QUALITY CONTROL LAB TECHNICIAN * £35,000 * Perm Weekend Days * 36 hours per week * Healthcare available * Superb Longterm prospects available * Unique manufactured products * Long terms career options available * Fantastic work life balance We’re looking for a sharp, detail-driven QC Laboratory Technician to ensure everything that enters and leaves our site meets the highest standards. You’ll play a critical role in keeping operations safe, compliant, and running like clockwork. If you thrive in a fast-paced lab environment and take pride in precision—this is your role. You would enjoy genuine long-term career prospects and stability. The hours for this role, offer superb work / life balance Commutable from Wigan, Bolton, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Leigh, Skelmersdale, Eccleston, Ormskirk, St Helen’s and Newton-le-Willows Duties * Drive timely product testing across in-process and final specifications * Prepare and manage pre-shipment samples with accurate documentation * Test incoming raw materials to maintain quality from the start * Support R&D and development projects when required * Maintain and follow equipment calibration schedules * Deliver training on test methods to operators and team members * Provide clear process adjustment instructions to production teams * Complete inspections, testing, and quality documentation efficiently * Identify non-conforming materials/processes and take corrective action * Escalate issues promptly to the Senior QC Chemist or QC Manager * Support specification and process changes when required * Investigate and respond to customer complaints and process failures * Ensure corrective and preventive actions are implemented quickly Requirements * Qualification in Chemistry * Calibration experience * Ability to work independently and make sound decisions * Confident communicator who can liaise across teams * Organised, proactive, and committed to continuous improvement * Experience in a QC or laboratory environment Why join us? * Be part of a team where quality truly matters * Work in a role with real impact on production and customer satisfaction * Opportunities to develop your technical and problem-solving skills Please Note: Candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK. Our aim is to help you secure the best possible future for yourself & this is a totally FREE service to all our Candidates. If you believe that your skills and experience match what we are looking for please call me or APPLY and I will be in touch. Should you want to learn more about any of our QUALITY vacancies, or should you just want to discuss your particular needs, then please do not hesitate to contact me by phone or email, to have an informal, confidential chat. Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Quality Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994