Student Assistant | Students & Graduates Welcome | £26,000 pro rata | Part-Time (3 days a week) | Harmer Hill, near Shrewsbury
About the company
Our client is a climate-tech start-up turning agricultural waste into high-performance, low-carbon building boards. They are opening a brand-new production site at Harmer Hill, just north of Shrewsbury, to scale up manufacturing.
The role
Ideal for engineering or science graduates and students looking for paid, practical experience in a growing start-up, and flexible enough to fit around study. They are looking for a hands‑on person to join the first team at the new site. You will help set the site up and then run production day to day, working closely with the Operations Manager.
- Operate production machinery, hand tools and power tools to make building boards
- Prepare and process raw materials, and prepare test samples
- Run quality checks and record results
- Help commission new equipment and write and improve standard operating procedures
- Pack and dispatch customer orders, and keep stock and the site organised and safe
Who they are looking for
- A degree (or currently studying) in engineering (mechanical, materials, manufacturing, civil or agricultural) or a related science, or a strong practical background. Recent graduates and students very welcome
- Comfortable with physical, hands‑on work and keen to learn how a manufacturing process is built from scratch
- Reliable, careful and safety‑minded, with pride in tidy, accurate work
- A full UK driving licence and your own car, as the site is rural
- The right to work in the UK (Graduate Route and Student visas are fine)
- Workshop, lab, fabrication or production experience is a plus, as is a forklift licence
Terms
- £26,000 per year, pro rata (part‑time, around 3 days a week)
- Around 3 days a week, daytime
- Initial 3‑month fixed‑term contract, starting in the second half of November
Why apply
- Hands‑on experience of scaling up a new sustainable material at a growing start‑up
- A small team where you will see the whole process, from raw material to finished board
- Practical training, including on new machinery
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