Laboratory Researcher

Job Title: Laboratory Technician

About the Role:
As a Laboratory Technician at Imerys, you will play a crucial role in supporting the Paper and Board division. Your primary responsibility will be to conduct a range of laboratory tests to generate data that helps Technical Managers in the field to maintain and develop our mineral sales in board, paper, and packaging. You will also be responsible for providing samples and data to help develop sales in adjacent markets such as paints and coatings and the wider Performance Minerals markets.

Key Responsibilities:

* Preparation and characterization of raw materials such as pigment slurries, coating compositions, or pulps.
* Application studies replicating industrial processes such as surface coating of board and paper, filling, printing, and control of water circuits.
* Testing and analysis such as rheological measurements, characterization of paper and board surface properties, and barrier testing.
* Analysis of data to give accurate mean values with correct estimates of errors.
* Compilation of test data in a user-friendly format (Google sheets or Excel) for the Technical and Commercial Managers in the field.
* Clear, concise, and accurate reporting of results in agreed summary formats (tables/graphs, etc.).
* Follow safe working procedures in the lab.

What We Offer:

* Equivalent of 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays.
* Generous Pension Plan.
* Life Assurance.
* Income Protection.
* Company Sick Pay.
* Discounts on external retailers.
* Cycle to work scheme.
* Comprehensive package to support the Wellbeing of our people, including Employee Assistance Programme, Virtual GP, Flu and Eye care vouchers, Enhanced family friendly policies, and Menopause Support.

Requirements:

* A good level of education with a minimum of 5 GCSEs and higher-level physical science qualifications such as A levels in physics, chemistry, maths, or T levels.
* Previous experience of working in a laboratory environment.
* Ability to work to deadlines and produce results.
* Ability to show initiative and work unsupervised.
* Good I.T. skills.
* Good communication skills.
* Desire to undertake further study to improve your knowledge.

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