Barnes Group Inc. – Barnes Aerospace, Ogden Division has an exciting career opportunity for a Chemical Process Operator to play an integral role in manufacturing operations. The right candidate should be self-driven, team oriented, and have high quality standards all while maintaining a safe environment. If you are a high-energy individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment, this position may be of special interest to you. This position reports to the Operations Supervisor.

Core Responsibilities:

• Performs wet chemistry, basic chemical testing, color metric testing and PH testing to ensure chemical processes and correct chemical balances according to aerospace specifications, industry standards and customer specifications.
• Performs metallurgic examinations, inspects, and analyzes metal materials to identify features that would compromise a materials physical, mechanical, and chemical properties.
• Uses hot press, grinding and polishing, chemical etchings, and acids to remove materials.
• Uses grinders, microscopes, and photo microscopy to achieve quality assurance.
• Uses glassware, Bunsen burner, beakers, flasks, reagents, and ph. meters.
• Performs mechanical analysis of metal to prove mechanical properties meet customer and aerospace specifications.
• Performs Rockwell hardness testing, torsion testing, tensile testing, chemical property testing and corrosion testing.
• Ensures correct and adequate documentation and adheres to retention requirements.
• Engages in continuous process improvement.
• Cross trains other individuals
• Adheres to required safety standards and procedures.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of one (1) year strong manufacturing background in a laboratory environment.
• Chemical, mechanical, and metallographic testing skills.
• Experience in laboratory inventory control.
• Advanced math skills.
• Experience in engineering testing failure analysis.
• Excellent computer knowledge and applications experience.
• Ability to utilize hand sheers, fume hood extractor, dimensional measuring, analytical lab equipment and scales.
• Prefer background in Aerospace Industry.
• Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills.
• Schedule and organize time and tasks effectively.
• Ability to work in a challenging and schedule driven environment.

This position may include access to controlled information or technology covered under applicable U.S. export control laws. As such, employment for this job position may be contingent on either verification that an applicant falls under the definition of a “U.S. Person” (which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. lawful permanent residents, and those granted U.S. asylum or refugee status) or Barnes timely obtaining any necessary export license required under federal laws. The employer evaluates such export license situations on a case-by-case basis and may decline to proceed with a job applicant in its sole discretion.