The Role: Lab Technician
Location: Northampton
Salary: £25,000 per annum
Shift: 8.00am to 5.00pm Mon – Thurs, 8.00am to 1.00pm Fri
28 days holiday – (in addition after each complete calendar year of service, entitled to an extra one day’s annual leave holiday per holiday year up to a maximum of five extra days (5-day week shift) after five years’ service.)
Life insurance after 1 year
Pension 3% employer contribution
Status: Permanent
Your Mission: Responsible for the execution of all material inspection, routine testing and product dimension verification activities as required by the organisation.
Key Accountabilities:
- Goods inward inspection and dimensional checks (blanks, brackets & supporting automotive products)
- Goods inward recording of results (CofC’s)
- Material testing (compound, hardness buttons) & data storage (rheometer testing, etc)
- Update & maintain Goods Inwards Master File with goods in data (CoC, GR’s & test results.
- Goods Inwards Paperwork (logging and scanning)
- Daily measurements of different parts produced internally (i.e. Exide Grommets, CRP, EPP, HFP, 1069)
- Daily silicone tests to validate production runs.
- Dimensional checks on Start Up Verification parts
- Support other departments in relation with Sample Request forms, trials, dimensional, and visual inspection reports.
- Support Master sample procedure (allocate master samples, update register, and maintain) Unit 2.
- Interpret and work according to the customer requirements and 2D/3D drawings.
- Vent valve analysis supported with CoC and master reference samples.
- Drain Tubes testing (waterflow and tensile tests)
- Plastic Parts dimensional measurements (alternative material, tool modification)
- Internal calibration for unit 1 & 2.
- Complete and perform other duties/tasks as may be assigned.
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What are we looking for?
- Evidence of excellent communication and team-working skills
- Evidence of excellent attention to detail
- Ability to work and think methodically
- Pro-active attitude
- Ability to manage own workload and prioritise tasks
- An understanding of IATF16949, ISO9001 and ISO14001.
- An understanding of Quality tools and techniques (8D, Lean, 5Whys, Pareto Analysis, Six-Sigma, FMEA, PPAP, APQP, MSA etc preferred).
- Commercially aware, in relation to all aspects of quality.
- Able to work systematically and logically.
- Computer literate and ability to communicate on all levels within the organisation (verbal and written).
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- Experience of rubber and plastic injection moulding industry would be advantageous.