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Scientist- Construction Materials Testing

2 months ago


East Leake Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom Saint-Gobain UK & Ireland Full time

Here at Saint Gobain Interior Solutions, we’re offering a Senior Scientist role (Lead Testing Technician) at our site in East Leake, Loughborough.

This is based onsite 5 days a week Mon-Friday, 36.25 hours per week.

This role sits within our Acoustic and Structures team in the Building Test Centre. Supporting our commercial clients with their testing needs, going out to market, speaking with customers understanding & researching various other testing methods and being involved in implementation of those figuring out what needs to be done and how.

You will also be responsible for testing within acoustics and structure labs as well as looking at ways and methods on how to optimise testing methods.

Saint Gobain Interior Solutions is one of more than 20 exciting Saint-Gobain brands in the UK. The Saint-Gobain Interior Solutions portfolio of brands brings our full range of solutions and knowledge together all under one roof, this includes British Gypsum and Isover.

About Us

As a business, Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures, and distributes materials and solutions that have a positive impact on each of us and provide wellbeing, quality of life and performance, all while caring for the planet. Our materials and solutions can be found everywhere in our living places and in daily life; in buildings, transportation, infrastructure and in many industrial applications. They provide comfort, performance and safety while addressing the challenges of sustainable construction, resource efficiency and climate change.

What will I be doing?

  • Responsible for going out to market speaking with customers externally and researching implementing different types of testing methods.
  • Understanding the technical aspects of testing for the construction (or similar) industry.
  • Being involved in the testing of acoustics and structures labs (Construction Materials)
  • Keeping the customer at the heart of all activities through defining the customer requirements and the root causes of problems.
  • Plans and conducts UKAS accredited testing
  • To drive the continuous improvement of our methods and testing whilst delivering high quality analysis in a professional manner.
  • To adhere to all policies and procedures and ensure that you respect these regarding, though not limited to, health and safety, the elimination of waste and care for the environment, equality of opportunity and the prevention of fraud.

What we’re looking for?

  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to engage with our customers and understand their testing needs
  • Interest in alternative testing methods and continuous improvement/ development
  • Experience in a UKAS accredited lab
  • Experience of construction testing i.e., fire, acoustics, structures, glass, plastering or similar
  • Education, or experience in a science or engineering field.
  • Competent to conduct a wide range of complex testing services in a professional manner and to a high standard.
  • Ability to identify and drive through to completion Customer / Service improvement activities.
  • Awareness, respect and a proactive approach to workplace environment, health and safety.

Are Saint-Gobain Inclusive employer?

We’re working hard to be, and we’re keen to hire talented people regardless of their background, abilities, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, taste in music, fashion sense or anything else that makes you, you

We understand that a diverse workplace is not only a more enjoyable place to be, but also facilitates better decision making and innovation. So, whoever you are, and whichever Saint-Gobain business you join, you can be sure of a warm welcome with us.

And what about flexibility?

The world of work is changing, and at Saint-Gobain we are open to new ways of working in order to attract talented people to our business. We understand that everyone has different needs and commitments. Therefore, we are very open to discuss any flexible requirement or need that you may have for this role. We can’t guarantee to meet all requests for flexibility when we are recruiting, but we promise to listen.