Mechanical Properties Analyst
CurrentMember of Union Steelworkers 5668Drive Fork Truck. Here I move and haul away scrap tubs, hoppers, and racks of aluminum weighing up to 10,000 lbs. Load and unload tubs off trucks and trailers.Operate overhead crane. Here I pick up large samples of aluminum ranging from 1x8x48 inches to 7x8x128 inches. This position requires logging and marking up samples with correct lot numbers and samples needed.Operate industrial band saws. Here I cut samples into smaller samples, preparing them for CNC machining. Change out large saw blades when needed, with the use of hand tools. Cleanout and scrap saw chips. Label samples for machining. Adjust fence to correct cutting lengths.Operate CNC Mill. Here I load mill with samples with the use of hand tools, then select correct program. Changeout chicks to correct size of sample. Measure sample with calipers and adjust offsets to meet required dimensions for testing. Stencil, edge, and debur samples in preparation of handling samples.Open and close manual 6" gate and ball valves to add oil and water to bulk coolant tanks, by using an industrial pump.Record levels, pressure gauges, and temperatures of bulk tanks and filters.Perform wet lab testing of coolant, water, and aluminum samples by using roto Vaps, furnaces, acid baths, band saw, and drill press.Operate CNC lathe. Here I prepare sample to test by loading it into lathe and select correct program to run. Measure sample with calipers and adjust offsets if needed. If CNC crashes, fix tooling with the use of hand tools.Operate fracture frame. Here I measure sample with a caliper, and load and test sample, then measure crack length.Operate tensile tester. Here I measure sample with micrometer and run test on sample.Here I work in a large metal building with no climate control and also a smaller testing building that requires climate control. The large metal buildings temperature is based off of outside temps that range from 0-100 degrees.Required to lift up to 50 lbs.
