Laboratory Technician

Description:

Laboratory Technician
Norwich based
3 month initial contract
Fulltime Mon to Fri (Apply online only) (Some flexibility around these start/finish times)
Hourly pay rate based around experience ranging from £14.00hr to £15.50hr.
Immediate starts available.
The role of The Laboratory Technician is to execute soil/rock sample testing in our clients Norwich Laboratory to meet client specifications and external accreditation bodies ie UKAS ISO17025 British Standard 1377.
Our client is ideally seeking a candidate with previous experience working within a quality control environment, with real attention to detail, who would be competent in preparing soil samples and be able to carry out various lab based tests an associated manual duties (Training will be given on these tests and recording methods of the data accurately)
Duties
• Execute laboratory testing based on standard and company procedure, including sieving, weight samples & preparing samples for testing.
• Entering information into MS Excel or similar (Must be computer literate with knowledge of using Microsoft Excel and working with spreadsheets)
Including associated manual duties
Experience
• Working in a laboratory environment
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow technical procedures
• Good communication, reliable and teamwork skills
• Physically fit and able to handle samples and equipment
• Preferable but NOT essential is experience of geotechnical testing methods such as Atterberg limits, Gas Jar or sieving (Training given)
Technique-Recruitment Solutions Ltd is a proud equal opportunities employer, dedicated and specialist to the engineering and manufacturing industries. We work and support some of the most well-known companies in Norfolk and Suffolk. These vacancies are being advertised on behalf of Technique-Recruitment Solutions Ltd who are operating as an employment business and employment agency