Laboratory Technician


    Location
    Anywhere
    Date

    A long established heavy manufacturing Company based in Birmingham require two Machine Operatives for their state of the art casting and rolling business.Annual Salary:
    £27,000 to £30,000 (DOE)Weekly Shifts:
    6-2 /2-10 /10-6 Mon to FriBenefits:

    • Excellent sickness scheme
    • Company pension (Co contributes 5%)
    • Cycle to work scheme
    • Free tea, coffee & fruit
    • On-site parking
    • Paid paternity leave
    • 23 days holiday (NB _ we do have shutdowns)

    Reporting to the Senior Laboratory Technician, the principal duties of the Laboratory Shift Technician are categorised as follows:

    • Verification of Mechanical & Chemical Properties According to Customer Specifications
    • Hardness Testing, Tensile Testing, Bend Testing, Spring Bend Testing
    • Grain Size Determination
    • Spectrographic Chemical Analysis
    • Various Supplementary Tests as required
    • Generating Certificates of Conformity

    Verification & Maintenance of Test Equipment:

    • Routine Calibration Checks of Hardness Testers, Tensometer & Spectrographs
    • Daily Maintenance of Spectrolux Container Laboratory
    • Maintenance of Laboratory Equipment as required

    Routine Solution Checks

    • Verification of Acid tank strengths & recommending additions
    • Verification of Degreaser tank strengths & recommending additions
    • Verification of Benzotriazole strengths & recommending additions

    Structural Analysis:

    • Routine Macrosections of cast structure
    • Microsectioning & polishing as required

    Inspection of Incoming Raw Material:

    • Inspection & testing of virgin & scrap material

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