Process Technician

Overview

Provide oversight of product quality and process stability for all plating and pre/post plating operations within the Coinage Department. Provides technical assistance to coinage supervision and Coinage Chemical Process Engineers to identify and correct all quality or process issues within the Coinage Department.

• 30% Perform in-process inspection and analysis of product and processes against in-house, ISO, ASTM and/or Customer specifications as needed.
• 20% Monitor and audit process data and product quality checks to ensure compliance with control plan and product/process specifications.
• 20% Provide technical assistance to coinage supervision on quality or process issues throughout the Coinage department and perform root cause analysis to identify and correct these issues.
• 10% Assist with pre-production, development and/or first-off samples to ensure all data is collected and documented processes are followed.
• 10% Appropriately records data and observations, as directed by the process engineers, and then communicates the resulting information in an accurate, meaningful, useable, and timely manner.
• 10% Aids in providing training to new or inexperienced operators throughout the Coinage department.

• Maintains skills to provide back-up support to the Chemical Lab Technicians as needed.
• Actively contributes to continual improvement activities and procedural development/maintenance.
• Establishes and maintains effective work relationships within the department, the Corporation and the community; and maintains the professional competence, knowledge and skill necessary for the satisfactory performance of all assigned responsibilities.
• Performs such individual assignments as management may direct including safety audits.
• Setup and calibration of XRF.
• Perform cross sections and inspect/measure with microscope/micrograph.

Knowledge

• Associate of Science Degree in Science or Technology and/or a minimum of two (2) years’ experience in a quality lab or process technician role in an electroplating operation preferred.

Experience

• Basic computer literacy which includes keyboard use, Microsoft windows, word processing and spreadsheets required
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Skills

• Above average aptitude with demonstrated learning skills.
• Ability to perform work in accordance with established safe practices and use all pertinent PPE as prescribed.

Specialized Working conditions and % Travel: (i.e., hearing, vision, extreme temperatures)

Physical Demands:

• Occasional - Carrying, Lifting Light (up to 10lbs), Lifting Medium (up to 30lbs), Pulling, Pushing

Mental Demands:

• Frequent - Speaking (Groups/Customers)
• Essential - Calculating, Reasoning/Analysis, Tact