Lab Technician
Job Title Lab Technician
Location Tobermore
Hours of work 47.5 hours per week / Monday to Friday 7am to 5.30pm
Starting Rates:
£620 per week / £32,240 per annum - inclusive of starting basic rate & min weekly bonus
Plus attractive Annual Bonus up to £1000 - paid out twice per year!
Plus £500 joining bonus - payable at successful probation
At Tobermore your personal and professional development is at the Heart of everything we do. This trainee role will provide you with exciting challenges and opportunities to learn about Quality and testing in a Manufacturing environment. Your role will assist the department in preparation for BBA audit and ISO 9001.
Some of the Key Benefits of joining us:
💸 All job roles can increase on basic rates with skills and competencies!
💫 Private Healthcare from Day 1
✨ Enhanced Holiday Entitlements
💻 Access to Tech & Cycle to work schemes
🦺 Company Branded Clothing
⭐ Holiday Purchase Scheme
🤝 Staff Pension Scheme
🎁 Length of Service gifts
If you would like to speak to a member of the HR team to find out more, you can contact us on
📞 028 796 42411 or by email;📧 hr@tobermore.co.uk
About the role
Key Responsibilities:
• Complete testing of bricks and flags on day 7 and day 28 of production in accordance with quality control plans and to manufacturing lead time.
• Ensuring all product failures on day 7 and day 28 days brought to the attention of production manager and works manager.
• Completion of the weekly Cement report;
• Carry out weekly sieve analysis of aggregates as per schedule.
• Maintaining excel document with all test results.
• Ensure plant labels are printed as per production plan.
• Ensure your areas of work are readily available and preparing for the BBA Audit.
• Contributing to the requirements of ISO 9001.
• Ensuring all information, instruction and warning booklets are printed and in stock for required plants.
• Accurately complete compliance paperwork.
• Accurately filing QC sheets;
• Ensuring testing lab housekeeping (inside and outside) is maintained to a good standard.
• Ensure the upkeep of any testing equipment is maintained in line with Company requirements.
• Order and maintain lab consumable items.
• Maintain knowledge of Production/machine operation/quality inspection
• Any other reasonable duties that may be assigned in line with business needs.
Health & Safety Requirements (Please refer to recruitment booklet for a full list of Health and Safety requirements)
1. Ensure that you compliant and follow all Company regulations with all aspects of health, safety and environmental.
2. Ensure all work is completed to specified Quality, Safety and Environmental standards
What you will need
Required criteria
- • A good standard of Education- ideally 5 GCSE’s – grade C and above
- • Interest in to work in a quality and testing environment.
- • Interest to work in a Production / Manufacturing Environment
- • Professional person
- • IT Skills
- • Working to targets and deadlines
- • Able to work in a fast-paced setting.
- • Problem solving abilities.
- • Very well organised person.
- • Great communication and interpersonal skills.
- • Demonstrates our company H.E.A.R.T values
Desired criteria
- • Slip/skid test certified
- • Other quality related certifications
- • Forklift trained (however accredited Training will be given in-house)
- • Previous Production Industry experience.
- • Previous Quality / Testing experience in a similar setting or in another setting
- • Knowledge of production processes
- • Ability to understand the product and machinery flow throughout all production processes.
- • Full and clean driving license
Professional skills you’ll need for this job opportunity
Quality Control
Attention to detail
Administrative skills
Time Management
Organisational skills
Tobermore
Tobermore is a family run organisation, the family ethos of the firm is mirrored in the dedication of our staff. Tobermore is an award winning company and has been recognised both locally and internationally for both business processes and product quality. Our paving and walling products are manufactured from our plant in Northern Ireland and supplied right across the UK and Ireland. Together we will create beautiful spaces by producing world-class products whilst providing an outstanding customer experience.
Tobermore is an equal opportunities employer.
Tobermore began life as a humble sand and gravel business started by the Henderson family in 1942. We then diversified into concrete products, which were sold to the local community in the 1950s. In the late 1970s we became one of the forerunners in manufacturing block paving – or ‘Pavia’, as it was originally called. Now, more than 80 years later, we are one of the top paving and walling manufacturers in the UK and Ireland, and pride ourselves on our world-class technology and the unrivalled quality of our products. Achieving £85 million sales in 2021/22 and positioned number 24 in the NI Belfast Telegraph Top 100 Companies 2022, your future is in good hands. Working alongside forward thinking business professionals throughout the business and receiving continuous learning and support, start your Tobermore career today.
Our people To this day, the business remains family-run. We employ 450+ staff throughout the UK and Ireland. We embrace, encourage and engage in continuous improvement and continuous learning for all employees. Our people are the backbone to our company. They understand the importance of customer relationships. People buy from people. Our success is a testament to how customers appreciate our staff that have been trained and developed to deal professionally with all customer requirements. We only recruit people who share our values.
Our benefits
You Grow... We Grow It’s true. Continuous improvement lies at the heart of Tobermore's ethos. We encourage our staff to reach their potential through training in a supportive and fulfilling environment. At Tobermore, we take great pride in providing everyone with the opportunity to learn, develop and progress to do great things. We want to give our employees the opportunity to build on the already great skills and experience that they bring with them. View our employee perks below, dependent on the role.
Vacation, Paid time off
Performance bonuses
Retirement plan and/or pension
Office perks
Employee development programs
Employee discounts
Opportunity to travel
Remote working
Free parking
Free work laptop
Open office
Company retreats
Competitive salary
Event tickets
Long service recognition
We are a proud diversity ambassador
Lab Technician
Tobermore is a family run organisation, the family ethos of the firm is mirrored in the dedication of our staff. Tobermore is an award winning company and has been recognised both locally and internationally for both business processes and product quality. Our paving and walling products are manufactured from our plant in Northern Ireland and supplied right across the UK and Ireland. Together we will create beautiful spaces by producing world-class products whilst providing an outstanding customer experience.
Tobermore is an equal opportunities employer.