Quality Control & Testing Laboratory Technician
| Job Type | Permanent |
| Location | Knowsley |
| Area | Knowsley, England |
| Sector | Industrial - Quality |
| Salary | £26867 - £27976 per annum |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Advertiser | remoteapi |
| Job Ref | EP-506 |
| Job Views | 7 |
- Description
- Quality Control & Testing Laboratory Technician
Knowsley | £26,867–£27,976 per year | Monday to Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm
Exchange People are recruiting for a detail-oriented Quality Control & Testing Laboratory Technician to join our client’s Quality and Testing Department in Knowsley.
In this hands-on role, you will carry out physical, electrical and optical testing on raw materials, work-in-progress and finished products, helping to ensure all products meet international standards, industry specifications and customer requirements.
The Role
As a Laboratory Technician, you will support quality assurance activity across the site by testing materials and products, recording accurate data, maintaining laboratory equipment and assisting with prototype and customer-specific testing requirements.
Key Responsibilities- Product testing: Carry out physical and electrical tests including tensile strength, elongation, cold bend, flammability and voltage resistance.
- Quality assurance: Inspect incoming raw materials, work-in-progress and finished products to confirm they meet required standards.
- Prototype support: Assemble mock-ups and test fixtures using engineering drawings and customer requirements.
- Documentation: Record, analyse and report test results in line with quality procedures and standards such as AS9100.
- Equipment maintenance: Calibrate, clean and troubleshoot testing equipment to help ensure accurate measurements and reliable results.
- A diploma, associate degree or bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, electronics, chemistry, materials science or a related subject.
- Knowledge of cable construction, including coaxial, fibre optic and structured cabling.
- Good understanding of electrical principles and measurement systems.
- Experience using testing equipment such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, tensile testers or cable certifiers.
- Awareness of manufacturing and laboratory standards such as ISO, IPC, UL or Good Laboratory Practice.
- Accurate record keeping and a practical, hands-on approach to problem solving.
Exchange People are a family-run Employment Business, proudly providing people across North-West England and Central Scotland with career opportunities since 1997.
Not quite the right role for you? Visit exchangepeople.co.uk to view our latest engineering, production and manufacturing vacancies.
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