Test Lab Technician - 2nd Shift

Smiths Group; Wildwood Village (NH); On-site; USD 20,457 - 29,136; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career development opportunities

Collaborative work environment

Global impact on fluid transfer solutions

Job summary

Smiths Group is looking for a 2nd Shift Test Lab Technician at STS Aerospace in Laconia, NH. Starting at $18/hour plus incentives, this role involves testing mechanical parts to ensure quality and reliability in production. Responsibilities include documenting results, performing preventative maintenance, and working with engineering teams to solve issues. Join a collaborative environment that values career development and offers competitive compensation and benefits.

Qualifications

• Ability to perform preventative maintenance and document accurately.
• Knowledge in understanding material specifications.
• Experience conducting various mechanical tests.

Responsibilities

• Conduct tests on mechanical parts and record results.
• Perform preventative maintenance on testing equipment.
• Collaborate with engineering to address fabrication problems.

Skills

preventative maintenance

quality assurance

instrument calibration

test data recording

problem-solving

Job description

Flex-Tek is a global provider of high-performance engineered components and solutions for fluid transfer and heating. We manufacture flexible and rigid tubing, ducting, and heating systems to support the safe, efficient movement and heating of gases and liquids, serving the construction, aerospace, and industrial market sectors.

Our products are used in heating and cooling systems in 50% of the homes in North America; they are crucial components found in the airframes of aircraft; they are found in outer space supporting the safe passage of spacecrafts, and across many more applications in the world around us.

Flex-Tek goes to market through its sub-brands. These include Tutco SureHeat and Farnam Custom Products in its industrial heat segment; STS Aerospace (Kreisler, Scotia Technologies, Titeflex and Lewis & Saunders), in its aerospace segment; Gastite, HCP, Royal Metals, Thermaflex, and Tutco in its construction segment; and Habia Teknofluor, Fulton Bellows, Flexschlauch Producktions GmbH, Flexible Technologies, US Hose, and Amnitec in its industrial segment.

Flex-Tek is part of Smiths Group. For over 170 years, Smiths has been pioneering progress by engineering for a better future. We serve millions of people every year, to help create a safer, more efficient and productive, and better-connected world across four global markets: energy, security & defense, space & aerospace and general industrial. Listed on theLondon Stock Exchange, Smiths employs c.16,000 colleagues in over 50 countries.

Job Description

Trainee position starts at $18.00/hr, plus $1.00 shift differential

2nd shift is Monday through Thursday 3:15 pm to 1:45 am

STS Aerospace in Laconia, NH is searching for a 2nd Shift Test Lab Technician to join the team. This position is responsible for testing experimental or prototype mechanical parts or structural products by conducting tests and recording results at various stages of the production process to determine and maintain quality and reliability of products.

• Performs and documents preventative maintenance.
• Examines parts for conformance with dimensional specifications.
• Understands the necessity of instrument calibration and notifies supervisor when calibrations are due.
• Sets up equipment and conducts tests in accordance with established test procedures.
• Coordinates and participates in installing unit or system to be tested in test fixtures, connecting valves, pumps, hydraulic, mechanical or electrical controls, cabling, tubing, power source, and indicating instruments.
• Measures and pours specified test media into the fixture and test samples. Test media are hydraulic fluids, hydrocarbon-based fuels, solvents, etc., which require mindfulness when pouring, transporting, measuring, handling, wiping, etc.
• Activates controls to apply electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, or mechanical power and subject test item to successive steps in test cycle.
• Accurately records test data results.
• Rejects pieces that do not fall within accepted test procedures.
• Confers with engineering personnel to resolve fabrication problems relating to specifications and to review test plans such as types and cycles of tests, conditions under which tests are to be conducted, and duration of tests.
• Is consistently, regularly, and dependably at work and on time.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Additional Information

Why Titeflex?

• Global Impact: As part of the Titeflex team, you’ll be supporting a company at the forefront of innovation in fluid and gas transfer solutions across multiple industries.
• Career Development: We offer ample opportunities for professional growth, including training programs and support for further qualifications.
• Collaborative Environment: Be part of a supportive, dynamic finance team that encourages collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Competitive Compensation: We offer a competitive salary and benefits package that rewards your contributions to our success.

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.

At no time during the hiring process will Smiths Group, nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation – including, but not limited to, interviews or testing. Avoid fraudulent requests by applying jobs directly through our career’s website (Careers - Smiths Group plc )