Laboratory Engineer

TN United Kingdom; Coventry; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in aerospace and defense seeks a dedicated Quality Inspector to join their Coventry production lab. This exciting role involves testing carbon materials for brake systems, ensuring quality standards are met throughout the production cycle. With a focus on engineering excellence, you'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement and uphold product integrity. Join a company that values passionate people and offers career progression opportunities, competitive benefits, and a vibrant working culture. If you're eager to learn and grow in a niche field, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Free car parking

Competitive pay package

Career progression opportunities

Pension contributions up to 10%

25+ holidays

Subsidised canteen with Starbucks

Life assurance

Annual Cash Incentive

Employee Assistance Program

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in quality inspection or laboratory production.
• Background in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage quality testing of carbon brake materials throughout production.
• Conduct physical tests and monitor process parameters.
• Collaborate with teams to resolve quality issues.

Skills

Quality inspection experience

Laboratory production environment

Manufacturing environment background

Eagerness to learn

Job description

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Days: 07:00am-15:30pm, Mon-Thurs, early finish Fridays

About us:

This Business is an international leader in the aerospace, defence and energy markets, employing more than 60,000 people at over 40 manufacturing facilities, and regional offices worldwide.

Working closely with their customers, this business delivers technologically differentiated systems and products for the most demanding environments, with high certification requirements for applications across its core end markets. Through focusing on engineering and operational excellence, this business builds broad installed bases of equipment and provides services and support across a fleet of approximately 73,000 aircraft.

Business Core values:

Winning culture, valued customers, passionate people, and engaged leadership are what have allowed them to become the company they are today.

The Role:

This role will be based in the production laboratory within Holbrook Lane, where they will test the carbon material for the Carbon disc brakes. This involves testing the material throughout its lifecycle and checking quality through inspection of materials. The role is responsible for leading the quality standards for the Aerospace site.

Responsibilities of the role:

• Manage end-to-end quality testing of carbon brake materials throughout a 6-month production cycle, from raw materials to final product.
• Conduct physical tests in a production lab environment, monitor key process parameters, and investigate material failures to ensure product integrity.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve quality issues and support continuous improvement across the manufacturing process.

Skills required:

• Previous experience in a Quality inspection, inspection role, or Laboratory production environment.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment background.
• An eagerness to learn and grow knowledge in a niche area of the business.

Benefits include free car parking, a competitive pay package, career progression opportunities, pension contributions up to 10%, 25+ holidays, subsidised canteen with Starbucks, life assurance, ACIP (Annual Cash Incentive), Employee Assistance Program, employee discounts, income protection, Business Resource Groups, and volunteering days.