Laboratory Technician

Wallace Hind Selection; Greater Sudbury; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A worldwide chemical manufacturer is seeking a Laboratory Technician to manage quality control within their lab. The role offers defined career progression and involves supporting daily lab functions, ensuring quality standards, and conducting analysis. Ideal candidates will have a degree in a chemical or biological discipline and experience in a technical laboratory environment. Excellent communication and analytical skills are essential.

Benefits

25 Days Holiday + statutory days

Contributory pension

Career progression plan

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a technical laboratory environment.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 and 18001/45001 is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support the day-to-day function of a laboratory.
• Ensure raw material deliveries are accurately labelled and recorded.
• Inspect raw materials for customer specifications and quality standards.
• Sample testing competitors' products and report findings.
• Dispatch samples to clients and confirm receipt.
• Investigate non-conformity through root cause analysis.

Skills

Laboratory experience

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Communication skills

IT proficiency (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Education

Degree in chemical or biological discipline

Job description

A Laboratory Technician is now required for a worldwide chemical manufacturer in Colchester who are offering a defined career progression plan.

BASIC SALARY: £23,000 - £27,000 dependent on experience

BENEFITS:
· 25 Days Holiday + statutory days
· Contributory pension

LOCATION: Colchester

COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Ipswich, Sudbury, Witham, Clacton-On-Sea, Chelmsford, Braintree, Ipswich,

JOB DESCRIPTION: Laboratory Technician

In order to maintain our advantage within the marketplace we are looking for a talented Laboratory Technician to manage the day to day quality control of our laboratory. In return you will be given a defined progression plan for your career development and future growth.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Laboratory Technician

As our Laboratory Technician, you will be responsible for:

· Supporting the day to day function of a laboratory environment
· Guaranteeing all raw material deliveries are accurately labelled and recorded onto the LMS.
· Inspecting all raw materials ensuring customer specifications and quality standards are adhered to.
· Regularly sample testing competitors' products and report findings.
· Despatching samples to clients and confirm receipt.
· Investigating and managing any non-conformity through root cause analysis.
· Escalating any concerns that may negatively effective the business.
· Ensuring stock rotation is in line with SOPs.

PERSON SPECIFICATION: Laboratory Technician

Ultimately you will already have proven experience working within a technical laboratory environment, ideally but not essentially, polyesters, chemicals, coatings, additives, resins, paints, epoxy, food or pharmaceutical.

As well as being:

· Ideally educated to degree level in a chemical or biological discipline.
· Any knowledge of ISO 9001 and 18001/45001 would be of particular Interest
· Naturally analytical with a strong attention to detail and have a methodical approach.
· An excellent communicator who is able to converse at all levels (verbal and written).
· Capable in a variety of IT packages (Word, Excel, and Outlook).

THE COMPANY:

As an established £multi-million chemical manufacturer, our reputation has been built through the diversity of our products enabling support to a range of sectors including construction, transportation, leisure and marine.

PROSPECTS:

The company offer real career growth opportunities

Although this role is advertised as a Laboratory Technician you may also have held any of the following roles: Graduate Laboratory Technician, Quality Assistant, Graduate Material Scientist, Lab Assistant, Material Scientist, Material Assistant, Polymer Assistant, Graduate Quality Chemical Assistant, Laboratory Analyst, or a Quality Control Assistant.

INTERESTED? Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application.

Wallace Hind Selection, alongside our client embrace diversity, champion equality, and foster inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives.

Please Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us direct.

REF: IP18171, Wallace Hind Selection