Lab Technician II (Mechanical/Electrical) - Nordson

Collaboration drives Nordson’s success as a market leader in Industrial Precision Solutions and Advanced Technology. Our employees thrive in an environment where we help each other reach our personal best and enable our company to continuously improve and grow, and our customers to succeed. You will find Nordson employees sharing our success by giving back in the communities around the world where we live and work.

From the mobile device in your pocket to the sensors in your car, and even life-saving medical devices, Nordson’s technology is used to make products that touch your life every day. Do you want to join a growing team in a market-leading technology company? We’re looking for motivated individuals who care about helping our customers succeed. If you value integrity, respect for people, customer passion, energy, and excellence, you’ll fit right in to the Nordson culture.

We are looking for a talented Lab Technician II (Mechanical/Electrical) to join the Nordson EFD team. The Lab Technician II is a skilled individual contributor with an inquisitive nature, responsible for the preparation of design prototypes, conducting evaluations, data acquisition, test equipment design, selection and maintenance, report writing and participation in the troubleshooting and design review process.

How YOU will make an impact:

• Skilled on testing, set-up, and instrumentation of mechanical, electromechanical, pneumatic, and electronic products.
• Builds and tests sub-assemblies or parts of larger projects under supervision.
• Maintains, modifies and documents changes to existing laboratory and test equipment to operate as needed as directed.
• Makes cause and effect relationships from data obtained.
• Test and troubleshoot electrical circuits for R&D and New Product Development projects.
• Careful attention to written test procedures is critical to ensure testing is performed with accuracy, eliminating the need for retesting. Reliability of results obtained is critical.
• Interacts with engineers on regular basis providing information and recommendations leading to conclusions that affect product design.
• Flexibility to changing priorities due to business demand and other responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications To Be Successful:

• Associate degree or equivalent experience in engineering or electronics
• Two or more years in a mechanical testing lab or environment
• Must be able to read and understand Engineering Report requests and then be able to efficiently execute the testing and report back the data as required.
• Solid understanding of good laboratory safety and operations practices.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills. Detail oriented, dependable, and willing to oversee multiple priorities with a high degree of flexibility.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively as well as independently. Highly effective communication skills a must
• The successful candidate will possess analytical skills to review requirements, properly document test cases, follow and create effective and focused testing plans.
• Ability to understand and work with industrial quality processes and statistics experience.
• Strong business acumen, intellectual curiosity & assertive decision-making.

What We Offer:

• Starting day 1, your benefits include:
  • Medical / Dental / Vision
  • Paid Time Off (including annual company shutdown between Christmas and New Year’s)
  • Annual bonus based on personal & company performance.
  • 401k (with match AND additional 3% annual company contribution)
  • Health Savings Accounts (with employer contribution)
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Company paid Life Insurance
  • Wellbeing programs to help you live a healthy happy lifestyle.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands:  Laboratory environment. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and on occasion up to 75 pounds. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Travel Required: None

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Nordson Corporation provides equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees. No person is to be discriminated against in any aspect of the employment relationship due to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, citizenship status, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of our pre-employment drug screening and background/criminal check, consistent with applicable laws.Third party recruiters and agencies should not contact employees of Nordson or its subsidiaries directly. Any resumes sent to a hiring manager or submitted to Nordson employees are considered unsolicited and property of Nordson. Nordson will not pay a placement fee unless the agency or recruiter has a signed contract with Nordson’s Human Resources department in advance of submitting a candidate for consideration. Verbal and written approvals will not be considered a valid contract for service.