Lab Technician

Business Overview

MACDERMID ALPHA ELECTRONIC SOLUTIONS

Through the innovation of specialty chemicals and materials under our Alpha, Compugraphics, Electrolube, Kester, and MacDermid Enthone brands, MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions provides solutions that power electronics interconnection. We serve all global regions and every step of device manufacturing within each segment of the electronics supply chain. The experts in our Semiconductor and Assembly Solutions, Circuitry Solutions, and Film and Smart Surface Solutions divisions collaborate in design, implementation, and technical service to ensure success for our partner clients. Our solutions enable our customers' manufacture of extraordinary electronic devices at high productivity and reduced cycle time. MacDermid Alpha is a business unit of Element Solutions Inc (NYSE: ESI). Element Solutions Inc is a leading specialty chemicals company whose businesses supply a broad range of solutions that enhance the products people use every day.

FILM & SMART SURFACE SOLUTIONS (F&SSS)

We are Film & Smart Surface Solutions (F&SSS) and currently active in more than 50 countries. Our main production location is in the UK, with plans in place to realise a second production location in Asia. Our R&D and Technical centres are already in all three territories, Americas, Asia and Europe.

Our target for the F&SSS division is to become the market leader in the in-mold electronics space for the automotive industry. It capitalizes on emerging trends in human-machine interfaces, displays and in-mold electronics. The division combines our extensive offering of speciality films for the industrial and automotive industries with our developing portfolio of flexible and formable conductive and non-conductive inks. The combination of these products with our in-depth materials and process expertise enables our customers to create formed, structurally rigid three dimensional automotive controls and displays that are at the forefront of modern cockpit aesthetics and functionality. This is a unique opportunity to be part of our journey.

We have an informal culture where our employees embody the 5 C's of our culture: Challenge, Commit, Collaborate, Choose and Care in their interactions with colleagues, customers and other counterparts. We seek to create a richly enjoyable and personally rewarding environment for all our employees.

Job Purpose

To work closely with production (mixing, coating, and conversion) to ensure all products manufactured meet the highest standards of quality.

Job Responsibilities
-Provide information and analysis to the production teams regarding the quality of the product and process.
-To test and approve for use or sale, raw materials, mixed, coated and converted product as defined within the product specifications.
-Identify and report internal non-conformance events, to ensure the appropriate immediate action is taken e.g. product containment.
-Develop product tests and ensure best practice is applied and maintained.
-Track & analyse product and process performance trends.
-Review quality, customer and performance issues with the quality/ manufacturing teams and recommend improvements.
-Assist in production problem solving and customer complaint issues.
-To ensure all Health and Safety standards are maintained and any deviations reported immediately.

Skills
-Scientific background
-Industrial/manufacturing experience
-Good analytical skills
-Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
-Strong computer skills, experience of SAP an advantage

Competencies
-Flexible in approach to work
-Able to adapt quickly to changing priorities.

Benefits

We value our employees and offer a comprehensive and industry leading range of benefits which include:

-24 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays) - increasing with service
-Annual bonus of up to 7% of salary
-Private medical insurance
-Healthcare Cash Plan and Employee Assistance Programme
-Life assurance
-Company pension scheme with enhanced contributions
-Subsidised on-site canteen
-Free on-site parking

EEO Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Scientific background
-Industrial/manufacturing experience
-Good analytical skills
-Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
-Strong computer skills, experience of SAP an advantage

Competencies
-Flexible in approach to work
-Able to adapt quickly to changing priorities.

Through the innovation of specialty chemicals and materials under our Alpha, Compugraphics, Electrolube, Kester, and MacDermid Enthone brands, MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions provides solutions that power electronics interconnection. We serve all global regions and every step of device manufacturing within each segment of the electronics supply chain. The experts in our Semiconductor and Assembly Solutions, Circuitry Solutions, and Film and Smart Surface Solutions divisions collaborate in design, implementation, and technical service to ensure success for our partner clients. Our solutions enable our customers' manufacture of extraordinary electronic devices at high productivity and reduced cycle time. MacDermid Alpha is a business unit of Element Solutions Inc (NYSE: ESI). Element Solutions Inc is a leading specialty chemicals company whose businesses supply a broad range of solutions that enhance the products people use every day.

FILM & SMART SURFACE SOLUTIONS (F&SSS)

We are Film & Smart Surface Solutions (F&SSS) and currently active in more than 50 countries. Our main production location is in the UK, with plans in place to realise a second production location in Asia. Our R&D and Technical centres are already in all three territories, Americas, Asia and Europe.

Our target for the F&SSS division is to become the market leader in the in-mold electronics space for the automotive industry. It capitalizes on emerging trends in human-machine interfaces, displays and in-mold electronics. The division combines our extensive offering of speciality films for the industrial and automotive industries with our developing portfolio of flexible and formable conductive and non-conductive inks. The combination of these products with our in-depth materials and process expertise enables our customers to create formed, structurally rigid three dimensional automotive controls and displays that are at the forefront of modern cockpit aesthetics and functionality. This is a unique opportunity to be part of our journey.

We have an informal culture where our employees embody the 5 C's of our culture: Challenge, Commit, Collaborate, Choose and Care in their interactions with colleagues, customers and other counterparts. We seek to create a richly enjoyable and personally rewarding environment for all our employees.

We value our employees and offer a comprehensive and industry leading range of benefits which include:

-24 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays) - increasing with service
-Annual bonus of up to 7% of salary
-Private medical insurance
-Healthcare Cash Plan and Employee Assistance Programme
-Life assurance
-Company pension scheme with enhanced contributions
-Subsidised on-site canteen
-Free on-site parking

EEO Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.