Technician I- Met Lab

Dynamet Incorporated, based in Clearwater, Florida., is a leading domestic and international supplier of titanium alloy products. Acquired by Carpenter Technology in 1997, Dynamet supplies titanium bar, wire, fine wire, strip, and precision shapes for the aerospace, medical, consumer, motorsports and recreation industries. Committed to offering excellence and innovation in the manufacture of titanium and other specialty metal products, Dynamet ensures strict quality controls through its testing and analysis laboratory. Dynamet maintains a second manufacturing facility in western Pennsylvania.

TITLE: TECHNICIAN I- MET LAB

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE TECHNICIAN I- MET LAB

• Prepares samples for analysis/examination and carries out a limited range of basic metallurgical services under direct supervision of the Group Leader.
• Perform mechanical and magnetic tests on standard equipment, such as hardness testing, tension, tensile, resistivity etc.
• Perform metallographic tests using etchants, polishing equipment and standard metallographic equipment.
• Collect and record test data obtained during the evaluation.
• Perform all other duties and special projects as assigned.
• This position can be located in any of the following areas: Mechanical Testing, Preparation, Metallographic Testing, Magnetic Testing, or Heat Treating.
• Perform all other duties and special projects as assigned.

REQUIRED FOR THE TECHNICIAN I- MET LAB

• High school diploma required.
• Entry level position.
• Elementary knowledge of metallurgical principles, standards, methods and practices, and of metallurgical/laboratory equipment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, well organized and the ability to prioritize tasks and make appropriate decisions.
• Solves routine problems by using standard procedures and/or processes.
• Responds to standard requests from internal or external customers.
• Manages own time to meet deadlines through guidance of others within a specified timeframe.
• Works with others within own area or department to achieve team goals; scope of basic knowledge and skills.
• Ability to organize and prioritize tasks and make appropriate decisions, to conduct entry level activities narrow in scope and of relatively low complexity, to operate basic metallurgical/laboratory equipment, and to work in a production-oriented environment.
• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Willing to work in a fast-paced, ever-changing work environment.