Job Title: Laboratory Technician
Location: Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
Salary: Up To £23,000 DOE
Job type: Permanent, Full Time
About Us:
Alphagary is part of the Orbia group, a community of companies working together to tackle some of the world’s most complex challenges. We are bound by a common purpose: to Advance Life Around the World.
Alphagary manufactures specialty compounds, formulated from a variety of polymers, that are purpose-designed for a wide range of applications. Alphagary also formulates stabilizers, plasticizers and colorants designed for use in vinyl compounds.
Why choose Alphagary?
- Advancing Life – You see and touch our durable, high-performance and sustainable materials everywhere, every day
- Keeping You Safe – Our culture of safety is dynamic and deliberate. Our greatest asset are our people
- Values that Matter – Embracing Diversity, Taking Responsibility, Being Brave
- Hands-on Training – You’ll receive on-the-job training and guidance to keep you learning and gaining highly marketable skills
Like many of your teammates here, you won’t just be building up job skills – you’ll be building a career!
The Role:
What if you could play a role in advancing life around the world?
Are you looking for your next career move and want to make a difference working for a global organisation. Alphagary is an Orbia business and we are a leading polymer compound manufacturing company supplying specialty plastics to customers across the globe.
We have an exciting new opportunity as a laboratory technician in a fast paced and industrial environment. The role is supporting the R&D laboratory with production and basic testing of samples.
Purpose: This is a key technical support role with the primary purpose to provide technician support to the Technical Department, which will support the development of new compounds and processes for the company.
The Laboratory Technician has responsibility and accountability for support testing of products in all product sector relating to but not limited to new product development, technical service to customers and technical support to manufacturing. The sector encompasses general purpose, regulated, automotive, Wire and Cable and Micraflo™ products.
Working Hours: Monday – Thursday, 09.00-17.00, Friday 09.00-14.00 (35 hours per week)
Key Responsibilities:
- Typical polymeric testing of products in the laboratory to specifications
- Assisting the compound development team with material development and production support tasks
- Providing test results reports
- Assisting with the control & purchasing of laboratory provisions
- Assisting with the maintenance of the library of test specifications
- Assisting with the management of service & calibration of test equipment
- Following and ensuring strict safety procedures and safety checks
- Carry out risk assessments for laboratory activities
Education, Knowledge, Skills:
- Ideally experienced in testing polymeric materials
- Formal qualification in Science or Materials/Polymer Technology (‘A’ level equivalent or higher preferred)
- Self-motivated, a team-player and enthusiastic
- Must be well organised
- Must be able to liaise effectively with internal and external customers
- Good writing skills a pre-requisite, must be computer literate e.g. familiar with Microsoft Office programs
- A working knowledge of ISO9000 Quality Systems would be advantageous
Benefits:
- Discretionary Annual Bonus,
- Life Assurance,
- Holidays and company sick pay,
- Pension,
- Volunteering day,
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: Materials Technician, Tester, Testing Engineer, Lab Technician, Technician; Laboratory; Science; Science Technician; Lab Assistant; Laboratory Worker; Precious Metals; Lab Assistant; Testing Technician, Testing Engineer may also be considered for this role.
