The key function of this role is to plan experimental procedures for investigations. This includes customer complaints and investigations, engineering failures, plant investigations.

Job Specification:

• Operation of metallurgical microscopes, image analysis software, Excel, word, access, PowerPoint software, plant software e.g. P6, Supervisory.


• Designing testing programmes.


• Technical writing, Analysis and interpretation of metallurgical test results and relating to plant and/or customer processing and operation - Metallurgical microscopes (scanning electron and optical) are everyday tools used in all investigations.


• Data-base systems are used to gather plant data to assist in investigations.


• Computer skills are required to analyse data and to compile reports.


• Analytical and interpretive skills required to determine causes of process or end use problems, project ...