Technician

AWE has an exciting opportunity for a Laboratory Technician to join our Conventional Materials Group, bringing their experience to AWE and to successfully playing a key role in delivering for our customers.

Laboratory Technician

Location: Reading

Salary: £26,200 - £39,300 (depending on your suitability and level of experience)

Closing Date: 5th February 2024

As part of our People Promise, AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) has a range of benefits to suit you. These include:

• Time to recharge your batteries with 270 hours of annual leave (plus every other Friday off work)
• Consideration for flexible working arrangements so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know on your application if you wish to work part time
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development that include funding for the annual membership of a relevant professional body, access to mentors and training
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services
• A generous defined contribution Group Personal Pension (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your own contribution)
• Life Assurance
• Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending
• Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring for your family
• A host of voluntary & core benefits to suit your health and wellbeing - more information available on our careers site
• Potential opportunities to travel with work for conferences and collaboration

In this role you will provide technical expertise, experience and knowledge in a technical field by developing and maintaining capabilities, operating equipment and other technical work as directed, to support the weapon programme.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Support to evaluate, interpret and report data for routine analysis.
• Help develop work instructions and safe systems of work.
• Undertake lab management including conducting Risk and COSHH assessments and writing operating instructions.

We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates with knowledge and/or experience of working in a lab environment and can demonstrate a basic understanding / experience of the following:

• Working in a laboratory or technical environment
• Awareness of safe systems of work and best practice in a laboratory

Personal attributes should include:

• Good communication skills, verbal and written.
• Ability to work with others collaboratively in a team setting.
• Ability to operate scientific equipment.
• Enthusiastic, positive, proactive, have a flexible attitude and able to take the initiative.
• Appreciating the need for quality
• A positive attitude towards Health and Safety

This is an excellent opportunity to build on your knowledge of working in a Laboratory to support the UK's Nuclear defence programme and be part of a team of remarkable people achieving extraordinary things.

Candidates must be willing to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role (and be willing and able to work in designated areas - if applicable)