Laboratory Supervisor/ Chemist

As the onsite Laboratory Supervisor/ Chemist you will be responsible for the development, analysis and improvements of Colwyn Bay laboratory procedures and chemical processing activities. You will ensure all equipment is calibrated, maintained and suitable for the required application. You will be the main contact for the development and innovation of new chemical processing formulas and process and responsible for solving problems arising in the existing chemical processing application and new product lines. In additional you will co-ordinate with EH&S to ensure wastewater in effectively managed and appropriately disposed in accordance with Environmental regulations. As Laboratory Supervisor your will ensure all metallography is to customer requirements, Quality Control inspectors are fully trained and up to date in the process. You will be required to supervisor all laboratory activities and implement improvements to procedures with the support of the Quality and /or Operations Manager and Quality Assurance Engineer.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Configure and administrate chemical software systems to ensure accurate and relevant data is recorded and compliant with the company QMS across all sites.
• Analyse process performance data to ensure compliance and mitigate risk of non-conformance.
• Perform and train out chemical testing to achieve chemical competency across all sites.
• Control and train out chemical additions to tanks based on test results tank performance etc across all sites.
• Ensure chemicals storage and handling is carried out correctly (COSHH) and that company H&S policy is followed.
• Collaborate with other departments and advise on chemical optimisation of plating tanks based on process needs across all sites.
• Compose and maintain processes and procedures as well as other controlling documents in-line with the company QMS and with regulatory standards such as ISO9001 and NADCAP.
• Organize calibration and servicing of laboratory equipment in line with regulatory requirements eg. NADCAP ISO9001
• Collaborate with local authorities and the Environment Agency to ensure effluent discharge complies to discharge consents & environmental permits.
• Perform and train out basic maintenance functions within the laboratory effluent plant and plating tanks.
• Utilize and train out opex tools such as lean 5S and best practice in the laboratory to set clear housekeeping standards.

This is not an extensive list of role and responsibilities, and you asked be asked to complete tasks within your remit not list.

Skills

• Understand and predict the relationship between chemicals
• Analytical and able to find the root cause of problems
• Knowledge of chemical formulate

Report

You will report directly to the Quality Manager and Global Quality Director