Step into a calm, hands-on engineering lab environment where learning is built into everyday work. This Laboratory Assistant / Technician role offers structured on-the-job training, a tidy and rewarding workshop setting, and the chance to support hardness testing and material certification for clients. If detail, practical problem-solving, and producing accurate reports sound like your kind of work, Laboratory Assistant / Technician is a brilliant fit.
What You Will Do:
- Assist with hardness testing and related laboratory activities, supporting the end-to-end certification process.
- Use Office 365 tools, with a focus on Excel, Access and Word, to help organise results and documentation.
- Support dimensional measurements, ensuring readings are recorded accurately and consistently.
- Work with measurements, formulas, tolerances, and reporting requirements to help create clear outputs for clients.
- Maintain strong attention to detail in all checks and data handling, safeguarding accuracy throughout.
- Work Monday to Friday in a full-time schedule, including an earlier finish on Fridays.
What You Will Bring:
- A good level of Maths and English, ideally to GCSE standard, plus a practical interest in Science-related subjects.
- Confident Office 365 skills, especially Excel and the ability to follow structured processes in Access and Word.
- High attention to detail, precision in recording information, and a steady, quality-focused approach.
- Experience that would be advantageous, including any laboratory exposure or dimensional measuring experience.
- The ability to work independently, while still collaborating effectively with the team.
This Laboratory Assistant / Technician role sits within the testing and certification industry, supporting the rigorous process of assessing clients' materials. By delivering accurate measurements and well-presented reports, you help this company maintain quality standards, strengthen client confidence, and keep operations running smoothly day to day.
Location:
The Laboratory Assistant / Technician role is based at a small laboratory and workshop environment by the River Stour, within a nature reserve setting.
Interested?:
Sounds like your next move? Apply now for this Laboratory Assistant / Technician position and take the first step toward a rewarding career in material testing and certification.
Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
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