- Date Posted
- January 28th 2019
- Job ID
- mattechStHel
- Type
- Permanent
- Location
- St Helens
- Salary & Package
- £9.00 - £10.00 per hour plus overtime
- E-mail Enquiries
- hayley@jtrecruit.co.uk
Full Job Description
Materials Testing Technician
My client is a fast growing and ambitious company based in North West St Helens.
They now require a Material Testing Technician to join their team on a full time, permanent basis, working a minimum of 40 hours per week with plenty of overtime available.
You should have previous site-based experience working with asphalt, tarmac and/or quarry products.
Due to the nature of the work, you do need to be flexible to work weekends and nights as required. Core hours are Monday - Friday 0830-1700 paying between £9.00 and £10.00ph, dependant on experience
Responsibilities include:
- Operating semi-automated and automated lab equipment
- Following established protocols, work instructions, scheduled tasks and activities independently.
- Perform in-process testing to assure batches meet specification.
- Troubleshooting of processes, procedures and product issues.
- Balance multiple tasks and prioritise critical tasks.
- Manage and implement preventative and corrective actions.
- Update various Production/QC reports and spreadsheets.
- Update standard operating procedures and work instructions for processes.
- Drive cost improvement initiatives by reducing failures, improving capacity and using supplies wisely.
- Reduce work in process, queues and cycle times.
- Follow all health and safety measures in place, and ensure team members do the same.
- Collaborate, support and consult with other team members as necessary.
Experience:
- Degree within science or engineering ideally.
- Previous laboratory or manufacturing experience.
- Understanding of safe working practice in a laboratory environment.
- Site testing experience of asphalt/tarmac/quarry products
- Construction Materials Testing experience
- Must have excellent communication skills.
- Proficient in using Microsoft packages.
- Have a full, clean UK driving licence
To apply, please send your CV to Hayley
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