Technician II

Technician IINew Kensington, PA 150686 Months Onsite Duties: Conduct chemical, electrochemical, and mechanical surface finishing operations at bench and pilot scale. Prepare, transfer, and safely handle chemicals, including acids and bases. Conduct surface treatment and coating performance evaluations. Collect, analyze, and organize experimental data to support process development and technical evaluations. Provide technical input and support to project managers, engineers, and supervisors. Assist in developing or updating SOPs and Work Instructions as directed. Produce and evaluate bonding samples for automotive and aerospace qualification and process development. Execute surface/coating tasks including batch surface treatment, surface tension measurements, bench-top drawdown coatings, etc. Travel to Client or customer plants on an as needed basis to support process implementation or troubleshooting. Provide verbal and written updates to project managers and supervisors.Skills: Working knowledge of chemicals (e.g., handling and hygiene practices), lab testing, and organization of data. Working knowledge of basic applications for data presentation including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Attention to detail within daily working habits. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Experience working with chemicals, surface treatments, adhesives, and/or coatings, especially for metallic based products and processes. Mechanical and equipment aptitude, including ability to troubleshoot. Experience within the metals manufacturing industry, especially aluminum. Advanced data analysis skills including experience in data analysis packages such as JMP, Minitab, or others. Experience in scaling up processes from laboratory to production. Knowledge of general engineering principles as they apply to aluminum processing operations, including casting, rolling, extrusion, and related forming techniques.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. #TB_EN#ZR

Created: 2026-04-02