Materials Laboratory Engineer

Position : Materials Laboratory Engineer

Sector : Manufacturing/Engineering

Location : Leigh (North West Manchester (commutable from Warrington, Wigan, Manchester, Bury))

Salary : £29,000 - £33,000 (depending on experience) + bonus

Working Hours: Days only with an early finish on Friday, 38 hrs/week, office based

Our international manufacturing client have a vacancy for a Materials Engineer - Laboratory Technician to join a small team of engineers in Leigh, Greater Manchester. The chosen candidate will report to and work together with the Materials R&D Manager. They will be primarily required to carry out experimental work on all projects the team is working on at any given time and assist with all activities of the branch. Due to the nature of the business, the work focus can shift rapidly to deal with urgent issues that may arise from customers, therefore, a great deal of flexibility is required. This role is best suited for an early-stage career graduate to join a highly technical team. This is a genuinely exciting vacancy where you see your efforts being immediately applied onto real-life products. Areas of focus may vary at times and include high strength tool steels, tungsten carbide, failure analysis, heat treatments, surface hardening, coatings, tribology, shot peening, mechanical testing, rock testing, mechanical engineering and design aspects.

Main duties:

• Metallography work
• Failure analysis reports
• Materials Research & Development
• Responsible for equipment and lab maintenance and organisation
• Materials testing internally and externally, liaising with external suppliers
• Working with international standards
• Occasional travel in the UK and abroad as and when required to monitor field tests of drilling tools (usually not more than three trips abroad per year)

About you:

• Materials Science or Mechanical Engineering degree
• Experience in working in a laboratory environment (University or industry experience)
• Up to 4 years work experience
• IT skills and generally affiliated with technology
• Able to work independently, own tasks/projects and deliver results
• Attention to detail
• Adaptable, responsive to change, and patient
• UK work permit
• UK driver's licence, car owner
• Willingness to travel
• Candidates must be strong and physically fit