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SalaryOur client an established engineering and manufacturing company. Based at their Head Office in Alcester, this role is for a Full-time permanent Research Technician to become part of a dynamic, friendly lab-based team. Competitive starting salary of between £25k- £30k, dependent on experience.
In this role you will become a key member of a Research & Design Team working in a laboratory/manufacturing environment.
What will the day-to-day duties be for this Research Technician role?- Involvement in the design and testing of new products.
- Operating machinery to manufacture varied test samples for clients and internal review.
- Performing test runs, including recording measurements and changing process conditions to agreed test parameters.
- Design, assembly, modification, and maintenance of experimental equipment.
- Keeping inventory of equipment, operation manuals and running procedures for the different test facilities.
- Maintaining health and safety protocols.
- Ordering materials, consumables and liaising with suppliers.
- Occasional overseas travel to supervise installations (typically lasting less than a week).
- Ability to design and assemble in-house flow test equipment comprising pumps and pipe work, with knowledge of associated fits and tolerances.
- Basic soldering, non-specialist welding and plumbing.
- Ability to configure and install various control and measurement sensors and their connections to data acquisition.
- Intermediate computer software knowledge: Microsoft Office and simple CAD software.
- Ability to use mechanical tools such as a lathe and pedestal drill for simple operations.
- Design, specify and draw custom mechanical parts.
- Salary of £25-30,000 per annum DOE
- Flexible working, including some home working.
- Generous company pension
- Life insurance
- Free parking
