Process Development Technician
Imerys
St Austell, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Advertised Salary: Competitive
Ref#: 144506
Role: Process Development Technician
Salary: Competitive
Hours: 37.5 per week Monday to Friday
Location: St Austell, Cornwall – Relocation costs covered - up to £3000
The role: As a Senior Lab Technician, you will provide support to the Analytical Laboratory Manager in developing new analytical method projects, setting up new instrumentation, performing analytical approved test methods and reporting results to customers.
This is a great opportunity as you will be given sole responsibility for a defined part of the project working with the Analytical Laboratory Manager.
What’s in for you? We support your professional development including training, costs, offering a competitive salary and other benefits such as:
- Company sick pay entitlement after 6 months service,
- Life Assurance,
- Defined Contribution Pension Plan,
- 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays,
- Income Protection for DC members,
- Long Service awards,
- Reward Hub & Local Discounts,
- Flu Vouchers,
- Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme,
- Health & Wellbeing Programme, Eye Care Vouchers,
- Cycle to work scheme and
- Endeavour club (off site gym) to help you stay fit and healthy.
What we ask in return:
- It is essential you have a BSc in Chemistry/Science.
- To ideally have an MSc in Chemistry, Science or Materials Science
- A minimum of three years experience working within a laboratory environment, including the safe use of laboratory equipment and chemicals
- Experience with working with ICP-OES and ICP-MS instruments is a must, ideally knowledge of Mineralogy
- Ideally preferred experience in Rietveld semi-quantitative analysis
- To manage your own workload and collaborate with your co-workers and Manager in maintaining steady turnaround times for requested work
- To assure level of competence by identifying suitable training and development opportunities
- To prepare samples for testing and carry out examinations using a variety of analytical methods
- To be able to work in a precise and accurate manner at all times
To apply for this opportunity and to join Imerys, please follow the instructions below or contact; lia.welch@imerys.co.uk for more details.
Our people are important to us, our workplaces are diverse and inclusive and whilst maintaining the health, safety and environmental standards on site, for yourself and others around you, we’re an organisation with a wealth of career and development opportunities that allow you to tap into your full potential.