About the Role
This temporary Mech Lab role in Duxford, south of Cambridge, offers £19.03 per hour through Manpower UK, with an appealing shift pattern and long-term career potential. Working as a Composite Mechanical Laboratory Technician, the post-holder supports quality control and testing processes for a global manufacturer of advanced composite materials. Duties include preparing specimens, operating mechanical test equipment, and recording results to verify that production meets required standards. Candidates should possess practical laboratory or workshop experience, strong attention to detail, and the ability to follow technical procedures accurately. This position sits within a critical department supporting continual research and development, suiting someone keen to build skills in a laboratory and quality testing setting.
Composite Mechanical Laboratory Technician
Location: Duxford - South of Cambridge
Starting salary: £19.03 p/h with an appealing shift pattern and long-term career potential!
Our market-leading client based south of Cambridge is looking to expand their current operational team. As a global manufacturer of advanced composite materials, they are seeking additional support in their mechanical laboratory whereby the successful candidates will be involved in a variety of quality control and testing processes to ensure the high standards of their manufacturing process meet the required standards. This department is therefore a critical component of the continual research and development process.
These roles would suit somebody who has a desire to work within a laboratory/quality testing environment, is interested in the research, development, and continual improvement process, and desirably has experience with tensile testing. Laboratory, manufacturing, or aerospace experience is also desirable.
These roles are shift-based, with standard hours totalling 144 per month, divided equally between 6-night shifts and 6-day shifts. Each shift is 12 hours long, either from 6am to 6pm or from 6pm to 6am, with paid breaks. The schedule averages 12 shifts a month with rest periods of up to 6 days between shifts. Overtime is regularly available and paid at 1.5x or 2.0x the rate depending on the shift.
This is a six-month temporary to permanent assignment. After six months, permanent employees enjoy even more great benefits such as a generous pension scheme, annual bonus scheme, private medical and protection plans, and the ongoing opportunity to develop a long-term career within the company.
Main duties:
- Be responsible for quality assessment of a variety of materials output from the manufacturing process
- Efficiently and effectively carry out the allocated testing processes
- Maintain clear and accurate observations and results
Key skills:
- Reliable
- Good communication skills
- Basic IT knowledge
- Able to understand and complete written instructions with accuracy
- Able to observe, articulate, and record observations in a variety of settings and applications
- Desirable experience with tensile testing
- Desirable laboratory, composite, or aerospace experience
Driving license and own transport are required for the role due to the remote location of the depot.
If you''re interested in our Mech Lab Role, click apply today or call us on 01223 323 133 to apply!
If you receive suspicious outreach claiming to be from us, please contact us via the ManpowerGroup website.
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