Quality Assurance Technician

As a Quality Assurance Technician at our Sandown site, you will play a pivotal role in delivering high standard products with a keen focus on health, safety and quality. Duties will include:

• Assisting the Process Manager with their responsibilities and duties under the terms of BS EN ISO 90001 Quality Assurance and BS EN ISO 14001, taking a forward-thinking approach to 5S, continuous improvements and the PCS system
• Promote health and safety within your work environment
• Follow safety protocols to maintain a safe work environment
• Perform tests and inspections to ensure we maintain high quality standards. This includes moisture contents, particle size analysis, sampling and dispatch for external testing, visual and physical checks of the extruded, dried and fired products and compressive strength testing.
• Make sure all quality checks are recorded and monitored closely.
• Be able to recognise when the quality is falling below standards and address the issue immediately.

Hours of Work: 10.00am to 3.00pm, Monday to Friday (part time)

You will have/be:

• Strong communication skills
• Good numeracy and literacy skills with a high attention to detail
• Punctual and reliable with a positive attitude
• Able to effectively collaborate with colleagues to achieve quality goals
• Self-motivated and able to work on your own initiative
• Willing to learn new skills and further your education
• Keen problem solver
• Ability to adapt to different situations
• Strong Microsoft Office (Excel) skills are desirable
• Experience of working within a manufacturing environment is desirable

• Salary up to £18,607 (depending on experience)
• Annual bonus up to 4%
• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays. Holiday flexibility means each year you can buy up to four extra days and sell up to two, plus an additional day each year to volunteer
• Support is there when you need it through our employee assistance and wellbeing programmes. This includes a 24/7 online GP, access to counselling, mental health support, and get fit programmes
• Health and wellbeing benefits available that include dental cover, a health cash plan, and eye tests
• Financial advice and support including expert guidance from our pension provider and help with savings and loan options is available
• Discounts with a range of retailers, gyms, and wienerberger products
• Life assurance - provided at twice your annual salary
• You can join our Share Incentive Plan and our Employee Profit Participation Programme, so you share in our success

About wienerberger UK & Ireland

wienerberger UK & Ireland is building for what's next - delivering full building envelope solutions for the built environment. Uniting leading brands and expertise, we empower our partners to create lasting impact, with quality products, technical support, and a shared commitment to progress.

Wienerberger Ltd manufactures and provides wall, roof and landscaping products for the construction sector. We offer innovative and sustainable solutions across the whole building envelope for new build, renovation projects and across the building industry.