**Laboratory Technician** **Location** : ZRECE, Slovenia **Application closing date:** 29.06.2025 **_GKN Driveline Slovenia - your next career step?_** At GKN Driveline Slovenia, excellence isn’t just a goal – it’s our standard. We deliver top-tier quality through precision, innovation, and a deep-rooted passion for automotive engineering. Our people are our greatest asset, which is why we invest in their well-being, safety, and growth every step of the way. We’ve built a workplace where health, trust, and opportunity thrive – because when our employees succeed, so does our business. Join a company where your talent drives real impact, and your future is built on purpose. If you wish to work for a stable company that you can commit to long-term, but also take part in dynamic projects and scale-up your learning and career development then GKN Automotive might just be your next career step! **Role overview** You will be performing physical and metallurgical measurements, verification of materials, components and assemblies during each stage of development and manufacture. You will also support product audits, development, maintenance, and improvement of measurement systems to ensure valid results. **Key Responsibilities** + **Improvement / Innovation:** Support the development, maintenance, and improvement of measurement systems and procedures to ensure valid results. + **Operational Compliance:** Support the definition of procedures for each laboratory activity (measurement, instrument programming, test, calibration) and ensure compliance to external measurement standards and related GKN specific requirements. + **Quality Inspection:** Perform required inspection, instrument programming, test, or calibration according to the defined procedures. + **Data Collection and Analysis:** Support internal and external reports for product/process validation, material approval, and customer specific issues or requests. Retain appropriate documented information and test samples as evidence of the results. + **Audit Compliance:** Provide measurement services and perform Product Audits to ensure compliance to product specification at all stages of manufacture. + **Process Reporting:** Support internal and external reports for product/process validation, material approval, and customer specific issues or requests. Retain appropriate documented information and test samples as evidence of the results. **Qualifications & Skills needed to succeed in this role:** + **Experience:** Experience in a similar role + **Education:** Bachelor’s Degree in Metallurgy + **Language Skills:** Intermediate English + **Other Skills:** Verbal Communication, Data Collection and Analysis **Why Join Us?** Joining our team as a Laboratory Technician means stepping into a world of innovation, precision and purpose. If you are passionate about technology, eager to learn and ready to make a real impact, we are the right place for you! We provide a competitive compensation and benefits package, including: + **Competitive annual holiday bonus** + **Benefits:** Competitive pay + **Career Growth** : Opportunities for long-term career development and professional growth in a stable company. + **Advanced Certificate as a Socially Responsible Employer** + **Industry Leadership** : Join a market-leading company with strong potential for ongoing growth. + **Employee events, team – building activities** + **Structured onboarding and mentorship program** **NOTE: Please submit your resume in English** because we are an international environment, and English is our business language. GKN Automotive is the market leader in conventional, all-wheel and electrified drive systems and solutions. With a comprehensive global footprint, we design, develop, manufacture and integrate an extensive range of driveline technologies for over 90% of the world’s car manufacturers. As a global engineering company, innovation is what differentiates us from our competitors and is central to our success. A balance of cultures, ethnicities and genders help bring new ideas and creativity to GKN Automotive. We need people of different backgrounds, with different skills and perspectives to spark originality, imagination and creativeness in our teams around the world. GKN Automotive is an equal opportunity employer. We treat all our employees and applicants fairly and are committed to ensuring that there is no discrimination or harassment against any employee or qualified applicant on the grounds of age, race, creed, colour, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process. Please contact us to request any such accommodation. GKN Driveline provides equal employment and affirmative action opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, pregnancy, or disability.