Cleaning and Sterilisation Technician

MRC; East Hagbourne; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Defined-benefit pension

Generous holiday entitlement

Cycle-to-work scheme

Employee discounts

Job summary

The Mary Lyon Centre at MRC Harwell is seeking a dedicated Cleaning and Sterilisation Technician to join our team in Oxfordshire. The role focuses on maintaining high standards of cleanliness and delivering sterilised equipment for laboratories and animal housing areas (mice).

Open-ended, full-time 36 hours per week (part-time negotiable). Training will be provided, with potential for NVQ study. The salary is £27,406 per annum with a supportive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Basic literacy and numeracy.
• Be able to use a computer competently.
• Have some previous experience in a cleaning role and be used to working in a busy environment.
• Have some experience and understanding of the importance of maintaining a clean environment.
• Excellent attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Maintain biosecurity/cleanliness/hygiene in laboratory and admin areas to the prescribed standards.
• Maintain laboratory replenishment to satisfactory levels, including bottle filling, diet and bedding replacement, provision of sterilised equipment.
• Operate automated and semi-automated machinery such as autoclave, robotic systems and tunnel washer, troubleshooting problems as they arise and seeking advice where appropriate.
• Monitor consumables, ensuring that correct stock rotation and expiry dates are adhered to.
• Read and adhere to local Standard Operating Procedures and risk assessments.

Skills

Literacy & Numeracy

Computer literacy

Cleaning experience

Attention to detail

Education

NVQ (desirable)

Tools

Autoclave operation

Tunnel washer

Robotics handling

Job description

Cleaning and Sterilisation Technician

Mary Lyon Centre at MRC Harwell

£27,406 per annum

Open ended

Full time (36 hours per week); part-time hours negotiable

About Us

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.

About the Role

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 overall purpose of this role is to maintain the unit to the required standards of cleanliness and to process, prepare and deliver sterilised equipment and consumables, necessary for laboratories and animal holding areas (mice).

About You

You will need to hold/have:

• Basic literacy and numeracy
• Be able to use a computer competently.
• Have some previous experience in a cleaning role and be used to working in a busy environment.
• Have some experience and understanding of the importance of maintaining a clean environment
• Excellent attention to detail

Key Responsibilities

Your main duties and key responsibilities include:

• Maintain biosecurity/cleanliness/hygiene in laboratory and admin areas to the prescribed standards.
• Maintain laboratory replenishment to satisfactory levels, including bottle filling, diet and bedding replacement, provision of sterilised equipment.
• Operate automated and semi-automated machinery such as autoclave, robotic systems and tunnel washer, troubleshooting problems as they arise and seeking advice where appropriate.
• Monitor consumables, ensuring that correct stock rotation and expiry dates are adhered to.
• Read and adhere to local Standard Operating Procedures and risk assessments

Benefits

Choosing to come to work at the MRC (part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)) means that you will have access to a whole host of benefits, from a defined-benefit pension scheme and excellent holiday entitlement, to access to employee shopping/travel discounts and a salary sacrifice cycle-to-work scheme.In addition, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the work of a world-class medical research organisation.

The MRC values the diverse skills and experience of its employees and is committed to achieving equality of treatment for all. Our objectives are that all individuals shall have equal opportunities for employment and advancement on the basis of their skills, aptitudes and abilities.