Position: Lab Technician

Location: Sandy

Proactive currently have an exciting opportunity for a Lab Technician to begin work for a leading manufacturing and production business in Sandy.

Due to rapid company expansion and an ever growing order book, our client is hoping to recruit at least one additional Lab Technician to help ensure the quality and accuracy of the factory's function is well maintained throughout this new and excited influx of work.

Experience, qualifications

• Experience of developing & testing refrigerated display cabinets - remote & integral, HFC & CO₂
• Able to work unsupervised on cabinet development, including installation & removal of cabinets from labs, removal of parts & replacement with alternatives, fitting & setting of expansion valves, solenoid valves, probes etc. Fitting & setting up of electronic controllers
• Understanding of vapour compression refrigeration systems - HFC, A2L, CO₂
• Understanding of secondary refrigeration systems - glycol, pumped CO₂, water loop etc
• Drawing literacy
• Experience of refrigerated cabinet servicing desirable
• Experience of packaged refrigeration plant (packs) advantageous - HFC, A2L, CO₂
• Recognised relevant qualification(s) desirable - not essential with right experience
• Understanding & design experience of wiring circuits / diagrams

Qualities

• Good communication skills
• Open to new ideas & technologies
• Positive attitude
• Ability to 'think outside the box'
• Dedicated & reliable
• Willing to embrace change

Knowledge, understanding or experience desirable in most of the following standards, procedures & disciplines (training may be given where relevant for the right candidate) -

• EN23953 pt2
• EN378
• EN60335
• MS Office literate
• FGAS certified
• Safe handling certificate for inflammable refrigerants
• Experience of brazing refrigeration pipework up to 80 bar ps

If you are interested in this position, please apply with a copy of your CV & a member of our team will be in touch to discuss the opportunity with you in further detail.

How to Apply:

For more information on the role, or an informal discussion regarding opportunities we have available, please contact Charley McCleave on (phone number removed) or (url removed) .

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