Quality Technician

Pioneer Selection Ltd; Harpswell CP; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Company pension

Performance bonus

Training and development

Health and wellbeing support

Career progression

Job summary

Pioneer Selection Ltd is seeking a Quality Technician for a role based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. The position involves hands-on quality checks across the production plant and laboratory testing, with full training and opportunities for career development within a well-established quality team.

You will support production with investigations, help improve right-first-time performance, and ensure finished materials meet required quality standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in quality checks in a manufacturing environment.
• Recent chemistry-related degree completed.

Responsibilities

• Conduct quality checks across the production plant and perform laboratory testing.
• Support production with investigations and corrective actions to improve right-first-time quality.

Skills

Quality experience

Education

Chemistry degree

Job description

QUALITY TECHNICIAN

Job Title: Quality Technician

Location: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire

Salary: Up to £32,

Shift: 4 on 4 off Days and Nights - 6am-6pm / 6pm-6am

Job Role of the Quality Technician

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Quality Technician to join a market-leading manufacturing business operating within the sustainable plastics and recycling sector. This is a hands-on quality role offering full training, career development and the opportunity to work within an established quality team.

The Quality Technician will complete quality checks across the production plant alongside laboratory-based sample testing. You will support production with investigations, help improve right-first-time performance and ensure finished materials meet the required quality standards.

Sector - Manufacturing Quality

Non-Negotiable Requirements of the Quality Technician

• Previous quality experience within a manufacturing environment.
• OR
• A recently completed chemistry-related degree.

Requirements for the Quality Technician

• Comfortable spending the majority of the role within the production plant rather than solely in the laboratory.
• Able to work a 4 on 4 off rotating days and nights shift pattern.
• Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach to testing and record-keeping.
• Good English, numeracy and computer skills.
• Able to work independently and as part of a shift-based quality team.
• Confident communicating quality findings to production colleagues.

Desirable Requirements for the Quality Technician

• Experience completing quality testing or product inspections.
• Experience supporting investigations, root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Internal auditing experience.
• Previous exposure to plastics, recycling or process manufacturing.

The Quality Technician will benefit from:

• Competitive company benefits package.
• Company pension scheme.
• Performance-related bonus.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Health and wellbeing support.
• Long-term career progression within an established quality team.