Mechanical Lab Manager (52065)

Applied Technical Services, LLC (“ATS” or the “Company”) is a leading provider of critical testing, inspection, certification, and compliance services. The Company serves clients across a diverse set of large and stable end markets including manufacturing, power generation, aerospace, medical, and defense. ATS was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Marietta, GA. Today the Company employs nearly 2,100 team members in over 95 locations across the United States.

Our purpose is to create a safe and reliable world and our mission is to deliver assurance through precise technical and professional services.

COMPANY

Product Evaluation Systems (PES) assists commercial and industrial clients by providing materials testing services through our full-service testing laboratory. Our capabilities include metallurgy, mechanical testing, chemical testing, failure analysis, machining, and nondestructive testing. We cater our services to each client’s unique testing needs. Our experienced engineers, chemists, metallurgists, and technicians provide assistance to the additive manufacturing, aerospace, steel manufacturing, power generation, mining, and oil & gas industries, among others. As part of the ATS family of companies, we can offer additional inspection, calibration, and consulting engineering capabilities when clients need a broader scope of services.

Essential functions and responsibilities:

• Work with Mechanical Lab Supervisor(s) to prioritize daily work and determine the most efficient and effective way to complete tests, assigning jobs accordingly.
• Serve as a technical arm of the department to support requests from both inside and outside of the company.
• Determine conformance of the material to specified requirements, or report observed results when requested for research and development purposes only. Prepare and review reports accordingly.
• Coordinate the training of personnel within the lab.
• Communicate with customers, as needed, regarding nonconformances, scope of work issues/questions or unexpected analytical results.
• Coordinate internal peer review of all test reports and track KPI benchmarks.
• Participate in the design and writing of new test procedures. Once deemed acceptable, implement and train team members on new procedure.
• Ensure that utilized specification revisions are current, implementing changes if needed.
• Perform and participate in performance reviews of lab personnel.
• Make recommendations for equipment purchases. • Review order/customer requirements to determine feasibility/capability of testing.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Success factors/job competencies:

• Leadership skills
• Knowledge of various forms of Mechanical Testing
• Attention to Detail
• Safety Orientation
• Accuracy
• Math Aptitude
• Problem Solving
• Communication Skills
• Teamwork/Collaboration
• Time Management

Physical demands and work environment: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Incumbent must sit, stand, and walk for extended periods of time.
• Incumbent will be required to use a computer with keyboard, telephone or handheld mobile device for extended periods of time, and office machinery as needed.
• Incumbent may occasionally be required to lift, push, pull, and carry up to 50 pounds.
• Incumbent must be able to read,