Senior Laboratory Technician

Are you looking for a fresh challenge, with a forward-thinking organisation within the high-tech engineering sector? The Hyde Group are established Industry experts within Aerospace Engineering and have a new vacancy for a Laboratory Supervisor working at our surface treatment site in Stalybridge – Hyde Coatings Limited.

About us

We are one of the UK's largest and most trusted engineering companies, providing products and services to Aerospace, Nuclear, Energy and Scientific sectors. We have successfully supplied to the Aerospace industry for over 50 years. We are currently on track to achieve our strong growth plans and we pride ourselves on delivering right first-time solutions and going the extra mile to delight our customers.

About the opportunity

This is a great opportunity to join a reputable business with a strong set of core values in a friendly supportive environment. We have a strong focus on developing our people with the potential to further your career. We offer a competitive salary, and we also offer a generous holiday entitlement of 33 days inclusive of bank holidays along with other benefits.

The Senior Laboratory Technician function will work closely under the direction of the Quality Manager who is responsible for quality compliance, on a wide range of quality assurance and control activities to ensure our KPIs are achieved.

The successful candidate will work within the laboratory department supporting all periodic testing requirements and other laboratory functions in accordance with a range of strict written standards. You will be required to support in the review of laboratory test reports and understand what action to take when there are opportunities to prevent risk or make improvements identified through reliable test data. You will have a sound understanding of working safely around chemicals and substances and have a demonstrated background of working within a Laboratory, using a range of laboratory hardware.

Main Duties

• Managing laboratory workload in line with strict testing requirements and time scales to ensure compliance with customer, national and international requirements.

• Analysing laboratory tests for trends.

• Ensuring correct actions are taken when warning limits have been reached within solution analysis (tank additions, drops, refills).

• Investigation of any failures, false failures and non-compliances.

• Review of certificates for externally carried out testing.

• Review of certificates for laboratory and production consumables.

• Ensuring efficient stock control is always maintained.

• Review of current and creating of new work instructions/technique sheets/forms, standard operating procedures and any other required documents.

• Management of new qualification processes and support of the required testing.

• Supporting Special Process Engineer in any additional testing requirements following customer enquiries.

• Day to day use of electronic titration systems, artificial corrosion test chambers and other laboratory devices/equipment.

• COSHH assessments in line with current SDS.

• Ensuring the health and safety procedures are always followed.

• Supporting laboratory technician with hands on testing as required and holiday coverage.

• Supporting internal and external audits from laboratory perspective.

Desired Skills

• Ability to carry out chemical analysis.

• Experience working with strongly acidic and basic solutions in a laboratory environment.

• Knowledgeable in chemical and solution analysis requirements.

• IT Literate - Microsoft Office Software – Excel particularly.

• Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment with constantly changing priorities.

• Methodical and analytical with excellent attention to detail.

Desired Experience

• A-Level, HNC or equivalent in a chemistry or similar subject.

• Experience in a laboratory function within a surface treatment or coatings setting.

• Quality & Environmental management system (ISO9001, AS9100 or similar).

• NADCAP AC7108.

• Strong health and safety knowledge.

• Working with hazardous chemicals and substances in a safe manner.

What we offer

• Competitive salary.

• Generous annual leave entitlement.

• Competitive benefits package with access to discounts from leading retailers.

• Purpose built sites with free parking.

• Discounted gym membership.

• Excellent career development opportunities available.

• Cycle to work scheme.