Weighing Technician

ahkgroup; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Alfred H Knight (AHK) invites applications for a Weighing Technician at Lea Green, St Helens. You will manage daily sample workloads and keep balance room stations calibrated and orderly to support the lab’s daily success.

Essential: GCSE or equivalent; adaptable team player with attention to detail. Experience in a commercial analytical lab is desirable but not essential. We offer a competitive salary with pension, life assurance and an employee assistance programme.

Qualifications

• Adaptable
• Team player
• Positive attitude
• Interpersonal skills
• Initiative
• Ownership
• Timekeeping
• Manual dexterity
• Literacy
• Numeracy

Responsibilities

• Manage daily sample workloads.
• Keep balance room workstations spotless and calibrated.
• Contribute to the laboratory's daily success with precision.

Job description

WHAT IS ON OFFER

Alfred H Knight has an exciting opportunity for a Weighing Technician to join our team in Lea Green, St Helens.

We’re looking for precision, accuracy, and a passion for quality. As our Weighing Technician, you’ll manage daily sample workloads, keep balance room workstations spotless and calibrated, and play a vital part in driving our laboratory's daily success.

Our Lea Green site serves as the AHK Group’s recognized center of excellence for laboratory services, analyzing a broad range of high-value materials and commodities. Because of the critical nature and intrinsic value of these materials, maintaining operational excellence is central to everything we do.

ABOUT US

Alfred H Knight is a totally independent, family owned business spanning five generations. A global network of strategically placed offices and laboratories enable global trade by providing independent inspection, analysis and consultancy services to the metals and minerals, solid fuels and agriculture industries.

We have honed and carefully crafted our reputation. Delivering knowledge and professionalism in all aspects of weighing, sampling and analysis. We thrive by continuing to re-invest in our facilities, technology and people. Click here to find out more about AHK.

DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?

To be successful at Alfred H Knight you will need to display the following:

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND WORK EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Adaptable.
• A team player, working alongside others with positivity and respect.
• Presenting a positive attitude and taking pride in their work.
• High level of interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision and be able to use your own initiative.
• A willingness to take full ownership of the role and to go above and beyond.
• Good Timekeeping.
• Ability to demonstrate a high degree of manual dexterity.
• Ability to demonstrate literacy and be numerate.

Required Work Experience

• Experience in a commercial analytical laboratory environment / commercial furnace room environment would be desirable but not essential.

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of GCSE or equivalent education.

BENEFITS

We are offering an excellent opportunity with a salary and benefits package to match including pension, life assurance and an employee assistance programme.

If you are invited to interview, please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to the recruitment process that will enable you to perform to the best of your ability.

Alfred H Knight is committed to creating a diverse & inclusive environment and hence welcomes applications from all sections of the community.