Cleaning and Sterilisation Technician

MRC Harwell; Chilton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

The Mary Lyon Centre at MRC Harwell invites applications for a hardworking person to join our cleaning and sterilisation team, ensuring high standards of cleanliness and supplying sterile equipment for housing genetically altered mice used in medical research.

Previous experience in sterilisation is desirable, but full training will be provided, with opportunities to gain qualifications including an NVQ and forklift truck licence.

Job description

We are looking for a hardworking and enthusiastic person to join our cleaning and sterilisation team. This team plays a key role in upholding the standards of cleanliness in the Mary Lyon Centre, as well as providing sterile equipment for the housing of genetically altered mice, which are needed for medical research.

Previous experience in sterilisation is desirable; however, full training will be provided and applicants will have the opportunity to apply for further qualifications, including an NVQ and forklift truck licence.

The Mary Lyon Centre at MRC Harwell (MLC) is located in an expanding science and innovation park in Oxfordshire and is an internationally renowned centre at the forefront of genetics research. As the hub of the new National Mouse Genetics Network, the specialist facilities and capabilities of the MLC support a number of distinct research clusters spread across the UK to accelerate our understanding of human disease.