Careers
Gloucester
About the role
We are seeking a Laboratory Technician to join our Gloucester team. This is a generalist laboratory role responsible for conducting day-to-day testing and monitoring of the chemical production environment as per our testing schedule..
Why Poeton?
It’s an exciting time to join the UK’s leading, family-owned, surface treatment experts. We’re busy expanding into new markets with our cutting-edge solutions. Our surface treatments are critical in allowing our customer’s components to succeed in new, challenging, and extreme operating conditions.
With over 120 years of experience, we’ve been involved in some of the world’s biggest and most successful engineering projects. If you want to be involved in helping rail braking systems perform efficiently, the next generation aircraft land safely, keeping food manufacturers operating around the clock, reduce friction in prosthetic limbs and improving efficiency new generation EV’s, then this is the role for you.

What will you be doing?
Working within a team of technicians, you’ll perform the day-to-day testing and monitoring of samples and is vital in supporting production quality and plating performance. You’ll follow agreed testing guidelines, procedures and practices to monitor and communicate results to ensure that technical issues can be prevented.
You’ll work collaboratively to solve technical issues and exceed departmental targets, support the quality and production teams in external audits, and follow the 5S principles to maintain an environment that supports efficient working and a methodical approach.

Are you right for the role?
We’re looking for someone who has experience of working in a methodically and systematically manner within a laboratory environment. You’ll have the attention to detail required to accurately track and record data using relevant software. A “can-do” attitude combined with strong interpersonal and communication skills will ensure information is available when required and eliminate any production delays.
Previous experience working in a laboratory within a production environment is required and working within a metallurgical environment desired.
How to apply
If this sounds like the perfect role, and you match what we’re looking for, then send your CV and salary expectations to careers@poeton.co.uk.
Once we’ve reviewed your application, the first stage will be a telephone interview. We’ll then invite the top candidates to our Gloucester site for a face to face interview. We’ll be following our Covid guidelines to ensure everyone remains safe when you visit.
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