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A great opportunity has arisen for a Lab Technician/Chemistry Technician to join Rolls-Royce Submarines in Thurso, Scotland.
The Laboratory Technician will join a small team of chemists and support testing, analysis and reporting in the support of the full product life-cycle.
We’re a leader in propulsion system design and development for the Royal Navy’s nuclear submarine fleet and the sole provider and technical authority.
Join us and we’ll provide an environment where you can be yourself. An inclusive, digital-first culture that invests in you, gives you a platform for continuous learning, and access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career.
The Submarines sector of Rolls-Royce has been providing power systems expertise to the Royal Navy’s fleet of nuclear-powered submarines since the early 1960’s. At the Vulcan site we have been leading the way by operating full-scale prototypes of the Royal Navy’s Nuclear submarine plants as the lead of class. As a site we have been involved in the trials, testing and data collection across all the reactor cores designed and developed for the Ministry of Defence.
We offer excellent development, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.
Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home or another remote location. It’s a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week
What you’ll be doing
The Lab Technician will ideally have some hands on Laboratory Testing experience and will be
- Performing ongoing testing and maintenance
- Providing Radiochemistry analysis and reporting
- Supporting routine analysis of all site systems
- Assisting with producing COSHH assessments
- Supporting dangerous goods transport solutions
- Assisting in waste identification and disposal options
- Ensuring safe use and storage of chemicals on site
Who we are looking for
At Rolls-Royce we embrace agility, are bold, pursue collaboration and seek simplicity in everything we do. These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.
- Practical Laboratory Testing Experience
- Scientific/Engineering Qualification.
- An ability to apply logical, analytical and innovative thinking on a range of technical problems.
- Experience using Microsoft/Database Systems.
Shift working
Please note there will be occasional shift working expectations 2-3 times per year (dependant on customer expectations)
We’re an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.
To work for the Rolls-Royce Submarines Business an individual has to hold a Security Check (SC) clearance without any caveats to that clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if the individual does not currently already have this in place.
Due to the nature of work the Business conducts and the protection of certain assets a person has to be a UK national or in MoD approved cases a Dual National from a non ITAR country.
