About the role
We are looking for a Lab Technician to join our team at DS Smith Devizes, where you will play a key role in supporting site quality performance. You will be responsible for ensuring all laboratory activities are planned, managed, and carried out efficiently, helping to maintain high standards across product quality, hygiene, and compliance.
Working closely with the Quality Assurance Manager and the wider site leadership team, you will provide essential quality support while building strong relationships with internal teams and external customers. You will also champion quality and hygiene standards across the site, promoting a culture of continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
This role will have several key responsibilities including:
* Supporting the management and maintenance of site quality systems

* Managing and conducting the onsite audit programme

* Carrying out daily quality audits on products leaving the site

* Performing day-to-day quality testing within the laboratory

* Communicating regularly with all departments across the site on quality matters

* Supporting and delivering quality-focused improvement projects

* Preparing and responding to supplier questionnaires

* Supporting the QA Manager during customer and external audits

* Monitoring complaint trends and ensuring actions are implemented and closed

About you
We’re looking for a motivated and detail-driven individual with a passion for quality, compliance, and continuous improvement. You’ll be comfortable working in a laboratory and manufacturing environment, confident communicating with a range of stakeholders, and committed to maintaining high standards across quality and hygiene.
You will ideally have:
* An equivalent standard to GCSE grade C or above in Maths, English, and Science

* Previous experience in a quality or laboratory-based role, ideally within a manufacturing environment

* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with knowledge of process improvement and root cause analysis methodologies

* Good communication skills, able to work effectively across departments and with external customers

* Strong IT skills, with essential experience in Microsoft Office (including Excel) for reporting and data analysis

* Experience supporting or conducting audits, with internal auditor experience preferred

* A structured, methodical approach with excellent attention to detail

* The ability to manage priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced environment

* Experience of working within a corrugated manufacturing or packaging environment would be advantageous but is not essential.

This role would suit someone who enjoys investigation, data analysis, and continuous improvement, and who is keen to develop their quality career within a supportive and collaborative site team
Benefits
Additional benefits include:
* 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

* Pension scheme

* Life assurance

* Income protection

* Employee assistance program

* Cycle to work scheme

* Shopping discounts

* On site parking

Location: On Site – Devizes
Hours: 38 hours per week - Monday to Friday
About us
We’re DS Smith, the company who are redefining packaging for a changing world. We believe a better, more sustainable tomorrow is possible with the right people, who challenge and support one another to enact positive change. Today, we operate in more than 30 different countries, supporting customers across sectors like FMCG, industrial, and e-commerce. We deliver on quality, service, innovation, and added value to deliver market-leading sustainable packaging solutions our customers need. Our industry needs to transform, and we’re building the team to drive change across Europe and North America
To fulfil our purpose of redefining packaging for a changing world, we aim to build a diverse, motivated, and engaged workforce. Our goal is to create a culture of inclusion where everyone is treated fairly, differences are valued, and everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed.
Our people come from diverse backgrounds, bring different perspectives, ideas and experiences to generate unique solutions focused on present and future sustainability challenges. We welcome all candidates to apply, even those not meeting all criteria.
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