AWE has an exciting opportunity for Technicians to join our Conventional Materials Group, bringing their experience to AWE and to successfully playing a key role in delivering for our customers.
Technician
Location: Reading
Salary: £26,200 - £38,000 (depending on your suitability and level of experience)
Closing Date - 18th September 2023
As part of our People Promise, AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) has a range of benefits to suit you. These include:
- Time to recharge your batteries with 270 hours of annual leave (plus every other Friday off work)
- Consideration for flexible working arrangements so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know on your application if you wish to work part time
- Opportunities for Professional Career Development that include funding for the annual membership of a relevant professional body, access to mentors and training
- Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services
- A generous defined contribution Group Personal Pension (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your own contribution)
- Life Assurance
- Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending
- Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring for your family
- A host of voluntary & core benefits to suit your health and wellbeing - more information available on our careers site
In this role you will provide technical expertise, experience and knowledge in a technical field by developing and maintaining capabilities, operating equipment and other technical work as directed, to support the weapon programme and/or Nuclear Threat Reduction at the product, component and material level.
Additional responsibilities include:
- Support to evaluate, interpret and report data for routine analysis
- Help develop work instructions and safe systems of work
- Undertake lab management including conducting Risk and COSHH assessments, and writing operating instructions
We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates with knowledge and/or experience of working in a lab environment and can demonstrate a basic understanding / experience of the following:
- Working in a laboratory or technical environment
- Awareness of safe systems of work and best practice in a laboratory environment
- Knowledge of mechanical testing, thermal analysis or metallography
Personal attributes should include:
- Good communication skills, verbal and written
- Ability to work with others collaboratively in a team setting
- Ability to operate scientific equipment
- Enthusiastic, positive, proactive, have a flexible attitude and able to take the initiative
- Appreciating the need for quality
- A positive attitude towards Health and Safety
This is an excellent opportunity to build on your knowledge of working in a Laboratory to support the UK's Nuclear defence programme and be part of a team of remarkable people achieving extraordinary things
Candidates must be willing to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role