CK Group are recruiting for a Laboratory Technician to join a global chemical manufacturing company at their facilities located near Durham on a 6 month contract basis.
The Company:
Our client is a leading chemical manufacture, specialising in developing and producing personal care and laundry care products and exports them globally.
Location:
This position is located near Durham and is site based.
Pay rate
£14.00/hr PAYE
Role:
* Conduct and report upon programmes of analytical testing so that the required results are produced within defined timescales and in an appropriate format.
* Participate in improvement opportunities through effective process monitoring.
* Support the day-to-day running and resource requirements of the laboratory including the ordering of consumables as required.
* Provide content for internal and external customer communications relating to both services received and delivered by the laboratory.
* To participate in COSHH assessments and the safety-assurance of equipment and processes
* To contribute to the development and updating of test procedures. .
* Participate in the effective management of the Laboratory waste.
* Participate in instrument training programmes to ensure lab and production teams are properly trained to deliver accurate analytical results.
* Support the maintenance and calibration of all laboratory equipment to maintain a high reliability of the service.
Your Background:
* Educated to degree level or equivalent in Chemistry or a Scientific discipline.
* An understanding of appropriate test methods together with an understanding of the associated equipment with respect to maintenance and calibration.
* Hands on experience with ICP and of numerous chemicals/materials in wet chemistry, analytical processes.
* Excellent IT (specifically, word processing and spreadsheet) and communication skills (report writing).
* Understanding of risk assessment relating to the ChemiLab activities including COSHH.
* Ability to report results in written and oral form to internal and external customers.
Apply:
For more information, or to apply for this Laboratory Technician position please contact Mary Bolt on 01246 457729 or email mbolt@ckgroup.co.uk. Please quote job reference 113 776 in all correspondence.
It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK