Job Title: Laboratory Technician
Location: Plymouth
Job Type: Full-time, permanent
Salary: Up to £28,000
Benefits include: 25 days holiday / Flexible Working / Training / Pension
Job type: Full Time
The Barden Corporation is recognised as a world leader in the design and manufacture of super precision ball bearings.
Barden bearings are produced using advanced technology to the highest standards available. That’s why our bearings are used in virtually every sector of industry where there is a need to meet critical
The Role:
The role of a laboratory technician is to support the business on a day to day basis through monitoring and testing of business processes & relevant incoming material to ensure adherence to internal and customer standards. Lead & participate in quality related investigations to determine route cause, corrective & preventive actions using technical problem-solving techniques, where investigations require laboratory equipment & chemical / material knowledge.
The Candidate:
Must have the right to work in the UK.
Knowledge
- Basic manufacturing techniques knowledge helpful but not essential.
- Industrial / production chemistry.
- Industrial cleaning techniques.
- lubrication, tribology.
- Analytical chemistry.
- Safe use and disposal of chemicals in a laboratory environment.
- NDT & DT for steel metallurgy.
Skills
- Communication, verbal and written.
Including technical report writing.
- Practical laboratory experience, desirable.
- Use of Microscopy, Optical & SEM preferable.
- Use & interpretation of FTIR spectroscopy.
- Working with problem solving techniques.
Qualifications
- Achieved or working towards a chemistry related formal academic qualification.
Such as BSc in chemistry or analytical chemistry or MChem.
Main Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
- Maintain relationships with key suppliers and relevant academic institutes to ensure best practice and current state of the art knowledge is maintained.
- Routine chemical analysis of all on site fluids used in production & assembly operations. Maintaining strength and cleanliness limits, Using FTIR, Auto Titration, Laser particle counting, SEM EDS analysis.
- Through fluid monitoring results & record keeping determine and advise correct TPM intervals for all production fluids used on site.
- Maintain FTIR records of all customer facing lubrication fluids & greases and monitor correctness of new incoming materials.
- Prepare samples for microstructural analysis, analyse & working with on site materials engineer determine adherence to quality standards.
- Conduct spot audit destructive testing to determine quality of on site production processes through Nital etch surface testing.
- Work with stake holders to carry out investigations into non routine occurrences, both through customer concerns or internal manufacturing issues.
- Maintain laboratory equipment & condition, monitor & maintain stock levels of consumable items.
- Recommend process improvements & equipment investments.
The following behavioural competences are key: collaboration, communication, determination and persistence, problem solving, emotional intelligence and resilience.
In addition to the duties listed above, the position holder must carry out tasks assigned by his/her Line Manager that are essentially related to their duties.
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: Lab Technician, Lab Tech, Lab Assistant, Senior Laboratory Assistant, Laboratory Engineer, Laboratory Assistant, Laboratory Tech, Graduate Science Technician, Enzyme Analyst, Microbiologist may also be considered for this role.
