Coatings Technician I

Enterprise Ventures Corporation (EVC); Johnstown (Cambria County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Job summary

Enterprise Ventures Corporation (EVC) seeks an entry-level technician to assist our professional staff in R&D, testing, and coating production, gathering data, preparing specimens, and maintaining QA/QC records.

This position requires operating and maintaining standard production equipment, calibrating devices, extracting and compiling data, and ensuring compliance with safety and security training and access controls for classified materials.

Qualifications

• High school diploma with related technical coursework preferred.
• Considerable related technical work experience.
• Skill in using a variety of standard tools and laboratory equipment.

Responsibilities

• Assists the professional technical staff and senior technicians in research, design, development, testing and manufacturing processes which includes, but is not limited to, the following: Programs, operates, maintains, calibrate, and repairs a variety of standard production equipment and machinery. Conducts a variety of tests using established methods. Prepares tests specimens and performs sample preparation. Extracts and compiles data and presents the data in prescribed form.
• Orders, as needed, necessary materials or supplies.
• Maintains accurate records per production and quality standards.
• Accesses the safe for storage of classified paperwork.
• Completes and stays current with all training requirements.
• Performs additional responsibilities as appropriate or as requested.

Skills

Technical work experience

Tool & lab equipment handling

Education

High school diploma with related technical coursework

Tools

Laboratory equipment handling

Job description

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret

Employee Background Check Required

Summary:

Assists the professional technical staff and senior technicians in research, development, testing and manufacture of coatings and proprietary pigments. Gathers data, prepares specimens, and maintains accurate records for QA/QC purposes and maintains a secret clearance and all training and requirements to support that clearance.

Responsibilities:

• Assists the professional technical staff and senior technicians in research, design, development, testing and manufacturing processes which includes, but is not limited to, the following: Programs, operates, maintains, calibrate, and repairs a variety of standard production equipment and machinery. Conducts a variety of tests using established methods. Prepares tests specimens and performs sample preparation. Extracts and compiles data and presents the data in prescribed form.
• Orders, as needed, necessary materials or supplies.
• Maintains accurate records per production and quality standards.
• Accesses the safe for storage of classified paperwork.
• Completes and stays current with all training requirements.
• Performs additional responsibilities as appropriate or as requested.

Physical and Mental Demands:

• Regularly or frequently talking, hearing, touching, grasping, standing, walking, reaching with hands/arms and performing repetitive wrist, hand and/or finger movement.
• Light work exerting up to 20 pounds of force.
• Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less, three-dimensional vision, ability to identify and distinguish colors, and ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus to review test results, perform testing of CSTRS, install strain gage, view PC screen, read technical manuals, calibration of machines and equipment, adjust equipment, use measuring devices, microscopes, etc.
• Concentrated attention to precisely weigh samples and chemicals, run tests and make adjustments while in progress, calibrate equipment, write reports, operate analytical equipment, etc.
• Apply principles of rational systems to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral diagrammatic, or schedule form.
• Intermediate to advanced math skills to deal with mathematical relationships, algebra, geometry, and shop math (i.e. fractions, percentages, proportions, slide rule, etc.).
• Intermediate reading and writing skills.
• This position is safety sensitive.
• Frequently works near fumes or airborne particles, with toxic or caustic chemicals or near moving mechanical parts.

Minimum Qualifications and Skills:

• High school diploma plus some additional technical related coursework preferred.
• Considerable related technical work experience.
• Skill in using a variety of standard tools and laboratory equipment.

Why EVC?

• Our teams at EVC are passionate and thrive on collaboration in a team environment
• When we encounter a difficult problem, we have a variety of talented and diverse employees that work together to solve the toughest challenges
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Although our work at EVC is extremely important, we also recognize the need for our employees to maintain a proper mix of work and personal life
• Visit https://evc.ctc.com/ to learn more

Join us! EVC offers exceptional career growth, cutting edge technology, educational opportunities, and recognition for quality work.

Staffing Requisition: SR#2026-0116

"We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law."