Lab Technician

MacLean Power Systems – Mankato, known as Dotson Iron Casting, is a leader in the metal casting industry and our success is based upon our True North Operating Principles, which are: Safety, Leadership, Accountability, Excellence, Trust, Teamwork, Communications, and Environment. We have a strong commitment to exceeding our customers’ expectations through our ability to be agile. Your career at MPS – Mankato will involve developing technical skills, mastering technologies, and discovering opportunities for growth.

MPS - Mankato is looking for a part time lab tech with hours primarily between 2PM and 6PM, Monday through Friday.  There are weekend work opportunities, on average every six weeks, on Sundays that lab technicians also cover. 

Your first year, and beyond, as you focus on results and advance with innovation on our team:
• Safety: You’ll become OSHA 10 Certified, attend monthly safety meetings and put your safety knowledge to work on the production floor. 
• Teamwork: You’ll join a cross-functional team with in-depth knowledge about processes and will have opportunities to maximize productivity and efficiency as well as improve operations and processes. 
• Directly impact our customers: You’ll conduct testing and provide customer material certifications for customers in the heavy trucking, agricultural and other industries to the highest standard of quality.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the implementation and execution of Laboratory processes and improvement projects.
• Performs laboratory testing, chemical and microstructure analysis. 
• Conducts calibration and physical strength testing.
• Ensures that lab equipment is properly maintained and in good working order.
• Maintains daily production records necessary for process management and/or material certification.
• Determines and monitors appropriate parts and consumable stocking levels for the laboratory.
• Works with a team to determine and research laboratory equipment needs and purchases.
• Maintains a calibration database of laboratory and production equipment and part specific gauges. 
• Makes arrangements to keep calibration current.
• Writes customer material certifications.
• Provides feedback on lab process effectiveness to supervisor.
• Offers suggestions for improvements of operations or processes.
• Performs physical and cognitive demands promoting safety in the work environment required for this position.
• Attends work during regularly scheduled hours and outside regular hours as necessary.
• Communicates and interacts effectively and efficiently with other employees, supervisors, individuals from other organizations, and customers.

• Agile Development: the ability to use computer programs for data entry and the ability to learn how to use different types of machinery and equipment safely. 
• Work Experience: A strong, stable work background and be mechanically inclined and good with hand tools. Our team members utilize gauges, charts and other tools to make decisions and record data. 
• Ability to complete laboratory testing, chemical, microstructure analysis, physical strength testing and calibration of lab equipment. 
• Education: High School Diploma or GED, additional schooling in chemistry is preferred or equivalent work experience. 

•  Ability to communicate and interact effectively and flexibility to occasionally work outside of assigned shift.  This position uses Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook to communicate results.   
• Conditions of Employment: Must successfully pass a drug-screen and background check. All employees must comply with organizational and departmental policies including but not limited to a smoke and tobacco free property.

We are AGILE:
• Advancing in our Careers: cross training, tuition reimbursement options and career path options. 
• Giving Back in our Communities: Volunteer opportunities in the community, support for programs YOU support. 
• Investing in our Financial Future: Competitive compensation, health savings account (HSA) investing opportunities, 401K company contributions and team members may elect pre or post tax investing strategies.
• Living Well in our Bodies & Minds: Health insurance options, dental, short term disability, and life insurance,
•Experiencing in our Lives Together: Opportunities to connect and have fun with one another, paid holidays/year, and Paid Time off

Who we are:

Apply today for employment knowing that on your drive to MPS – Mankato you’ll pass over 100 iron castings we have produced. Our castings are found on trains, semi-trucks, fire trucks and agriculture equipment. You’ll find our castings in hospitals, homes, businesses and fields. Our castings move, feed, power and heal the world. We are proud of the work we do at MPS!