Location: North Wales
Working Pattern: Fully onsite, rotating early and late shifts
Contract: 12 months, with potential for extension
Rate: Up to £39.45 per hour via Umbrella (+ shift uplift of between 20% and 50%)
About the Role
We are currently recruiting for an experienced Laboratory Specialist to join a major aerospace and advanced manufacturing organisation in North Wales.
The role will focus on hands-on chemical analysis, laboratory testing and process control, supporting the manufacture and treatment of high-performance aerospace components.
You will work closely with engineering, production and quality teams to ensure chemical processes and surface treatments remain within specification, while supporting product trials, non-conformance investigations and continuous improvement activity.
This is a practical laboratory position suited to someone with a strong chemistry background who enjoys working in an industrial manufacturing environment rather than a purely academic or research setting.
Key Responsibilities
* Conduct chemical analysis of surface treatment and rinse tanks, effluent, sealants, paints and hydraulic fluids
* Lead laboratory trials for new products and processes before their introduction into production
* Perform chemical analysis using techniques including Ion Chromatography (IC), ICP-OES, XRF, FTIR, manual and automated titration, surface tension, COD, surfactant analysis and cloth analysis
* Prepare and dilute samples accurately for analytical testing
* Operate, calibrate and maintain laboratory equipment
* Analyse test results and produce clear technical reports for engineering, production and quality teams
* Support non-conformance and failure investigations through detailed chemical analysis
* Work with production teams to investigate process deviations and support corrective actions
* Provide technical support relating to chemical and mechanical surface treatment processes
* Support processes including anodising, chemical conversion coatings, etching, plating, shot peening, painting and protective coating systems
* Develop and maintain laboratory procedures, work instructions and technical documentation
* Complete and review COSHH assessments and risk assessments
* Ensure ...
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