Laboratory Technician

EMR UK Careers; Worksop; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A recycling company in Worksop is seeking a Laboratory Technician to join their quality team. The role involves performing analytical testing on infeed and finished goods to ensure quality and safety. Candidates should have GCSEs in maths and science, basic Excel skills, and be comfortable working in a team. The position requires 40 hours per week on a rotational shift pattern offering attractive pay and benefits.

Benefits

Attractive pay rates

Bonus scheme

Cycle to work scheme

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Wellbeing Scheme

Employee Support including Life Assurance

24/7 Colleague Assistance Programme

Online savings with major retailers

Qualifications

• Comfortable with numbers and analytical tasks.
• Ability to work as part of a team in a laboratory setting.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine analytical testing to support plant operations.
• Analyze samples for composition and conduct various tests.
• Produce sample reports and maintain records.

Skills

Basic Excel skills

Health and safety awareness

Analytical skills

Education

GCSE in maths to grade 3 or above

GCSE in a science based subject to grade 3 or above

Job description

Benefits

• Attractive pay rates + Increased overtime rates
• Plus great benefits such as:
• Bonus scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, plus each year you will have the option to buy and sell leave
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Wellbeing Scheme, provided through Health Shield, giving every colleague – and their dependents – unlimited access to GPs and counselling, as well as cash back on a wide range of health and wellbeing treatment
• Employee Support to include Life Assurance and critical illness pay
• 24/7 Colleague Assistance Programme and Financial Wellbeing Support – access to affordable loans, savings accounts, advanced earned pay, and financial education via salary finance
• Online savings- major retailers, utilities, entertainment plus many more!

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. This opportunity will be working 40 hours per week on a rotational shift pattern as below:

Days: 06:00-14:30
Nights: 22:00-06:30
Afters: 14:00-22:30

Shift times/patterns are not flexible.

Responsibilities

• Report any issues with regard to health and safety to management
• Work 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
• Analyzing 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
• Rheological and physical testing of materials
• Perform periodic checks on equipment/machinery within the Lab
• Analytical testing will also cover XRF 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
• Producing sample reports and maintaining records of all samples analysed

About You

• GCSE in maths to grade 3 or above (preferred)
• GCSE in a science based subject to grade 3 or above (preferred)
• Basic Excel skills required
• Full UK driving licence is preferred

So if you're hardworking, reliable and feel comfortable with numbers, then maybe this is the role for you!

Who we are

Our purpose is to create a future where the materials we use don’t need to be extracted from the planet.

At EMR, we give new life to unwanted materials. Every year, we recycle 10 million tonnes of metals and plastics, saving 19 million tonnes of carbon from entering the Earth’s atmosphere, diverting waste from landfill and protecting resources and habitats.

We couldn’t do any of this without our team members. In return for all they do, we do everything we can to create an environment of belonging, value, support and growth. We’re proud to have achieved Great Place To Work status, but it’s about so much more than a badge. It’s about being recognised by our people for the continuous work we do to do better for them:

“The people who work here are from varied backgrounds and have a variety of beliefs, all of which are accepted and respected.”

“I’m encouraged to keep a healthy work-life balance so that I can be performing at my best.”

“I’ve been supported every step of the way in my career progression.”

“EMR offers a fantastic and inclusive environment; collaboration across the whole business, humility and hard work.”

We couldn’t do any of this without our team members. In return for all they do, we do everything we can to create an environment of belonging, value, support and growth, underpinned by our Company values of We Care and We Do.

• We Care
  • Integrity – our people are Respectful and Honest
  • Trust – our people are Collaborative and Genuine
• We Do
  • Accountable – our people are Determined and Responsible
  • Innovative – our people have a Growth Mind-set and are Progressive

If you want to be part of something bigger than yourself, have a role that really makes a difference and work with likeminded people towards the same purpose, click the link to apply.

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