Quality Laboratory Technician

Glass Quality Laboratory Technician (days) | Elton | Permanent | £37,923.35

We're looking for a proactive and detail‑focused Quality Lab Technician to join our team in Elton. Reporting to the Quality Lab and Projects Manager, you will be responsible for carrying out laboratory analysis, product testing, and packaging quality assessments. This role ensures our products meet all internal quality standards, customer expectations, and plant requirements.

• Previous experience working within the Glass Industry with an understanding of laboratory protocols.
• Previous experience working within an industrial or manufacturing environment
• Basic knowledge of glass manufacturing practices.
• Knowledge of testing procedures and awareness and understanding of quality standards and operating procedures.
• Sound knowledge of inspection capability testing.

At Encirc, we make, fill and move glass

Part of the Vidrala group, we are a market leader in glass container design, manufacturing, bottling and logistics solutions for the UK, Irish and European food and beverages industries.

With over 2,000 employees, we operate from our three purpose-built sites:
Derrylin, Co Fermanagh;
Elton, Cheshire and Bristol. We produce around 3 billion glass bottles and other containers annually and can fill up to 500 million litres of bulk shipped beverages every year. Our collective purpose is to deliver and uphold world-leading sustainable innovation, with great people and a great workplace collaborating on a great future.

Joining Encirc means you will be joining a business with a bespoke, 360‑approach to the beverage supply chain, spanning filling, warehousing, and logistics. Reducing the road miles and carbon footprint of our customers' products, we are conscious disruptors prioritising sustainability and modern technology. As a forward‑thinking and sustainable business, we are committed to achieving zero emissions by 2030.

• Annual leave package, additional days holiday awarded for long service
• Free onsite gym for all employees
• My benefits Reward Platform with 100s of discounts at restaurants and retailers
• Social Club
• Employer Funded Health cash plan for claiming back money on routine treatments
• Health Insurance Options
• Dental Insurance Options
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Life cover for self and partner
• Professional Development Planning with onsite HR team
• International organisation with plenty of opportunities

Click apply, submitting an up‑to‑date CV tailored to this job opportunity. We look forward to hearing from you.

Encirc is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Every applicant will be evaluated according to skills regardless of age, gender, identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, or religion.

We also want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to everyone. That's why we have partnered with Recite Me to offer an accessibility toolbar on our job search page, recruitment application system and website. The toolbar includes screen reading functionality, multiple reading aids, customisable styling options and an on‑demand live translation feature that boasts over 100 languages including 65 text‑to‑speech and styling options.

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