Hose Tester

Carbon60 are looking for a individual to join a client of theirs as a Hose Tester based in Chester. This is a temp to perm position that will be carrying out testing procedures on hose assemblies. There will also be aspects of assembly involved in this role.

Working Hours/Shift Pattern: Monday - Thursday, 8am - 16:30pm, Friday 8am - 15:15, 39 hours/week, 30 min lunch unpaid as well as Mon - Thurs 15 mins x 2 paid breaks morning and afternoon, Friday 15 mins paid morning break

Main duties & responsibilities:

• Complete hydrostatic testing procedures on industrial hose assemblies to ensure operational quality
• Liaise with welders on-site to priorities test schedules
• Record any failures and report to quality department, quarantined, understand fault finding procedure
• Liaising with several department teams on-site to ensure smooth end-to-end process of on-site operations
• Liaising with production team - ensuring time slot within schedule available to test assemblies produced that aligns with customer lead times
• Liaise with goods-in dept for incoming stock
• Understand in-house digital systems, for recording health and safety and operation quality data
• Always adhering to health and safety standards and procedures, ensuring work space in clean and tidy throughout operations
• Complete cross training for Assembler role as well

Essential skills / experience / qualifications:

• Good understanding, competency and comprehension of the English language essential to adhere to health and safety on-site
• Basic IT literacy - skills data entry and email correspondence essential
• Mathematically competent to handle angles, percentages and measurements involved (not at engineer level but basic competency)
• Technical and functional knowledge of mechanical assembly desired but not essential
• Experience in operating machinery is advantageous but not essential
• Previous industry experience is advantageous but not essential - metallic hose assembly
• Previous working experience in a manufacturing/production role or environment advantageous but not essential
• Must be willing to learn and expand understanding/skillset in a rapidly evolving production environment
• Counterbalance and Reach FLT Training can be offered as well, active/expired/refresher license training can be offered, prior license advantageous but not essential

About our client:

Our client is a leading Specialised Industrial Service Provider, making remarkable a reality every single day.

They offer a wide range of innovative and high-quality industrial service solutions with the overall mission to make "industry work better". You might just see O-rings and valves, but to them, they help power the world.

They know their hard-working people are the backbone of their mission, providing their customers with specialist knowledge and hands-on service.

This is where you come in!

Why our client?

With 170 sites across the UK and Ireland, a supportive environment is never far away.

And, even though they're proud to be part of the manufacturing industry, their opportunities extend far beyond warehouse jobs. You might be a fitter in Cork, a workshop engineer in Aberdeen, or a customer operations manager in Hull - wherever you are, your specialism is their strength. Collectively, we all have incredible expertise, and they know it takes dedication and hard work to get there.

They are committed to building a community - it's the people you work with, it's the support you receive from your manager, it's the technical specialism that is at the core of everything we do.

Once you transition into the perm position you will qualify for the following benefits:

• 25 days plus bank holidays annual holiday entitlement
• Ability to purchase an additional 5 days holiday subject to scheme rules
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Up to 1 day's paid leave to concentrate on your wellbeing
• A full integrated Employee Assistance Programme including a 24/7 helpline for emotional and practical support, as well as financial and legal support including:
• Unlimited mental health support from qualified mental healthcare professionals
• 24/7, unlimited remote GP appointments - so you can get fast access to a doctor at a time convenient to you
• Six 1-2-1 nutritional video consultations per year
• Six 1-2-1 digitally delivered personal training sessions per year
• 360 Wellbeing Score - take just four short assessments to get your score and unlock six 1-2-1 lifestyle coaching sessions per year
• Physiotherapy - eight sessions a year shared between you and your partner
• Medical second opinions
• Savings and discounts for savings on weekly costs
• On-demand wellness content, plus our Wellbeing Calendar, which is packed with podcasts, articles, webinars and more to help manage your wellbeing
• Company Sick Pay from day 1
• Group Income Protection - after a period of sickness absence
• Long service recognition
• Free unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning
• Free Branded workwear
• Free Eye tests

If you are interested in this position and would like to know more, please apply with your CV.

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.