QA Technician

IPL Schoeller; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

IPL Schoeller in Rotherham (S61) is hiring a QA Technician to champion quality across the site. You will perform incoming inspections, conduct routine material and product testing, and work with teams to resolve quality issues. The role involves rotating shifts (6:00-14:00, 14:00-22:00, 22:00-06:00) and requires proactive administration and documentation.

Training is provided for testing techniques. You will engage with colleagues to ensure finished goods meet high standards, support

Qualifications

• Experience with quality control processes in a manufacturing setting.
• Familiar with measurement, destructive and non-destructive testing (training provided).
• Able to communicate with stakeholders and maintain good administration records.

Responsibilities

• Perform incoming inspection and approve materials on delivery.
• Conduct first-off, daily and weekly testing per schedules (destructive and non-destructive).
• Raise quality concerns with managers and coordinate improvements.
• Coordinate rework with Logistics for non-conforming products.
• Check finished stock, issue certificates for loads.
• Manage sample stock and prepare customer samples.
• Run material trials to verify new HDPE formulas before mass use.
• Run product trials to verify new moulds before introduction.
• Attend daily pulse meetings to report on quality issues and actions.
• Maintain 5S in QC area and uphold safe working standards.

Skills

Quality control

Destructive testing

Non-destructive testing

Communication

IT literacy / Excel

Job description

Who We Are

On July 1, 2025, IPL Plastics merged with Schoeller Allibert to form IPL Schoeller (the ‘company’). The Company’s operations are split across North America (11 manufacturing plants) and Europe (16 manufacturing plants).

The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. IPL Schoeller is a leading manufacturer of sustainable rigid packaging solutions across a range of end market segments including returnable transit packaging, consumer and industrial packaging, environmental containers and agricultural packaging. The company employs c.4,100 employees across North America (1,600 employees) and Europe (2,500 employees.)

The role

We have a vacancy for QA Technician at our Rotherham site (S61), reporting to the Quality Team Leader.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who has a genuine passion for quality and wants to support the site in maintaining and improving the quality of our products.

Training can be provided regarding the technical aspects of the role, but what is more important is that you are committed to being a champion of quality for our customers, ensuring that our finished products are of the highest standard.

Shifts: Rotating 3 week pattern (Monday to Friday; 6.00am-2.00pm / 2.00pm-10.00pm / 10.00pm-6.00am)

As a QA Technician at IPL Schoeller Rotherham you will:

• Perform incoming inspection and approval of materials at the point of delivery.
• Perform first-off, daily and weekly testing and inspections according to test schedules, including destructive and non-destructive testing.
• Work with the Technical Manager and Production Supervisors to raise any quality concerns, set priorities for improvement, block/quarantine non-conforming product as required.
• Work alongside the Logistics team members to coordinate rework activities where required on any non-conforming products
• Perform checks on finished stock in the yard, and produce certificates for each load.
• Control samples stock and prepares samples for customers.
• Perform material trials testing, to verify new HDPE formulas prior to mass usage.
• Perform product trials inspections, to verify new moulds prior to introduction.
• Attend daily pulse meetings, to provide updates on any quality issues and actions required.
• Be an advocate for good housekeeping and 5S standards in the QC area, adhering to safe standards of work at all times.

About You

You will have gained experience of quality control processes from a previous role.

Ideally, you will also have experience of performing measurements, destructive testing and non-destructive testing (desirable, but not essential as training will be provided).

You will also:

• Be able to communicate confidently and effectively with a range of stakeholders, with the ability to influence as appropriate.
• Take a proactive and tenacious approach to your role.
• Be well organized, structured and methodical with a passion for good administration and record keeping.
• Have a good level of IT literacy, with the ability to utilise Microsoft programmes such as Outlook and Excel, although training can be provided