Lab Technician
Techniche Global
Techniche are supporting a leading automotive manufacturer to appoint a Lab Technician for their site in Cranfield.
Role Responsibilities:
- Support/lead Test data analysis, identify concern area and propose countermeasures.
- Implementation of new methods and tools required to deliver test function
- Assist with facility management inclusive of maintenance, facility calibration, risk assessment and training.
- Raise / issue test reports and liaise with test / design engineers to close concern items.
- Produce technical operating procedures relating to NEM tests / facility operation.
- Demonstrable experience in multi material testing.
- Must be capable of operating and understand equipment, associated with relevant testing area.
- Experience of Materials assembly/testing techniques and procedures
- Good inter-personal skills for coordinating activities with internal / external customers / suppliers
- Quality conscious with keen attention to detail
- Flexible to support periods of off-site working.
Qualifications/Skills Required:
- Recognized Qualification in Materials / Laboratory based field
- HNC or above preferable
- Desirable knowledge / experience in:
- Optical microscope operation
- SEM operation
- Mechanical testing (Hardness, impact, tensile, flexural etc..)
- Understanding of a wide range of materials (Steel, Aluminium, Polymer, fabric, leather, fluids and other)
- Basic understanding of vehicle assembly (Parts) and environment
- Accelerated testing (UV, Xenon, Corrosion, thermal)
- Basic measurement techniques