Test Technician 3 (Second Shift)

West Columbia, SC 29170

Employment Type: Contract to Perm Job Category: Technician Job Number: 48043385 Compensation: $22.00 / hour

Job Description

Title: Test Technician 
Location: West Columbia, SC 
Shift: Second Shift 

Job Summary:
  • Are you passionate about ensuring the performance and durability of complex electronic systems? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, quality-driven environment? We're looking for a Test Technician to take ownership of our critical testing operations, playing a key role in product validation, process optimization, and new technology integration.


Job Duties:
  • Own and optimize – Develop, maintain, and continuously improve our test and burn-in processes to maximize product reliability and manufacturing efficiency.
  • Drive data-driven quality – Monitor yield trends and work cross-functionally to eliminate root causes of failure, driving higher performance and reliability.
  • Support innovation – Collaborate with design and development teams to bring new products to life, ensuring robust test strategies from concept to launch.
  • Improve tools and infrastructure – Assist in the design and build of custom fixtures, test stations, and diagnostic programs that scale with growth.
  • Lead maintenance coordination – Ensure preventive maintenance, calibration, and requalification schedules are met to keep test lines running smoothly.
  • Get hands-on – Execute high-level hardware and software configurations, firmware updates, and system-level troubleshooting across a range of technologies.
  • Enable cross-team excellence – Partner with Quality, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, and Resource Development to align test strategies, training, and compliance across the operation.
  • Plan for the future – Evaluate and justify capital investments for new test technologies and build disaster recovery strategies that protect operations.

Qualifications:
  • Associates degree, military technical training or equivalent 


Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. 

Meet Your Recruiter

Max Francis
Technical Recruiter

Max Francis is a seasoned Engineering Recruiter specializing in the Automation Division at Sterling. With five years of invaluable experience in recruitment, Max is on a mission to help individuals find their perfect career move—one that aligns with their professional goals and supports their families.

As an Engineering Recruiter, Max excels in the Automation Division, leveraging his deep industry knowledge to connect candidates with opportunities tailor-made for their unique skill sets and aspirations. He understands that finding the right career move is a pivotal moment in people's lives, and he thrives on being a part of that journey.

What Max finds most exciting and rewarding about his work is the opportunity to guide individuals to their ideal career fit. He recognizes that this transition is an exhilarating time for most people, and he derives immense satisfaction from helping them navigate the path toward their next professional adventure.

Max's advice to job seekers is grounded in the value of connections. He believes that having a well-connected recruiter within the industry you aspire to be in can open doors to companies and positions that may not be readily available on job boards. In today's competitive job market, he encourages candidates to connect with a recruiter early in their job search journey. While he advocates for candidates to continue their independent job searches, he emphasizes the benefit of having an additional set of experienced eyes on the market.

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