Materials Engineer

We are currently recruiting for an experainced Materials Engineer to join an Industrial Company in Leighton Buzzard. This role is a full time position and you will be working 37.5 hours a week.

**Specific Tasks and Responsibilities**:

- Fully conversant with the health, safety and welfare systems in the workplace including the identification of hazards, assess risks, comply with statutory requirements and encourage a good culture of H, S, E & Q.
- Responsible for planning and preparation of accurate, resourced and achievable work schedule.
- Understand, integrate and evaluate client specifications and requirements.
- Identify risk to delivery of work and make necessary changes to mitigate the risk.
- Be the first point of contact with staff and customers as necessary for the scheduling of work.
- Manage customer expectations and handle any queries.
- Produce reports and test certificates for work completed.
- Use IT systems to obtain, understand, evaluate and use project information.
- Demonstrate continuing commitment to personal and professional development.
- Control the workspace to ensure work is carried out safely, effectively and to the correct quality standards.
- Monitor and control the works and understand how to report and implement corrective actions where required.
- Prepare and conduct appropriate tests, collate, check and verify information meets the agreed standards and requirements.
- Be responsible for the preparation of Method Statements and Risk Assessments, programmes and monitor progress and deal with variations.
- Prepare material requisitions, monitor supply and maintain records.
- Check completed work by self and others is in accordance with ITP’.
- Obtain & confirm the information needed to take critical decisions.

**Desirable skills**:

- Experience in testing and compliance environments
- Experience with concrete testing
- Experience with ISO 17025 requirements, UKAS accreditation activities
- Experience managing work of less senior staff
- Initiative-taker, able to work effectively with mínimal supervision
- Engineering/Materials Science qualifications