Job Description

As a Laboratory technician you will play a crucial part in supporting the core business operations of CDE.  The testing of the samples provided, enables the business to specify the plant and equipment requirements for the sales process and the subsequent plant performance of the completed projects.  The testing will range in nature from routine test work to bespoke pilot scale testing, supporting new research processes and areas of interest for CDE. Within this role, meticulous recording and reporting of test results, as well as maintaining a quality management system in the laboratory will be of utmost importance.  Additionally, the role requires updating relevant databases, ensuring equipment calibration, and adhering to all CDE Lab policies and procedures while also providing constructive improvement ideas to enhance laboratory processes and procedures.  This role contributes to the efficient operation of the laboratory and the optimisation of washing plant designs.

About The Role

Responsibilities:

• Sampling and testing of aggregate materials.

• Process testing of the materials to allow washing plant design to be optimised

• Organising and scheduling the testing of samples submitted for testing.

• Recording of all data linked to the testing activities.

• Reporting of all results in the provided professional format in keeping with CDE document procedures.

• Maintain quality management system for the laboratory function.

• Update relevant Quality databases and report any Non-Conformances.

• Maintaining calibration of laboratory equipment

• Adhere to all CDE Lab policies and procedures.  Suggest constructive improvement ideas.

• Operate Pilot scale wash plant and provide improvement ideas and solutions for increasing efficiency.

• Maintain lab facilities and equipment to a high standard ensuring a highly professional environment is maintained.

• Adhere to CDE’s HR and H&S policies.

Skills Needed

About The Company

WE ARE CDE. ENGINEERED FOR YOUWe empower our customers to transform waste into valuable resources through innovative co-creation, laying the foundations for the circular economy.We help our customers maximise their natural resources in the most sustainable way possible – with greater efficiency and less waste than ever before. Our unparalleled speed and scale are down to our proximity to our customers and our deep understanding of their challenges. Our track record of proven solutions consistently meets our customers’ needs precisely, operating in challenging environments from the Arctic to the Equator.Wet processing is our sole focus –our experience and expertise is unmatched in this field. Every day, in everything we do, we strive to do it right. We want to be the best at what we do and deliver the maximum benefit for our customers. We pull together, as a team, in pursuit of this common cause. Our “Customer for Life” mentality fortifies each of our projects, with CDE engineers delivering continuous, limitless support.

Company Culture

We recognise that it is our people that have established CDE as market leader in developing solutions for the wet processing industry both within natural materials processing and waste recycling sectors. OUR PURPOSE IS TO CREATE OUR BEST WORLD, A TON AT A TIME.To do that, we must continue to build our global team by adding the most ambitious, driven and talented people. We will challenge you, elevate you and broaden your horizons. We will help you to be the best you can be both personally and professionally.We are renowned for our energy and can do attitude…. and at times seemingly delivering the impossible. We also know that all the will in the world won’t take us anywhere unless we work together. And we like to have fun together - life’s too short and we spend most of it at work. If we lose the power to laugh, we lose the power to think.We will continue to add the most dynamic, ambitious and talented individuals to the CDE team.

Desired Criteria

• •Relevant Lab Technician experience
• •Prior knowledge of accreditation processes
• •Prior knowledge of general lab equipment
• •Excellent customer facing skills
• •Dependable and reliable
• •Enthusiastic, energetic self-starter able to work on own initiative.

Required Criteria

• •5 GCSE’s including Math / English or equivalent
• •Good knowledge of mechanical equipment and maintenance
• •Microsoft office knowledge: Excel, Outlook, Word
• •Strong organizational skills, high attention to detail
• •Proactive nature
• •Team orientation and a collaborative working style
• •Good interpersonal skills
• •Clearance to work in the UK.
• •Able to work under pressure.
• •Attentive to detail
• •Ability to work unsupervised and as part of a team.

Closing DateFriday 22nd November, 2024