
- Collect parts, perform audits and maintain monthly/quarterly audit spreadsheets.
- Track work request system; maintain all lab equipment.
- Support changeovers and adjustments at S450 crankshaft heat treat.
- Maintain coolant levels in all saws.
- Getting new consumables approved for use.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Waterloo, IA |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 100 to 499 employees |
| Year Founded | 1998 |
| Website | http://www.kyyba.com/ |
About Company
Kyyba group of companies are privately held and specialize in staff augmentation, application software and project solutions. In operation for more than 15 years, we have earned an enviable track record and reputation within all the industries we serve. Our unique processes and maturity enables us to understand the needs of the business organizations and provide business solutions that match the real and compelling needs of our customers.
Headquartered in Michigan, Kyyba has multiple office locations and we serve local, regional and national client base consisting of Fortune 500 and middle market companies. Kyyba extends the above solutions and services to a broad spectrum of industry verticals ranging from automotive, insurance, technology, financial, transportation, government and so on.
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