Job Description:

Role: Quality Certification Technician

Location: Knutsford, Parkgate Industrial Estate

Working Hours: Mon-Fri, 8:30am till 5pm. 40 hours per week

We are looking for a Quality Certification Technician to join our manufacturing team in Knutsford. This is an exciting time to join the fastest growing and most successful family-owned valve manufacturer in the UK.

About Us

With over 45 years of valve technology innovations, Oliver Valves is a global leader in the design, manufacture, and supply of high-quality valves and valve systems, serving industries such as oil and gas, petrochemical, and other critical sectors. We have won recognised awards for Export, Manufacturing and Growth – as well as the coveted Queens Award and more recently Kings Award for Industry. We’re a profitable, privately owned, and fast-moving company looking for talented individuals to join our team and deliver our strategic objectives.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Oversee the material certification process for Oliver UK companies

• UK point of contact for Indian certificate checking team

• Resolve material certification issues identified by the certificate checking team with Suppliers/Stockist/Test House/Mill in a timely manner. This could be missing, or incorrect, information and poor-quality copies.

• Liaise with the Engineering and Quality departments for further guidance relating to certification queries.

• Where required, review urgent supplier certificate packs in a timely manner, ensuring compliance with the relevant company, customer, national & international material specifications and standards.

• Quarantine components with material certificate issues

• Maintain accurate records for materials to ensure full traceability

• Advise/assist suppliers on material certificates and specifications, providing training where necessary.

• Reporting on material certificate checking activities

• Support the Oliver QA department in other activities such as:

  • Internal auditing

  • Report and procedure writing

  • Problem solving

What You’ll Bring

• GCSE min grade 4 or equivalent in Maths and English

• Experience in a documentation related role (not essential)

• Familiarity with engineering material certification would be an advantage

• Use of Microsoft office

• Reliability and a detail-oriented approach.

• Be a pro-active team player with a positive attitude and willingness to learn.

• Have good numeracy, literacy and communication skills.

What’s On Offer?

• A competitive starting salary of £28,000

• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme, offering free and confidential support.

• A company pension scheme to help you plan for the future.

• Medical cash plan benefits, covering essential healthcare costs such as dental treatment, check-ups, optical care, physiotherapy, and more.

• Training opportunities to support your career development.

• Long service awards, recognising your continued commitment.

• Increased annual leave based on length of service.