Assistant QC Technician

Connected Search Group; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Connected Search Group seeks an Assistant QC Technician in Sheffield to join a Healthcare manufacturing Quality team on an initial 3-month contract. The role focuses on processing sterile production data, microbiology logging, and chemical testing to support patient-care products across the UK.

The ideal candidate has industrial lab experience (or a relevant degree) with high attention to detail, strong organisation, and the ability to prioritise tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Industrial laboratory experience preferred, especially in quality control or microbiology.
• Strong attention to detail and good organisational skills required.
• Experience prioritising tasks and managing workload in a lab environment.
• Familiarity with GMP or laboratory quality systems is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Collating clean room environmental monitoring data.
• Logging, incubating and inspecting media, and reporting microbiological results.
• Chemical testing on in-process and final product samples.
• Preparing standards and reagents to approved methods.
• Inputting data for trending and producing reports.
• Arranging sample and material dispatch, and managing lab stock.
• Logging product quality complaints.
• Maintaining compliance with Good Laboratory Practice.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Prioritise tasks

Lab experience

Education

Relevant scientific degree

Job description

Assistant QC Technician

Initial 3 Month Contract | Sheffield, easy to reach from Barnsley and Rotherham

£13.14 per hour | Monday to Friday | 37.5 hours per week

Want to use your laboratory skills on products that support patient care across the UK?

Our client is a healthcare manufacturer in Sheffield. They are seeking an Assistant QC Technician to join their Quality team on an initial 3 month contract, supporting sterile production.

What you’ll be doing

• Collating clean room environmental monitoring data
• Logging, incubating and inspecting media, and reporting microbiological results
• Chemical testing on in-process and final product samples
• Preparing standards and reagents to approved methods
• Inputting data for trending and producing reports
• Arranging sample and material dispatch, and managing lab stock
• Logging product quality complaints
• Keeping the lab compliant with Good Laboratory Practice

What we’re looking for

• Previous industrial laboratory experience, ideally in microbiology or quality control, is preferred. Applications from graduates with a relevant scientific degree will also be considered.
• Good attention to detail and strong organisational skills
• Ability to prioritise tasks and manage your workload
• A flexible, adaptable approach to working in a laboratory environment

Experience in cleanrooms, aseptic processing or environmental monitoring and an understanding of GMP or laboratory quality systems would be advantageous.