Level Description
‘Technician’ Leveling Guide consists of jobs that accomplish work through a specialized knowledge or skills gained through a combination of vocational education, training, apprenticeship (craft, skilled and semi-skilled), and experience. This career stream will be most commonly applied to manufacturing technician job profiles.

Market Summary
Tests raw, in-process and finished products to ensure quality standards are met. Adheres to safety, health and environmental policies and procedures. Maintains good housekeeping to ensure laboratory cleanliness. Documents results, analyze data, record keeping. Understands preservation of chain of custody. Tracks and reports chemical and supply inventories.

Impact
• Applies developing, but not fully functioning, technical knowledge, as well as equipment, systems, controls, procedures, and/or essential regulations for assigned work.
• Makes routine decisions within limited, defined parameters. Work is guided by well-defined tasks, established deadlines, quality standards, and priorities; learns and implements policies, procedures, quality, and compliance standards.

Communication
• Communication is internal and largely around giving and receiving basic information such as instructions, work processed and directions; little to no interpretation of policies. Straightforward.
• Elevates questions, problems and significant challenges to more senior employees for direction or subject matter expertise.

Innovation
• Recognizes and resolves basic, routine, or common and repetitive problems requiring service and support skills. Seeks assistance on complex issues.
• Performs straightforward work tasks that are patterned and supported by documentation and guidelines requiring minimal independent judgement.

Knowledge
• Demonstrates knowledge of basic to intermediate level concepts, terminology, codes, quality standards, and specialized job requirements.
• Demonstrates basic written, interpersonal, analytical, and application skills; understands FMC procedures and applies with minimal instruction.