Scientific Glassblowers - Reed : Job Details

Scientific Glass Blower

• Location: east London (Essex)
• Full-time and permanent role
• Salary: competitive, dependent on experience
• Monday to Friday

Reed Scientific are partnering with a well-established internationally recognised specialist laboratory equipment manufacturer and supplier. They are seeking a Scientific Glass Blower with experience working in a production environment and to exact tolerances to join their team.

Duties of the role include:

• Working from technical drawings, sketches and verbal instructions
• Glass forming work, using glass lathes and/or similar machines and freehand glass blowing
• Hand finishing products to strict quality control specifications
• Problem solving using your expertise
• Maintaining tools and equipment
• Providing training and support to other team members

Skills/experience required:

• 5+ years’ experience in glass blowing
• Experience working with quartz and pyrex materials
• Experience in bench work and lathe work
• Ability to work from technical drawings and other manufacturing instructions
• Ability to work unsupervised and in a team

Benefits:

• Free car parking and good public transport links 
• Private Health scheme
• Company sick pay
• Company pension scheme
• Death-in-service benefit
• High street retailers discounts
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

If this sounds of interest, please don't hesitate to apply today.