Salary:             Competitive                  

Location:         Tamworth, UK         

Contract:         Permanent

Hours:             37.5 per week, full-time                  

Closing date:    13th December 2024 

The Role

We are currently recruiting for a forensic examiner to join our fantastic marks and traces team at our site based at our EFS Midlands facility in Tamworth. If you are passionate about a rewarding career in Forensic testing and want to use your expertise to its full potential, then this is a great opportunity to join a well-established and successful market leading company with over 30 years’ experience in providing Forensic Services to the Police forces of England and Wales, as well as other commercial organisations and public sector bodies.

This is a truly exciting time to begin or continue your career with our first-class business, as a Forensic Examiner you will be responsible for the examination of exhibits for a range of particulates (e.g. glass, GSR, paint) and non-particulates (e.g. footwear marks, other marks, noxious and corrosive substances). The examiner role is responsible for the completion of the examination work and/or analysis of samples, following strategies and instructions set by reporting scientists. Although rarely requested, this role occasionally requires production of a suitable witness statement and attendance at Courts of Law.

Due to the highly sensitive nature of the work, applicants should note that security clearance is required for this role. To gain security clearance you must have five years continuous residency in the UK. Security clearance is undertaken by a third party to police personnel vetting standards (NPPV/3 and SC), as such any criminal convictions may prevent you from gaining security clearance. Further information on the security clearance process and requirement can be found at (url removed). In addition, all successful applicants will be required to undertake drug and alcohol testing prior to commencing employment

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

The successful candidate will:-

• Examine of variety of exhibits to standard operating procedure requirements and within required turnaround times.
• Assist in laboratory and exhibit management.
• Complete/ project manage validation research projects, including production of reports.  
• Undertake some facilities support in-team, such as exhibit management, laboratory cleaning and stock control.