Job Title: Technician II

Temp to hire position

$30-34 per hour

1st Shift

Responsibilities

• Perform chemical, electrochemical, and mechanical surface finishing processes at both bench and pilot scale.
• Safely prepare, handle, and transfer chemicals, including acids and bases.
• Evaluate performance of surface treatments and coatings.
• Gather, interpret, and organize experimental results to support process development and technical assessments.
• Provide technical support and input to project managers, engineers, and supervisors.
• Support the creation and revision of SOPs and Work Instructions when needed.
• Prepare and assess bonding samples used for automotive and aerospace qualification and development.
• Carry out surface and coating activities such as batch treatments, surface tension testing, and bench-top coating applications.
• Travel to company or customer facilities as required to assist with implementation or troubleshooting.
• Communicate project progress through both verbal updates and written reports.

Skills & Experience

• Familiarity with chemical handling practices, laboratory testing, and data organization.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for data reporting and presentation.
• Strong attention to detail in daily tasks.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working with chemicals, coatings, adhesives, or surface treatments—particularly involving metallic materials.
• Mechanical aptitude with the ability to troubleshoot equipment.
• Background in metals manufacturing, preferably involving aluminum.
• Experience using statistical/data analysis tools such as JMP, Minitab, or similar platforms.
• Understanding of process scale-up from laboratory environments to production settings.
• Knowledge of engineering fundamentals related to aluminum processing, including casting, rolling, extrusion, and forming operations.

Education:

• Associate of Science (AS) Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or other related Science or Engineering discipline.
• Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or other related Science or Engineering discipline.

Languages: English Read Write Speak

 Skills and ExperienceSkills:Required

• CHEMICAL HANDLING
• LAB TESTING
• VERBAL COMMUNICATION
• ATTENTION TO DETAIL
• DATA ANALYSIS

Additional

• MICROSOFT WORD
• EXCEL
• POWERPOINT
• WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
• ADHESIVES
• COATINGS
• EQUIPMENT TROUBLESHOOTING
• METALS MANUFACTURING
• EXTRUSION
• FORMING TECHNIQUES
• ALUMINUM PROCESSING
• JMP
• MINITAB
• PROCESS SCALING
• ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES
• CASTING
• ROLLING

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