Quality Technician

Job Title:Quality Technician

Location: Chinley

Salary: £31,831.56 (Includes shift allowance)

Job type: Permanent, Full Time. 42.5 hours per week - (Rotating shift pattern, one week days, one week nights Monday – Thursday)

About us:

Alphagary is part of the Orbia Group - a community of companies working together to tackle some of the world’s most complex challenges. We are bound by a common purpose – to Advance Life Around the World. Alphagary manufactures speciality compounds, formulated from a variety of polymers, which are purpose-designed for a wide range of applications. Alphagary also formulates stabilisers, plasticisers and colorants designed for use in vinyl compounds.

Our Company values are Be Brave; Take Responsibility and Embrace Diversity.

About the role:

We’re looking for a Quality Technician to join our Chinley site and play a key role in ensuring our products meet the highest quality standards. Working closely with production teams, you’ll carry out testing, resolve quality issues, and help ensure everything we produce meets both company and customer requirements. This is a hands-on role where your attention to detail and problem-solving skills will make a real impact on product quality and site performance.

Key duties:

• Carry out quality testing on products during your shift
• Record and report test results accurately
• Identify and investigate quality issues and failures
• Work with Production and Quality teams to resolve issues quickly
• Support product approvals and ensure standards are met
• Maintain testing equipment and ensure it is calibrated and in good condition
• Monitor trends in quality data and raise concerns where needed
• Contribute to continuous improvement activities
• Follow and promote Health & Safety standards at all times

About you:

• GCSEs in Maths and English (or equivalent)
• Previous experience in manufacturing (desirable)
• Experience in quality assurance or testing (desirable)
• Strong attention to detail and ability to spot issues early
• Good IT skills (Excel, Word, Outlook)
• Confident communicator who works well as part of a team
• Flexible and able to work shift

Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.

Candidates with experience of; Quality Technician, Quality Control Technician, QC Inspector, Quality Assurance Technician, Laboratory Technician, Lab Analyst, Production Quality, Process Quality, Polymer Testing, Chemical Manufacturing, Quality Inspector, Testing & Inspection, ISO 9001, Materials Testing, Laboratory Assistant also be considered for this role.