1st Shift Supervisor - Thermal/HVAC Lab

Required Skills & Experience

Two-year Associate's Degree + 5 years OR at least 8 years' HVAC directly related experience Supervisory experience preferred EPA Universal Refrigerant Handling License. Brazing, piping, basic wiring skills. 208/230/460V 3-phase 60 Hz wiring. Instrumentation and low volt wiring. General mechanical skills and ability to read mechanical drawings for prototype builds. Must have good working knowledge and skills in testing related to temperature, pressure, and electrical property measurement. Good planning, organizational, documentation, and communication skills are required. Good attendance MS Office experience helpful. Must be team oriented.

Job Description

The Thermal Lab Supervisor leads a specialized team of Test Technicians performing design validation testing for the Thermal product portfolio at the Columbus, Ohio Thermal Lab facility. This role provides comprehensive oversight of laboratory operations, ensuring rigorous adherence to safety requirements, test quality standards, and facility excellence through their methodology. This role will also work closely with New Product Development and Advanced Engineering groups to develop test plans, setups, and conduct Design Validation Testing. Prototyping is also a significant part of the Thermal R&D lab responsibilities. Working with internal and external teams around the world will be necessary for supporting operations. Set up test facility and instrumentation in response to general instructions. Support and collaborate with engineers in activities to structure and develop system testing capabilities and products. Analyze and improve existing processes & designs, as required Plan, set up, instrument, and operate products and test facilities. Ability to troubleshoot and correct issues. Assist in development of solutions or workarounds to resolve defects. Work with the engineering and Quality Assurance (QA) teams to fully understand the low-level functions within application software or products, as applicable. May assist the QA team in understanding/developing low-level functional and system integration tests. Conduct tests, analyze data and make modifications to units being tested within limits of intermediate nature. Requires timely completion of assigned tasks. Participate in 5S improvement programs