Job Description
CK Group are recruiting for a Senior Operations Scientist, to join a specialist company providing inspection, calibration and testing services, based in Staffordshire, on a permanent basis.
You will be leading operations, for a dedicated team of scientists, making measurements on gas mixtures, using a range of bespoke gas chromatographs.
Salary:
£32,000 – £34,000 per annum, depending on experience.
Your main duties will be (but not limited) to:
* Prioritisation and scheduling of all calibration and testing work to all laboratory-based scientists.
* Liaising with the Laboratory Manager on scheduling priorities and specific customer requirements.
* Operation of the calibration and/or testing laboratories on a day-to-day basis.
* Assisting and leading the laboratory team to access the suitability of calibration data to maintain the highest level of quality.
* Deal with customer queries by telephone, fax, website and email in a professional and timely manner.
* Liasing with relevant laboratory staff to ensure instrument maintenance is up to date.
* Familiarisation with all ISO 17025 / ISO 17043 / ISO 17034 accredited technical methods and processes within the quality system.
* Generate safety data sheets and CLP labels using the approved software.
Essential Competencies:
* Previous experience in operations leadership supervision.
* Excellent Communications skills, including to customers and stakeholders.
* May be required to move cylinders weighing up to 56 kg, appropriate training will be required.
Your Background:
The ideal candidate for this role will have:
* Have a degree in Chemical or Physical science.
* Knowledge and experience of gas chromatography is highly desirable.
* Ability to follow an approved and documented procedure.
* Knowledge and experience of relevant ISO accreditations.
* Knowledge and experience of people management would be advantageous.
Benefits:
* Contributory company pension scheme.
* Performance-based bonus scheme
* Company bonus scheme
* 25 days holiday plus statutory bank holidays.
* Company sick pay scheme.
Apply:
It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK. Please quote job reference 123 371 in all correspondence.
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