Associate Test Technician

Element has an opportunity for Associate Mechanical Test Technician to join our rapidly expanding team in Kitchener, ON. As a member of the operations team, the Associate Test Technician position performs a variety of routine and non-routine tests to determine the durability of interior and exterior automotive, military, and consumer goods parts and components. 

If you are not currently authorized to work in Canada, Element Materials Technology will not consider your job application. Any candidate must be lawfully eligible to work in Canada as a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Canada.

Pay rate: $26-30/hr CAD

• Follow all safety and quality requirements
• Hands on skills and general knowledge to operate hand tools and power tools
• Review of technical documentation and specifications
• Design, execution and installation of vibration/shock and environmental fixtures
• Operation of laboratory test equipment mainly vibration/shock and environmental and others like tensile, impact, corrosion, microscopes, etc.
• Laboratory notes and record keeping of all executed tests according to internal procedures
• Observe and track test progress, asses tested parts, retrieve data and generate reports
• Time management with a general understanding of quality systems

• Technical college or higher degree
• Technical knowledge with minimum 2 years in the vibration, sound and environmental exposure field
• Excellent communication and computer skills
• Organized with a keen eye for details
• Self-motivated with good analytical and assessment skills
• Adaptable with good time management skills working well under deadlines.
• Experience in lab environment and/or technical courses towards dynamics and environmental exposures

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At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming "the world's most trusted testing partner".

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR c) 

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