Quality Technician

Salary: £22,000 - £24,000

This is a great opportunity for someone who wishes to continue their career in a Quality role providing you are able to demonstrate the applicant requirements listed below.

If you already have some quality / laboratory exposure and / or experience of working to ISO9001 or IATF16949 standards then this could be the next move to build your career.

This is a new full-time position in addition to the existing team; the new employee will report to the Quality Engineer. This is a great opportunity for someone who wishes to continue their career in a Quality role or develop their current skills in a growing organisation.

The role will involve 30% laboratory work and 70% other duties including, supplier work, calibrations, equipment management, inspections, problem solving.

Applicant Requirements:

·         Maths to GCSE standard (Grade C)

·         A good attitude, both to work and to learning / taking on training

·         An interest in Quality

·         Conscientious and thorough with good attention to detail

·         Strong written communication skills (for report writing)

·         Strong numerical skills (for data entry, reporting and analysis)

·         Willing to comply with health and safety requirements e.g. wearing boiler suits, safety glasses, safety shoes, washing face on exiting work room.  Will need to have pre-employment blood test.

·         Familiar with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word, generally computer literate and willing to use range of software

·         Ability to work from home (laptop and screen provided) on occasion

·         Operating within an ISO9000 / IATF16949 environment or having accreditations in either (this would be ideal but not a deal-breaker)

Job Description

Key Duties – This is what you will be trained on

·         QC tests on blended product (viscosity, metal %, solder ball)

·         Recording information on forms and on PC

·         Maintaining a clean and tidy working environment to prevent contamination possibilities

·         Checking order details against specific customer requirements and factory capabilities

·         Inspecting finished product and authorising it to be released to customers

·         Highlighting any discrepancies between customer order and product

·         Operating within an ISO9000 / IATF16949 environment

·         Liaise with and help other departments

·         Complying to strict health and safety procedures

·         Production of certificates of analysis

·         Maintaining equipment

·         Filing

 Other Duties:

·         Update standard operating procedures

·         QC tests on raw materials and other products e.g. viscosity

·         Statistical process control to aid batch to batch consistency

·         Calibrate equipment

·         Support for customer complaints as required

·         Support for health, safety and environmental work as required

This will be a varied job working within an enthusiastic department