13 jobs in Jobs in Science

Jobs in Science is seeking a Records Officer for a 6-month hybrid contract based in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The role requires 3 days in the office weekly, with 5 days in the initial training month. Pay is £18 per hour for a 37-hour week, Monday to Friday.

The successful candidate will manage records requests, support FOI and SAR processes, and provide guidance on electronic records management systems. Strong knowledge of information governance and data handling is essential for compliance

Requirement from 01 September 2026 to 31 December 2026 (maximum 4 months)

Location:  HA4 6DQ

Rate:  £13.00 p/h

Hours:  Mon to Friday 7.00.a.m - 4.p.m - 37 hours a week.

Contribute to the safe and secure receipt, processing and despatch of all private and official mails for our client and other entitled users worldwide in compliance with all policy, performance and regulatory requirements.

This is a physically demanding job requiring Mail Operatives to process packets, parcels and mail bags up to 11kgs unaided and up to 30kgs assisted .

Tasks include:

• Unloading vehicles, receipting mails and general mail handling activities.
• Automated sorting machine operations such as mail divert, induction, segregation and video encoding duties.
• Safe cleardown of machine chutes, accurately assigning packets and parcels to appropriate mail bags/sacks.
• Label and tie full mail bags, utilising IT systems and equipment for despatch to correct location.  
• Safe movement and storage of loaded and empty caged containers.
• Loading of loose mail items into haulage containers.
• Use of Manual Handling Equipment for safe movement of mail / storage pallets.
• Replenish work space postal consumables as required such as mail bags, labels, plastic ties and bag inserts.
• Support to other Sorting Office work areas when requested.

Person:

A team player and reliable, operators must be able to:

• Work at pace to ensure mails achieve daily despatch schedules.
• Perform tasks accurately and without supervision when trained.

Desirable experience or skills:

• Previous mail industry, supply chain or logistic warehouse knowledge.
• IT literacy and/or Microsoft Office applications. 

Lab Engineer

London

Competitive Salary

Our client is an ambitious start-up looking to utilise AI within the field of Materials Science to help advance cutting-edge technology in this area. This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to join their small dynamic team in the early stages as they set-up and develop their research laboratory in London.

They are seeking a Lab Engineer to operate and maintain their materials synthesis and characterisation lab. You will run experiments, own instruments, and take responsibility for keeping equipment in good working order with minimal supervision.

This is a role for someone with solid practical experience across research-grade equipment, who is comfortable working independently and takes pride in a well-maintained instrument as in a well-executed experiment.

You will be joining a small, highly ambitious team of world-renowned engineers, AI researchers, and materials scientists. We move fast and value people who are energised by that.

Role:

Operate our core instrument suite independently: high vacuum equipment, high temperature metallurgy systems, high field magnets, XRD, SEM and optical characterisation.

Perform routine and preventive maintenance and diagnose faults before they become failures.

Run synthesis and characterisation experiments, ensuring reproducibility and rigorous data capture throughout.

Write and maintain SOPs and risk assessments for the equipment and processes you own.

Manage consumables, materials inventory, and equipment readiness for the broader research team.

Collaborate with materials scientists and ML researchers to design experimental runs and interpret results.

Support the integration of experimental data into digital infrastructure and AI pipelines.

Skills & Qualifications:

Qualified in physics, engineering, materials science or related field.

Several years of hands-on experience operating and maintaining research-grade equipment in a professional setting.

Direct experience with two or more instrument domains from our suite:

• • High-vacuum equipment.
  • X-ray diffraction (XRD).
  • Optical characterisation setups.
  • High-temperature metallurgical synthesis equipment.
  • High-field magnets.
  • Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM).

Solid working knowledge of vacuum systems: pump types, leak detection, and routine maintenance.

Familiarity with ionising radiation safety requirements and relevant local regulations.

Background from one or more of: semiconductor manufacturing, scientific instrumentation companies, industrial research, national laboratories or other major national facilities, or NDT.

Careful, methodical approach to documentation: maintenance logs, SOPs, and data provenance.

Nice to Have

Experience writing or reviewing SOPs and risk assessments from scratch.

Senior Laboratory Engineer

London

Competitive Salary

Our client is an ambitious start-up looking to utilise AI within the field of Materials Science to help advance cutting-edge technology in this area. This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to join their small dynamic team in the early stages as they set-up and develop their research laboratory in London.

