Laboratory Support Technician

Job Introduction

We currently have an opportunity for a Laboratory Support Technician to join our team. This is a great opportunity for a customer focused individual to join a world leading food and facilities management company, which can offer unrivalled opportunities for career progression.

Role Responsibility

As a Laboratory Support Technician you will be responsible for:

• Preparing reagents and other material for use by scientific staff
• Performing in-laboratory tasks to agreed work instructions
• Routine calibration and verification of laboratory instruments
• Operating to approved quality standards including completion of documentation (e.g. GMP)

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate for this role will have:

• Interest in science with an A-C grade in a science subject at GCSE and the equivalent in Maths and English or An A level in a science subject is preferred.
• To demonstrate strong team working skills
• A high level of personal presentation and will have a flexible approach to the working environment and may be asked to provide cover in other buildings and disciplines as required
• A clean drivers license is required and experience and ability in manual handling
• Awareness of Health and Safety and Hygiene regulations, experience in operating a fork lift, and working in a hazardous environment with gas/chemicals (advantageous )
• Good customer service skills
• Good communication skills – written and verbal
• The ability to demonstrate great team work
• To be IT literate
• Awareness of Health and Safety

This is an excellent opportunity to develop a career within laboratory work.

Package Description

The Lab Support Team Member will be responsible for the provision of services to support the laboratory areas within Reckitt Benckiser in Hull. This role will include, but is not limited to the duties as outlined below.

Removal of samples from the stability ovens and delivery to laboratories. Initiation and discontinuation of stability samples. Management of the stability database. Labelling of samples at the request of the laboratory teams.

Cleaning of GMP areas, equipment, pallets to agreed standard.

Daily collection and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous solvent waste from labs. Daily collection and disposal of contaminated and non-contaminated sharps and glass waste.

Back-up for cleaning of laboratory glassware and restocking of cupboards with clean glassware. Back-up for media preparation in the microbiology lab.

Daily and weekly replenishment of satellite stores with solvents, chemicals and laboratory consumables. Parcel deliveries to and from the post room offices/labs. Daily and weekly transportation of consumables for lab stores to laboratories.

To provide support and data gathering/input for the Global Referencing System as required.

The Lab Support Team Member will be required to work flexibly, to encompass any urgent or unanticipated needs arising for increase or decrease in plant production schedules.

The Lab Support Team Member will be required to work felxibly and provide support to other Sodexo service groups when required.

Hours of work are 08:00 - 16:00 with 30mins unpaid break, working 37.5hrs p/week, Mon- Fri.

GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) training will be provided as will full orientation and training for all other duties.

It must be stressed that this role is NOT for a lab analyst and does not include any lab scientific work. The role will be to support the lab scientists and lab functions. Pease do not apply if you are expecting to be conducting scientific experemints, product testing etc.

About the Company

Sodexo is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland (Scotland).

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors.

With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.