Textile Laboratory Assistant

Company Description

We are SGS – the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality and integrity. Our 99,600 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world. Our brand promise – when you need to be sure – underscores our commitment to trust, integrity and reliability.

SGS’s Industries and Environment services help businesses ensure safety, sustainability, and compliance through testing, inspection, certification, and consulting—supporting sectors from manufacturing to infrastructure and environmental management.

Job Title:
Textile Laboratory Assistant

(Maternity Cover - Expected Duration
12 months)

Hours: 34 Hours per week

Working Hours:

• Monday to Thursday: 9AM – 5:00 PM
• Friday: 9AM – 4:00 PM

Salary £21, 852

Main Purpose of Role

• To provide textile testing services in the most safe, effective and efficient manner possible.
• To ensure tests are carried out as effectively and efficiently as possible
• To ensure all tested samples are mounted neatly and are correctly identified
• To keep your working areas as clean and tidy as possible
• To help develop the textile testing provision within your area of testing as required

In addition to the above you’ll also need to demonstrate the following;

• Good numeracy and literacy
• High attention to detail

The following attributes would be desirable, but not essential;

• Previous Textile testing experience or Textile related qualification

SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law.

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