You'll work closely with material scientists, computational and AI teams, ensuring that experimental throughput and data quality can keep pace with requirements. This is a hands-on, senior role with real ownership.

You will be joining a small, highly ambitious team of world-renowned engineers, AI researchers, and materials scientists. We move fast and value people who are energised by that.

Key areas:

Own lab throughput and operational reliability across synthesis, sample preparation, characterisation and data capture workflows; identify bottlenecks, reduce downtime, improve instrument utilisation, and increase the number of high-quality experiments the lab can run per week.

Develop and maintain preventive maintenance schedules, SOPs, and risk assessments for all equipment.

Diagnose and resolve complex equipment failures (vacuum leaks, electronic faults, mechanical misalignment), minimising downtime.

Design and run synthesis and characterisation experiments in collaboration with materials scientists, ensuring reproducibility and data integrity.

Onboard and mentor junior lab staff on instrument operation, maintenance practices, and safety.

Evaluate, procure, and commission new equipment and consumables as our lab capabilities expand.

Liaise with vendors and service engineers on repairs, calibrations, and upgrades.

Support the integration of experimental outputs into automated data pipelines feeding the AI platform.

Support the automation of lab equipment to ensure experimental throughput and data quality can keep pace with requirements.

Candidate:

Relevant educational background in materials science, physics, engineering or related.

Substantial hands-on experience maintaining and troubleshooting research-grade laboratory equipment in a professional setting.

Experience improving throughput, uptime, turnaround time or reliability in an instrument heavy lab, pilot line, semiconductor fab, analytical testing facility, manufacturing environment or similar setting.

Practical expertise across our instrument suite or a closely related set:

• High-vacuum equipment.
• Scanning electron microscopy (SEM).
• Optical characterisation.
• X-ray diffraction (XRD).
• High-field magnets.
• High-temperature metallurgical synthesis.

• Strong vacuum systems knowledge: pump maintenance, leak detection, RGA, bakeout procedures.

Ability to perform component-level diagnostics and repairs, vacuum, electronic, and mechanical, without waiting for factory service representatives.

Familiarity with ionising radiation safety regulations and relevant local licensing requirements.

Rigorous approach to documentation: SOPs, maintenance logs and data provenance.

Some CAD experience for fixture design and lab modifications.

Nice to Have!

Experience integrating instruments with automated data capture or laboratory management systems.

Python or scripting experience for instrument control, automation or data processing.

Product Approvals Engineer

Kent (Hybrid working available)

Permanent, full-time hours

50-55k depending on knowledge and experience

Our client is a leading global brands company offering high-end fixtures and fittings for bathrooms, washrooms and kitchens, both domestic and commercial. The Product Compliance Engineer is responsible for enabling the successful commercialisation of products in various markets within the EMEAA region by ensuring products comply with legal requirements and specified product certifications.

The role includes collaboration with product engineering teams in material selections, design analysis, and performance verifications necessary to meet product certification requirements, for example for UKCA or CE Marking. You will also be responsible for obtaining 3rd party test reports and product certifications by assembling, creating, and submitting necessary compliance documentation to third party test houses, listing partners and government agencies in the EMEAA region.

You must have the ability to develop subject matter expertise of product standards, codes, and regional legal requirements for sale and installation of a range of mechanical and electromechanical products across EMEAA markets.

Candidate

Engineering or Science degree or equivalent.

Minimum of 5 years of related engineering experience to include experience in product approvals and/or application of codes and standards and happiest in a fast paced environment.

Knowledge of British Standard / UKCA / CE Marking of products, LVD, EMC, RED, ErP, REACH, RoHs, WEEE, UK PSTI, EU Cyber Resilience Act.

Knowledge and understanding of the Water Supply Regulations and Water Regulations Approval Scheme (WRAS) within the UK and the Drinking Water Directive (DWD) in the EU would be an advantage.

Able to read product design drawings and technical documentation, with good working knowledge of electronic, electro-mechanical and mechanical design.

Confident and credible knowledge of product compliance regulations and standards

Excellent analytical skills and problem-solving skills, with a solutions-focused mindset

Strong communication skills with experience in presenting and translating data into decision-ready insights.

Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate in a team environment.

Demonstrated passion for learning, adoption of new technology, and independent decision making.

Must possess excellent organisational and multi-tasking, be able to deal with competing/fluctuating priorities; be a self-starter and work with minimum supervision.

