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Laboratory Technician - 12 Months Fixed Term Contract
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Job Description
The Role
Let’s talk about testing and quality…When it comes to UK retail, it’s hard to find a company with a bigger focus on quality. We sell thousands of items an hour and our repeat customer base comes back to us time and time again for our renowned quality products. This is the place to learn. To grow. And to thrive.
Our onsite lab technicians work hard to ensure the quality of our Next product is always of the highest standard.
What You’ll Take On
Working in the Next Laboratory as an Assistant Lab Technician, you will be responsible for ensuring all Next products are continually meeting our high standards. You’ll play a key role in preparing all of our products from Footwear, Womenswear, Menswear, Childrenswear and Home; to carry out rigorous testing and appearance audits of base fabrics, colour fastness, stability and physical testing as well as implementing careful assessments and measurements of bulk Fabrics as part of this. Full training will be provided to the successful candidate.
What You’ll Bring
The ideal candidate will have experience in a footwear related role but this is not essential. With a keen eye for detail alongside your excellent ability to meet deadlines, you’ll be expected to meet our delivery promise by promptly providing results as part of the top class service we give to the business. You’ll have an exceptional eye for detail and be able to consistently ensure the high standards of the testing you carry out. You’ll also be highly organised with the ability to manage and coordinate a varied and challenging workload.
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Your Team
The Lab team at NEXT has a wealth of knowledge and experience across all product testing areas. This is an ideal opportunity to show us what you can do and to also soak up all the knowledge of those around you. This really is a perfect role for someone to get their teeth into!
Sponsorship
Candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship for this role will be required to meet the Home Office sponsorship requirements. For further information please see: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.
We encourage early applications for our roles, as our recruitment process begins as soon as the role is advertised. If we successfully fill the position, this advert may close earlier than planned.
At NEXT, we believe the best work happens when there are no barriers to collaboration. That’s why we are a Google-powered workspace. From your very first day, you’ll be using the full Google Workspace suite; Docs, Drive, and Meet, to stay connected and move fast.
If your previous experience is rooted in other software suites, don’t worry! We’ll point you to a digital Google toolkit the moment you join, packed with handy guides and insider tips to help you transition smoothly and hit the ground running.
About Us
You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 44,000 people across the Next group. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 450 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 80 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global!
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About The Team
- 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
- Company performance based bonus
- Sharesave scheme
- On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
- 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
- Early VIP access to sale stock
- Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
- Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
- Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
- Free on-site parking
- Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
- Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
- Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
- Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
- Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more
Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.
We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email headoffice_careers@next.co.uk (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.
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