Process Technician Job in Essex

Witham, Essex

Weekly Rotating shift 6am – 2pm and 2pm – 10pm, Monday – Friday. 

Salary: £20,456 plus 16 % shift premium (circa £23,700).

 *Own car essential

Working as part of a team within the furnace area, candidates will learn a number of techniques in order to produce a sample ready for analysis in the laboratory.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Initial weighing of samples into cups
• Mixing samples with litharge using an extracted cupboard
• Accurate weighing of metals
• Ensuring the Furnace area is kept clean whilst maintaining safety standards 
• Using hand held pump truck to move material
• Placing samples into crucibles and melting within a furnace
• Pouring small amounts of molten material into moulds

Experience & Skills Required:  

• Maths or any science subject GCSE grade C or higher
• Physically fit
• Excellent attention to detail
• Good communication skills as it will be a team-based role
• Good level of flexibility in both time and work

*No previous furnace experience required as full training will be supplied

Due to site location & shift times you would need your own transport and live within a 30-minute commute of Witham.