Ref:ROXUK00100 – Trainee Chemical Disposals Technician

Roxel Group; Kidderminster; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Trainee Chemical Disposals Technician to join their dynamic team. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring safe operations and delivering production plans in accordance with established schedules. You will support the optimization of processes and maintain high safety standards while collaborating with various stakeholders. This position offers a unique opportunity to grow within a leading company that values quality and safety. If you are a proactive individual with a passion for manufacturing and safety, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Perkbox

Contributory pension

Onsite parking

Subsidised canteen

Occupational sick pay

Professional membership

Management Bonus Scheme

Income Protection

HealthShield

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing environment is essential.
• Strong IT competencies required, especially with Microsoft tools.

Responsibilities

• Deliver production plans safely and efficiently.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Support continuous improvement and problem-solving initiatives.

Skills

Effective communication

Organisational skills

Problem-solving skills

Leadership skills

Ability to work in high pressure

Education

5 GCSEs at level 4 or above

Science qualification in Chemistry

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)

MRP/MES Systems

Job description

ROXUK00100 – Trainee Chemical Disposals Technician

Competitive salary, Perkbox, Contributory pension, Onsite parking, Subsidised canteen, Occupational sick pay, Professional membership, Management Bonus Scheme, Income Protection, Death in service, HealthShield, Sell and Buy Holiday, Cycle to Work Scheme

Holidays:

Hours of Work:

37hr/week

07.30-15.30 Monday to Thursday

07.30-14.30 Friday

Roxel is an Anglo-French company that designs, develops and manufactures solid propellant rocket motors for use in tactical missiles. Its operations are spread across several sites in the UK and France and it has an annual turnover of about £100M and nearly 1000 staff.

The Trainee Chemical Disposals Technician responsibilities include delivering the production or disposal plan in line with the Master Production Schedule, or the Burning Ground schedule, OTOCOQ. Focusing on safe operations, carrying out tasks instructed to them by their Manager or Supervisor, co-ordinating and providing support to both functions ensuring the quality of goods and services, process optimisation, and preparing all relevant documentation as required in a safe and efficient way.

You will have experience and knowledge that ensures effective process utilisation, maximising day to day productivity. You will monitor the Teams performance with KPI’s & PSPI, ensuring safety, quality, and efficiency is maintained, meeting the needs of the customer and the business.

Responsibilities

• Promote zero harm objective by operating in accordance with any Health, Safety and Environmental policies and procedures (SWIM) to ensure the safety and wellbeing of staff and visitors and pro-actively promote and support SWIM.
• Ensure safe methods of working are utilised in all processes targeting zero harm.
• Support the updating of Risk and COSHH assessments as required in conjunction with Line Management Technical Support.
• Support completion of the updates to SHE Plan returns / safety records in as required in a timely manner.
• Responsible for ensuring their own training is updated and maintained to enable them to perform their duties.
• Co-ordinate your own time to maximise efficiency through direct bookable work and in line with business demands.
• Ensure manufacturing processes are adhered to at all times.
• Support in resolving issues such as breakdowns and other manufacturing issues and inputting into other systems when appropriate, e.g. Shire, Dynamic, etc. Manage permit to works as required.
• Provide input into daily work task lists and maximise efficiency, working alongside the Materials Planning and Logistics department.
• Ensure Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) are accurately adhered to ensuring data accuracy at all times.
• Ensure production standards including TPM and other site regulations are adhered to.
• Champion and promote 6S and Lean methodology, through training and continued coaching, thus ensuring a well organised working environment confirmed by auditing.
• Support Level 1 (Quick Response Quality Control) QRQC and SQCDPI daily meetings, provide support to Level 2 as required to escalate issues appropriately.
• Provide input to the Materials Planning and Logistics department to ensure site supplies and inventory levels are suitably maintained targeting zero outages, maintain level of consumables and escalate as required.
• Control special waste as appropriate, ensuring that waste types are clearly and correctly segregated, identified, labelled and stored appropriately.
• Maintain records, report relevant information, and prepare any necessary documentation, including but not limited to Route Cards, Skill Points Documentation, Training Records, maintaining an audit ready status.
• Provide support, input, guidance for the implementation of new products or processes, embracing new ways of working.
• Encourage a continuous improvement culture supported by the CI team.
• Support and contribute to dynamic risk assessments.
• Support and contribute to problem solving.
• Co-ordinate with other stakeholders including Line Management and other Site Departments, ensuring high levels of communication throughout the business.
• Represent the business as required, in particular conduct Burning Ground demonstration, area tours and / or provide information during external stakeholder visits.
• Strong communication with stakeholders and sometimes the Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service on potential nuisance or hazardous disposals.
• Collect contaminated explosive waste from source ensuring paperwork is correct. Communicate any disruptions to stakeholders promptly.
• To perform any other duties necessary, as requested by the business to carry out job function.

Knowledge, Skills, Experience Required

• Essential Qualifications
  • 5 GCSE’s at level 4 or above or equivalent (incl Maths & English).
  • A science qualification ideally in Chemistry or willing to work towards.
• Can demonstrate experience of working within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong IT competencies with experience of working with Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Word and Outlook) and MRP/ MES Systems.

Person Specifications

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Organisational skills.
• Appetite for leadership.
• Fully understands quality and safety requirements of processes & product manufacture.
• Excellent team player.
• Resilient.
• Comfortable in high pressure environment.
• Demonstrates clean as you go and 6S culture.
• Ability to work outside in adverse weather conditions.
• Able to carry out decisive action when needed.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Can work in safety critical and challenging environment.
• Ability to plan ahead, but also react quickly to higher priorities.
• Promote positive attitude and proactive behaviours.

Desirable Experience, Qualifications, Skills

• Desirable Qualifications
  • An IOSH Working Safely or willingness to work towards.
  • A minimum level of Yellow Belt qualification or equivalent in Lean Manufacturing Techniques or willingness to work towards.
• Managing within a Lean Culture e.g. SQCDPI techniques, Kaizen, Kanban, 7 waste principles.
• Worked within a strong Health and Safety environment, carrying out Risk and COSHH Assessments.
• Managing within an EN9100 or Quality Management System culture.

How to apply

Please note: As a successful applicant you will be required to undertake an Occupational Health Assessment, be able to pass a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) and at a later date Security Clearance (SC). A further condition is for the successful individual to have lived in the UK consistently for at least 5 years.

Please check guidelines by looking on the below link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/national-security-vetting-clearance-levels

At Roxel we work in a grading structure, based on experience, as part of your application please specify your salary expectations.