Shift Laboratory Technician

Shift Laboratory Technician

British Gypsum - Barrow-Upon-Soar (site based – 4on 4off shift pattern, rotating between days and nights)

At British Gypsum, we’re looking for a Shift-Based Laboratory Technician to help ensure our products consistently meet the highest quality standards through routine sampling and testing.

Beyond the lab work, as the only technician on shift, you’ll play an important role in keeping day-to-day laboratory operations running smoothly and safely. Working as part of a wider shift team, you’ll collaborate with colleagues across performance, engineering and operations, supporting investigations and continuous improvement activities.

While predominantly lab-based, you’ll also have the opportunity to get involved in wider shift activities alongside your team. Our laboratory is industrial, so getting your hands dirty will be both literal and theoretical! 

What we’re looking for:

• Laboratory experience, where you’ve had autonomy to act alone and make decisions, and conduct trials and tests regularly
• Experience working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Excellent communications skills enabling positive relationships and effective transfer of information
• The ability to interpret data and use the results to feed into quick decision making 

What you will be doing:

• Ensure compliance with product specifications and standard methods
• Lead and/or support root cause analysis and analytical problem solving activities where this relates to product performance, process, quality and plant issues.
• Identify improvement opportunities through statistical analysis of laboratory and production line data.
• Support production line trials ensuring product control, testing, and traceability is maintained
• Keep accurate paper and/or computer records of all laboratory testing, investigations, and trials, and report on a regular basis

Are British Gypsum and Saint-Gobain inclusive employers?

Saint-Gobain is a worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction, following our purpose of ‘Making the World a Better Home’. We play a part in improving daily life through high-performance solutions. From wherever you are, let your unique personality and our values guide you every day to invent a more sustainable world.

We understand that a diverse workplace is not only a more enjoyable place to be, but also facilitates better decision making and innovation. So, whoever you are, and whichever Saint-Gobain business you join, you can be sure of a warm welcome with us.

And what about flexibility?

At Saint-Gobain, we’re always open to new ways of working. Everyone has different needs and commitments. We’ll happily discuss any need you might have for this role. Whilst we can’t promise to meet every request when we’re recruiting, we do promise to listen.

If you match our criteria, we will be in touch to discuss your experience and more about you as a person, we look forward to hearing from you!