Industrial Lab Technician

Lancelin, a Samson Company, the worldwide leader in high performance cordage, is seeking an Industrial Lab Technician for its plant in Ernée, Pays de la Loire, France. The Lab Technician serves customers and colleagues by providing effective and efficient scheduling/planning for lab testing services. Applies expertise to hands-on testing of products and provides supporting technical reports. The Lab Technician ensures timely completion of tests and delivery of associated reports, while also proactively communicating with stakeholders to ensure expectations are met and priorities managed. Responsible for practicing a high level of business ethics and professionalism and adhering to safety and quality guidelines in support of company strategy and core values.

Job Duties:

Coordinates, schedules and facilitates laboratory test activities:

• Ensures materials and machines are available, manpower is sufficient, schedules are followed, and deadlines are met.
• Sets and manages the lab schedules involving multiple components through an understanding of the overall process, equipment capabilities, and testing requirements in order to most effectively schedule resources (people and machines).
• Communication of due dates and results to requestors on a regular basis.
• Communication of changes to schedules and clarification of impacts on priorities
• Able to assess and make contingent plans for various factors that may affect the schedule and deadlines.
• Schedule, monitor and communicate status updates on all open projects & maintain a Lab project list as needed.
• Coordinate the testing and/or inspection of incoming RFT’s and issuance of Technical Reports as required.
• Act as point of contact for coordination with outside parties (customers and vendors) for witnessed testing (internal) or utilizing outside testing services.
• Provide small-scale and specialty testing support.
• Perform rope splicing as required.
• Interpret specifications, set-up & perform tests accordingly, and report results per Lab practices and procedures.
• Testing and reporting includes, but is not limited to: operate all Lab testing equipment, take and report physical measurements, perform visual inspections and provide subjective qualifications, perform basic calculations, issue reports and/or provide expertise.
• Develop, track and report lab metrics on a regular basis.
• Assist management with identifying gaps and developing solutions to maintain and improve lab efficiency and service levels.
• Maintains Test Lab rope Inventory: Ensures all items are appropriately labeled/identified and properly stored (incoming items, WIP items and completed projects). Inventory of completed project items to be managed (reviewed periodically and disposed of as needed).
• Perform any other duties as directed by department managers

Qualifications:

• Education: 2 year Technical Degree (or approved relevant experience)
• Experience: 2 years of experience in a laboratory technician position, preferably in an industrial manufacturing setting.
• Language: Ability to fluently speak English with Spanish desired.

Other required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Proficient computer skills including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and the ability to learn new programs (e.g. scheduling or project management tools, etc)
• Ability to set priorities, meet deadlines and manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Self-motivated and can work independently with minimum supervision.
• Ability to build relationships at all levels in the organization as required by the position and to work well with a diverse group of individuals. Must be a team player.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing, with a strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to deliver excellent customer service to both colleagues and customers.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information.

Occasional Travel Possible

CDI 35 Hours

Salary:

€1,800 - 1,950/month depending on experience.

About Us:

Lancelin, a Samson Company, has been manufacturing high quality ropes in France for more than 100 years. Rigorous quality control, ongoing research, cutting-edge technology and rigorous manufacturing have been the key values of our activity for over 100 years. Our extensive experience, the attention paid to the most innovative raw materials as well as the desire to develop new products, make us a privileged partner in high technology research.

Our company regularly launches new products. Quality depends on many factors such as the choice of high quality raw materials, permanent investment in efficient machines, staff training, rigor and control during manufacturing. The satisfaction of our customers has allowed our company to gain notoriety and a clientele both national and international. To that end, Corderie Lancelin is certified ISO 9001 version 2000. To meet all non-standard requests and adapt the tests to customer needs, our 25m long test bench is capable of testing 100 tonnes. This bench makes it possible to test the resistance of both raw materials and manufactured ropes and to calculate their elongation at break.

As a Samson company, we are part of a team that has 140 years in the rope industry and are focused on meeting the needs of demanding customer applications. At Samson, we’re not just about developing innovative synthetic rope solutions. We also pride ourselves on providing the industry’s best service. This is an outstanding opportunity to join a team of pioneers keenly focused on making products that not only meet but exceed expectations. That ambition is reflected in our culture of ingenuity and attention to detail. But at the end of the day, it’s our people, not just our products, that make Samson a dynamic company to work for.