Durability Technician II

Technician II - Kentwood, MI

Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions to many of the world's top-recognized brands and companies, is actively seeking a Tech II to join our Transportation Technologies team in Kentwood, MI.

This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career in Furniture and/or Package Transit Testing.

Intertek's Transportation Technologies team offers Total Quality Assurance expertise, delivered consistently with precision, pace and passion, enables our customers to power ahead safely.

Our automotive, battery and energy storage, and related transportation industry testing and certification expertise is recognized by leading manufacturers worldwide for evaluating how their products and services meet and exceed quality, safety, sustainability and performance standards.

Intertek is continually innovating and evolving to reduce risk for consumers, brands and organizations in every sector and industry around the world.

We go beyond Testing, Inspection and Certification of products: we are a Total Quality Assurance Provider to industries worldwide.

Our Purpose: Bringing quality, safety, and sustainability to life.

What are we looking for?

The Tech II is responsible for performing the testing activities in the Durability test lab and coordinating testing activities to meet the service requirements of the laboratory for Furniture and/or Package Testing.

Shift/Schedule: 40 hours / week with variable schedule to maximize equipment utilization

Salary & Benefits Information

Individual compensation packages are based on a variety of factors unique to each candidate including skill set, experience, qualifications, and other job-related reasons.

In addition to competitive compensation packages, when working with Intertek you can expect benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, 401(k) with company match, generous vacation / sick time (PTO), tuition reimbursement and more.

What you'll do:


* Prepare test specimens, perform testing, and reporting of test results.

The test includes, physical, mechanical, visual inspections on tables, chairs, desks, pallets, boxes, etc.


* Read understand, and follow lab standard operating procedures, or Standard test Methods and /or client test methods as required by the customers


* Co-ordinate work with other department team members to complete testing, reporting and report issue in a timely manner


* Communicate project status details to Department Manager and timely communicate any delays with the project stakeholders


* Provide support in test selection, review of lab test results and explain test results


* Assist in keeping inventory of laboratory and equipment supplies necessary for the day-to-day functioning of the laboratory and in compiling a list of supplies to be ordered in timely manner


* Organize tested and remnant samples from laboratory for sample archiving by logistics department


* Demonstrate test procedur...