Driving Licence.

Coach Driver

Catterick - DL9 3PS

1 Year Contract

The role operates a two-week rotating pattern currently estimated to be:
o week 1 - 07:00 – 15:00hrs daily
o week 2 - 10:00 - 18:00 hrs daily

We are looking for a CAT D and D1 Driver to work on a long term contract.

You will need:

Cat D vehicle Licence for coaches

Responsibilities:
• This driver role is required to operate vehicles in full compliance with all civilian and military laws, regulations and safety standards.
• You will be driving 54 & 59 multi axle - seat coaches, minibus and occasionally cars.
• Responsible for the transportation (shuttle service).
• Responsible for carrying out the daily completion of vehicle maintenance checks, vehicle husbandry and all associated vehicle documentation.
• This role requires good time management, sound judgement when making immediate decisions and to work.
• Manage the registration of personnel boarding the coaches and ensure a safe handover to a duty person upon arrival, maintaining full duty of care throughout.

Essential:
• This role requires good time management, sound judgement and the ability to work independently when making immediate decisions.
• Must hold a clean driving licence Cat B, CAT D & Cat D1

CSA is required to work as part of a dynamic team in a busy office serving the whole of the European, Middle Eastern and African Market for our clients Photovoltaic and Advanced Materials.

This is a very varied role as we hold our customer base as the most valuable asset of our organisation. Effective customer care accelerates our growth and customer service reps connect everyone in the company to the customer, which makes this role very important.

Main responsibilities:

• handling customers requests, processing customer quotations and order entry into SAP;
• working with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail in order entry, data handling and customer communication
• building and maintaining customer relationships;
• completing administrative tasks including e-filing and running reports
• triaging customer inquiries; routing complex issues (trade compliance, credit/AR, technical documentation) to appropriate partners.
• Maintaining records and following documented procedures;

Key skills:

• customer focus
• responsive to both external customers and colleagues
• Professional communication skills (phone/email); active listening; service mindset
• capable to work under pressure and deliver results
• reliable team player
• confident in IT skills - ERP (e.g., SAP) and MS Office
• capable to work both under close supervision and independently

Advantages could be:

Knowledge of SAP S4 Hana, Excel, Outlook email, MSSharepoint, MSTeams

Previous experience in customer service

Previous experience in logistics (eg air express / airfreight)

Experience of work abroad

Business based qualification

Key requirements:

• Native speakers or graduates with professional qualifications in German. In addition will need to be fluent in spoken and written English.  Additional languages would prove advantageous, eg Italian, French or Spanish.
• Previous experience in customer facing role, IT (data base handling, elements of statistical analysis, metrics running, etc.) or technical areas

Working hours: 9am to 5pm with half-hour lunch break

Hybrid working: 3 days per week office site (Tues/Wed/Thurs)

Flexibility to work up to 2 days from home (Mon/Fri)

Jobs in Science is seeking an R&D Engineering Technician in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire. The role involves testing sealing materials and requires a strong background in mechanical engineering and mathematics, along with proficiency in MS Excel for data analysis.

Successful candidates will have hands-on mechanical skills and excellent communication abilities, working independently and as part of a team. The salary for this position ranges from £35k to £37k.

Job Overview

R&D Engineering Technician

West Yorkshire

Salary £35-37k

Our client is a global leader in the development and manufacture of a range of seals and gaskets used in sectors including oil & gas, chemicals, food, water and pharmaceuticals.

In this position you will play a key role in the physical and mechanical testing of sealing materials (compression testing, leakage testing etc) including R&D trials, competitor testing and troubleshooting, primarily using automated test equipment as well as traditional standard tests to ASTM, BS, DIN standards.

You will also need to set up the various machines and carry out any fault‑finding as required.

There is a very strong focus on the use of MS Excel and carrying out data analysis and communication of the results within the R&D Team.

Educated to at least Level 3 standard (or equivalent) ideally in mechanical engineering with a strong maths / physics background, or with equivalent industrial experience.

Some experience in an engineering or instrumentation test laboratory environment would be advantageous.

Proficient with MS Excel as data handling and data analysis is a key part of the role. Strong mathematical bias.

Attention to detail is critical to this role.

Hands‑on mechanical skills, particularly with complex test equipment.

Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Able to work on own initiative and without constant supervision but also works well as part of a team.

Good organisational and time management skills.

Results oriented, critical thinker and problem solver.