Quality Technician

The Role: Quality Technician

Location: Hemswell, DN21 5TU

Salary: £30,557.02 - £32,398.48 (with potential for further increase once additional requirements completed)

Shift Pattern/Working Hours: 4 on 4 off (12 hour days and 12 hour nights)

Are you someone who takes pride in getting things right, has a keen eye for detail and enjoys problem solving? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

Due to an internal promotion we have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Quality Technician to join our team at Clean Tech to play a vital role in ensuring our products meet the highest quality standards!

With full training provided, excellent benefits and opportunities for career development this could be the next step you’ve been looking for.

Why work with us?

Since founding in 1967, Plastipak has been dedicated to prioritising sustainability through innovation. As a family owned business, Plastipak knows the power of placing people at the centre of operations, which is why you would we be valued member of our workforce. Over the years, Plastipak have evolved into a global leader within the PET recycling sector, driven by a commitment to environmental protection and customer satisfaction whilst prioritising the health and safety of our associates.

As a proud subsidiary of Plastipak, Clean Tech UK (CTUK) believe in the power of PET bottle-to-bottle recycling and working with us would mean you are helping keep an average of 20 billion bottles out of landfill every single year!

We are driven by Environmental, Social and Governance initiatives, leading us to be an engaging ethical business. Integrity is a core value for us at CTUK, and is at the heart of everything we do. We actively promote transparency, accountability, and fairness in all areas of operation, ensuring we adhere to the highest possible ethical standards.

Here’s what you can look forward to:

• £500 welcome bonus - payment paid upon successful completion of probation
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Annual plant bonus scheme
• 4% Employer Pension Contribution
• Death in Service – Providing additional peace of mind.
• Occupational Health Access – Supporting your health and wellbeing.
• Training and Development Opportunities from day one – We’ll help you build your skills and confidence in the role.
• £500 Refer a friend bonus (T&Cs apply).

What will you be doing?

As a Quality Technician you’ll play a vital role in ensuring our products meet the quality standards whilst supporting production with investigations to improve the process and ensure right first time.

This is a varied hands-on role with time spent in the laboratory and a large amount of time spent within our production environment.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Putting quality first by ensuring quality testing is completed according to the test methods and defined frequency and taking appropriate action based upon the results obtained.
• Supporting our customers by carrying out additional sampling and testing where required to help meet customer quality requirements.
• Supporting production with investigations to improve the process and right first time.
• Completing internal audits in line with the audit schedule.
• Championing quality by helping to build a positive quality culture where everyone takes pride in delivering excellent results.
• Getting involved by supporting with trials.

You’ll be a great fit if you have:

• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to quality.
• Good level of English, Numeracy and Computer skills.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work well both independently and as part of a team.
• A positive and flexible attitude and the ability to manage changing priorities.
• Good problem-solving skills including experience investigating issues, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions.
• Confidence working in a busy hands-on production environment.
• Experience within a production/manufacturing environment is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

At CTUK, we recognise that a diverse workforce is essential to driving innovation and success. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive culture, where every member of our team feels respected, valued and safe. We constantly empower our people, consistently encouraging different perspectives and unique outlooks to achieve success. Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity initiatives are designed to ensure every individual receives equal opportunities and creates a workplace that reflects the communities we serve.

Clean Tech UK, Recruitment Privacy Policy

How long we keep your data for:

In line with data protection principles, we only keep your data for as long as we need it for and this will depend on whether or not you are successful in obtaining employment with us.

If your application is not successful and we have not sought consent or you have not provided consent upon our request to keep your data for the purpose of future suitable job vacancies, we will keep your data for 6 months once the recruitment exercise ends.

If we have sought your consent to keep your data on file for future job vacancies, and you have provided consent, we will keep your data for 12 months once the recruitment exercise ends. At the end of this period, we will delete or destroy your data, unless you have already withdrawn your consent to our processing of your data in which case it will be deleted or destroyed upon your withdrawal of consent.

If your application is successful, your data will be kept and transferred to the systems we administer for employees. We have a separate privacy notice for employees, which will be provided to you.

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £30,557.02-£32,398.48 per year

Work Location: In person