Artazn - Technician, Lab

ARTAZN LLC, a Jadex Inc. company, is a US-based manufacturer of zinc strip and applied zinc products. Headquartered in Greeneville, Tennessee, we are the largest North American producer of solid zinc strip and zinc-based products, and one of the largest in the world. For over a century, ARTAZN™’s craftsmen and visionaries have fueled innovative solutions and a manufacturing process centered around maximizing the transformative properties of zinc.

ARTAZN™ is one of the leading coin blank manufacturers, with 300 billion coins released into circulation, and also supplies for customers in the automotive, architectural, building, cathodic protection and specialty industries.

ARTAZN™ is committed to: always being customer first; responding to client needs with innovative, high-quality solutions that are efficient and reliable; creating value through performance.

Job Purpose/Scope: Inspects and test materials according to the proper lab procedures and provides technical support and appropriate information flow.

95% --- Physical Testing:

Chemical and Physical Lab Area:

• Properly collects and prepares the samples of product and chemical solutions for various inspections and testing in a manner consistent with good laboratory practice.
• Prepare representative samples gathering and composition for final audit inspection and analysis of product against in-house and/or Customer specifications.
• Performs testing of products in all stages of manufacturing, in the Coinage or other departmental areas of the operation.
• Performs in-process inspection and analysis of product and processes against in-house, ISO, ASTM, IATF and/or Customer specifications.
• Appropriately records data and observations. Then, communicates the resulting information in an accurate, meaningful, useable, and timely manner.
• Operates and maintains the vision inspection machines.
• Performs proper disposition of material including physical movements and transactions in Epicor.
• Performs the proper dispositioning of non-conforming material including labeling, placing material on hold, and transferring suspect material in Epicor.
• Performs visual inspection to defined master defect samples to determine if material is acceptable to the customer specification.
• Properly collects and prepares the samples of product for various inspections and testing in a manner consistent with good laboratory practice.
• Drills Spelter and prepares samples for material property testing.
• Performs material property testing such as tensile, Hardness, elongation, thickness, conductivity, and plating thickness using the appropriate tools and standards.
• Performs physical measurements using tools such as calipers, micrometers, spectrometer, hardness tester, X-Ray, etc.
• Conducts gage R&R studies using tools such as Mini Tab and Gage pack.
• Performs oil tramp testing on coolant.

5% --- Preparation:

• Performs set up, inspection, preventative maintenance and troubleshooting on various lab equipment. Follows and maintains test/inspection and calibration procedures. Makes up standards for use in testing.
• Maintains work areas in an organized, clean and orderly environment.

• Actively contributes to the continual improvement activities and procedural development/maintenance both in the lab and other departmental areas.
• 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

• Minimum of High School diploma required. (Technical associate or college degree preferred)

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in manufacturing with preferred laboratory experience and a high school degree; or minimum 3 years’ experience in manufacturing with preferred laboratory environment and an associate or college degree.
• Understanding of statistical methodology

Jadex Inc and its Businesses do not discriminate in employment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.