What are the responsibilities and job description for the Test Technician position at Actalent?
Overview:
We are partnered with a global leading manufacturer in the Orrville, OH area who are looking to hire a Test Technician for a long-term opportunity working within their test and develop group supplementing design, assembly and fabrication of lift equipment.
In this role:
- Testing prototype vehicles and/or prototype components
- Be “hands on” testing heavy equipment. 70% of the day will consist of testing hydraulics and electronics
- Will perform tests of systems and components to assure proper operation – Candidates DO NOT work on the engines (might change a belt from time to time)
- Troubleshooting systems, perform basic failure analysis, and follow detailed test procedures
- Will fabricate test fixtures, including establishing appropriate instrumentation, test sequence and procedures.
- Will routinely work with a data acquisition system – we use EDAQ system
Broken it down into three sections:
- Mechanic – repair of machines, troubleshooting machines and assembly/disassembly for installing instrumentation
- Data Collection – installing pressure transducers, thermocouples, flow meters and other measurement devices and programming the data collection device
- Report Writing – documenting all gathered data in a technical report format in Excel for communication to Engineers
Qualifications:
- 1 years experience troubleshooting complete systems, including hydraulic pumps, cooling systems and anything related to or around the engine - not as interested in someone that has limited testing experience that have only tested individual components or the engine alone
- 2 years experience with a Data Acquisition system or similar testing - JLG uses EDAQ system
- Mechanical aptitude
- Needs to have familiarity with Microsoft Office programs
- Experience reading blue print drawings, electronic testing and troubleshooting
- Need to be professional
Huge Plus:
- Set up experience
- Two or Four year technical degree
Best vs Avg:
A candidate who comes from off-road equipment, heavy construction equipment, farming equipment, or military equipment will have better experiences than a candidate from an automotive background.
Experience Level:
Entry Level
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