Role: -
Laboratory Technician (Physical testing)
Location: -
West Bromwich
Hours:-
Monday-Thursday (08:00-16:30pm), Friday (08:00-15:30pm)
Salary & Benefits: -
Competitive starting salary, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, up to 14% total pension contribution (EE&ER), plenty of opportunity for overtime, Electrical Vehicle salary sacrifice (pre-tax), retail discounts and savings, health & wellbeing support via Employee Assistance Programme, Volunteering scheme and fundraising support for your chosen charity.
Overview
Russell Taylor Group have a fantastic opportunity for a Laboratory testing individual with physical/mechanical testing experience to join a well-established testing business. Our client has gone from strength to strength over the last decade and have continued steady growth planned for the ongoing future.
This division of the business are super busy with plenty of overtime available for those that want it and are going to be looking to add additional head count to the team over the coming months to support the demands of the business.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for preparing, testing and reporting of materials.
- Sample preparation including cutting where appropriate, for various hardness testing and reporting the findings in full to clients and customers both written and verbally.
- Conduct impact testing and report the results.
- Perform tensile testing and fastener testing
- Undertake weld sample bend tests to specification
- Perform proof load testing
- Support the technical operation of the laboratory
- Maintain accurate records of observations
The Person
- Educated to degree or HNC standards or equivalent.
- Previous experience with physical/mechanical is essential for this role e.g.- hardness testing, impact testing, tensile testing, bend testing, proof load testing. You do not need to have experience in all of these tests, experience in one or two would be suitable for this role.
- This is not a massively customer facing role, but from time to time you will be required to discuss results with customers face to face or via a written report so both written and verbal communication skills are key.
- Excellent ability to work well within a team and independently
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