Lab Technician

EMR Group; Newmarket; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

EMR Group is seeking a Laboratory Technician to join the quality team in Newmarket. You will generate accurate measurements of infeed and finished goods performance and support plant operations.

The role requires basic Excel skills and experience with lab data analysis; you will work as part of a team, performing routine analytical testing and preparing daily sample reports.

Qualifications

• Basic Excel skills.
• Experience analysing material within a lab environment is an advantage.
• Willingness to work as part of a laboratory team.

Responsibilities

• Report any health and safety issues to management.
• Collate data and produce clear, concise reports.
• Understand materials properties (plastics, metals, minerals).
• Carry out routine analytical testing to support plant operations.

Skills

Basic Excel skills

Lab data analysis

Team player

Tools

XRF

FTIR

Job description

About Our Opportunity:

The purpose of this role is to work as a member of the laboratory quality team to generate accurate measurements of infeed and finished goods performance.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Report any issues with regard to health and safety to management


• Have a sound and knowledgeable understanding of data management, being able to collate data and produce clear and concise reports.


• Have a good understanding of materials properties, specifically plastics, metals and minerals.


• Working as part of a team of Laboratory Technicians, carrying out routine analytical testing to support plant operations this includes both products produced by the separation process and also analysis of incoming feed material


• Analysing daily samples of infeed and outputs from the process to determine composition of materials by hand sorting.


• Using Sieves to determine sizing of materials.


• Determine target plastic concentrations by density measurement.


• Analytical testing will also coverXRF to determine metal concentrations, FTIR, to determine plastic types.


• Carrying out in –process sampling to measure process performance and develop improvements to the process.


• Sampling water treatment process to ensure safety controls are working correctly.


• Supporting other departments within the scope of the business e.g. Process management, engineering and production.


• Producing daily sample reports and maintain records of all samples analysed.

About You:

• Basic excel skills required


• Experience of analysing material within a lab environment would be an advantage