Join us at Wavin: Where purpose comes to life.

You’re purpose driven. Growth minded. Ready to stretch your potential. Welcome to Orbia’s Building & Infrastructure business, Wavin, where our purpose ‘to advance life around the world’ drives our entire global team.

Every day, we are thinking big and working smart to solve some of the toughest challenges impacting the world. Whether it’s facilitating clean drinking water for communities, creating climate resilient cities, or designing more comfortable living spaces, we never settle for “good enough” when there’s an opportunity to make life better.

Where purpose comes to life, it changes lives. This is what we work for. How about you?

At Orbia Building & Infrastructure (Wavin), we advance life around the world by building healthy, sustainable environments. And where is our help most needed? The places we live in cities where drinking water is leaking away, greenery is disappearing, streets are flooding after heavy rain, and outdated sewer systems are polluting our groundwater. It’s time to join our team and help build more sustainable environments!

We are currently looking for a Quality Technician to join our team at Hazlehead. If you want to make a difference and work for a purpose-led company, please read on.

Reporting to the Quality Manager, the Quality Technician will be responsible for playing a crucial role in ensuring that the clay products meet specified quality standards and comply with both internal and external requirements.

The role

• Conduct regular inspections of raw clay materials and finished products to ensure they meet quality standards through mixing, tempering and extrusion of clay samples
• Complete cross-departmental systems based internal auditing against business and accreditation requirements (Particularly ISO9001)
• Conduct SPC analysis (Using Sigma Zone, Minitab or similar software) on crushing and sizing results following testing
• Conduct Laboratory analysis on a range of ground clay samples, to determine: Particle Size Distribution (PSD) and residual chemistries, and on extruded samples to determine: Plasticity, Water Absorption (WABS), Moisture levels (LOD), Strength and firing properties
• Conduct manual work in the Test House to handle a range of product sizes during production runs to set-up appropriate tests in line with BS EN-295
• Work with associated departments to conduct RCA’s following internal / external complaints and issues where appropriate
• Work with internal and external stakeholders on product and material development as required
• Prepare detailed reports on inspection results and quality trends
• Maintain accurate and organised records of test results, audits, and product specifications

The profile

• Ability to work unsupervised
• Competence with units of measurement (Imperial and metric)
• Attention to detail
• Ability to interpret and work from recognised standards (BS EN 295, ISO9001, ISO14001 etc.)
• Be dynamic and flexible to work across different environments
• Be able to work under pressure within a close-knit team to meet production testing requirements
• Familiar with common measuring equipment (Diameter tapes, callipers, verniers, etc.) and understanding of calibration
• A challenging, proactive nature to positively work with neighbouring departments
• Previous laboratory and/or testing experience
• Driving License (Given remoteness of site)
• MS Office proficiency (Word and Excel as a minimum)

What Orbia Building & Infrastructure offers

Do you want to make a difference by working with a purpose? Count on a warm welcome at Orbia Building & Infrastructure (Wavin)! Here we take responsibility for each other and our company. We stay brave in pursuing calculated risks that fuel innovation. And we embrace diversity in perspectives, skills and talents to transform the way we work and the impact we have on the world. Above all we encourage all our employees to develop their talents and to become the best version of themselves. Together, as a strong team, we grow and deliver on our purpose every day. Orbia B&I is the place to be if you truly wish to make an impact. In addition to working with an enthusiastic, professional team in an international environment, we offer competitive compensation and benefit package.

Organization

Orbia’s Building & Infrastructure business, Wavin, is an innovative solutions provider for the global building and infrastructure industry. Backed by more than 60 years of product development experience, we advance life around the world by building healthy, sustainable environments for global citizens. Whether it’s to improve the distribution of clean drinking water, to make sanitation accessible for everyone, to create climate resilient cities, or to design comfortable living spaces, Orbia B&I collaborates with municipal leaders, engineers, contractors, and installers to help future-proof communities, buildings and homes. Orbia B&I has 11,000+ employees and 65 production sites worldwide, serving over 80 countries through a global sales and distribution network. Our key commercial brands are: Wavin, Amanco Wavin, Pavco Wavin, Plastigama Wavin, and Bow Wavin.

Orbia Building & Infrastructure is part of Orbia – a company driven by a shared purpose: to advance life around the world. Orbia operates in several sectors including: Polymer Solutions (Vestolit and Alphagary), Building and Infrastructure (Wavin), Precision Agriculture (Netafim), Connectivity Solutions (Dura-Line) and Fluor and Energy Materials (Koura). These five Orbia business groups have a collective focus on expanding access to health and wellness, reinventing the future of cities and homes, ensuring food and water security, connecting communities to information and accelerating a circular economy with basic and advanced materials, specialty products and innovative solutions. Orbia has a global team of over 24,000 employees, commercial activities in more than 100 countries and operations in over 50, with headquarters in Boston, Mexico City, Amsterdam and Tel Aviv. The company generated $8.2 billion in revenue in 2023.