Laboratory Operations Technician

Job Description

We are looking for a talented Laboratory Operations Technician to join our team specializing in Engineering for our Cummins Generator Technologies Business in Stamford.Responsibilities:

• Applies advanced skills and experiences while operating analytical instruments and equipment, performing physical analyses, acquiring, and interpreting data, and documenting technical results in support of production and non-production engineering, quality,and manufacturing groups
• Effectively utilizes advanced skills and experiences to solve complex problems; compiles, analyzes, and reports performance or progress information to management
• Develops and documents laboratory methods. Performs routine and complex maintenance, troubleshooting, and minor repair of instruments and equipment
• Understands and applies appropriate company and department rules and guidelines to work. Actively mentors and trains apprentices, trainees, and technicians; addresses training needs within the laboratory
• Interfaces with customers, suppliers, engineers, and other functions. Coordinates programs including planning, scheduling, ordering, and tracking; handles projects that require significant decisions to be made to work flow and priorities; provides effectivetechnical and project leadership
• Participates in the maintenance of quality procedures and work instructions
• Participates in improvement projects; demonstrates adaptability and responsiveness to changing work needs and willingness to undertake new tasks
• Develops and gives technical presentations to engineers, customers and suppliers
• Participates in self- and team-audits and associated corrective actions
• Leads and manages electrical machine witness testing in line with marine society requirements (DNV, BV, LRS, ABS, etc) working directly with marine society inspectors to provide accurate and valid results
• Leads and manages customer witness testing on electrical machine working to specific test requirements and providing instantaneous analysis/results of the data
• Leads and manages electrical machine testing for engineering prototype developments, working to detailed test requirements and standards, communicating and reporting detailed test results
• Ability to adapt, problem solve and improvise under pressure
• Identifies, controls and reports product non-compliance to the relevant teams
• Responsible for Upfit/Defit of test cells and machines to facilitate test cell utilisation

To be successful in this role you will need the following:

• Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
• Communicates effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences
• Customer focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions
• Decision quality - Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward
• Self-development - Actively seeking new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels
• Data Acquisition - Prepares samples, verifies equipment calibration and performs tests according to an approved standard procedure or work instruction in a manner which ensures, and results in, data that can be trusted and delivered to the engineer or customer
• Data Reporting - Prepares documentation in a manner which clearly organizes and presents testing methods, instrument settings, the data and analysis to allow the engineer and customer to understand the results and form accurate conclusions and recommendations
• Embedded Software Design and Construction - Constructs embedded software using industry best practices and robust software engineering principles; verifies software updates to ensure quality products
• Product Problem Solving - Solves product problems using a pocess that protects the customer; determines the assignable cause; implements robust, data-based solutions; and identifies the systemic root causes and recommended actions to prevent problem reoccurrence
• Requires significant relevant work experience or specialized skills obtained through education, training or on-the-job experience

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