Entry Level Food Lab Assistant

PE Global International; Wokingham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

PE Global International is recruiting an Entry Level Food Lab Assistant for a leading multinational FMCG client in Wokingham. This contract role runs until January 2027 with potential extension; start date is immediate.

You will prepare samples for the food sciences lab, handle lab administration, and maintain safety and quality standards. You will liaise with clients, ensuring timely delivery of reliable analytical data.

Qualifications

• Relevant scientific discipline and basic lab competencies.
• Proficient with MS Office applications.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare all samples for the food sciences lab and handle lab administration.
• Liaise with clients to ensure timely, accurate, and reliable analytical data.
• Assist with routine checks/calibrations and maintain up-to-date control documentation.
• Maintain a clean, safe working environment and ensure quality actions are completed.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Teamwork

Adaptability

Education

Science A-levels

Tools

MS Office

Job description

PE Global is currently recruiting for an Entry Level Food Lab Assistant for a leading multi-national FMCG client based in Wokingham.

This is contract role until Jan 2027 with potential for extension. Start date immediately. Pay rate is £13.12ph PAYE working 36 hours per week Mo-Fr 9-5pm, 45 min break.

Duties / Responsibilities

• You will be responsible to prepare all the samples for the food sciences lab, all scientific administrative tasks including lab administration, housekeeping activities and working in accordance with laboratory-set quality standards.
• Because you will liaise with clients, you will always demonstrate high quality customer service, by ensuring that work is done on time, that the analytical data generated is reliability, and that the results are accurate and provided in a timely manner.
• You will also assist with routine checks/calibrations and control documentation to ensure that only the most current versions are supplied to analysts.
• This role will require you to work at the highest standards of safety and quality, maintaining a clean, tidy and safe working environment and completing assigned quality actions in a timely manner.

Education / Experience

• A relevant scientific discipline (A levels)
• Competency in the use of generic and specific software packages required for the role including MS Office applications
• Basic lab equipment, preferably with work experience in a scientific environment
• Attending to detail, following written instructions and working on multiple activities concurrently
• Accountability, honesty, hardworking, flexibility and adaptability, and working efficiently on a team
• Good written and verbal communication skills

***Please note our client cannot assist with any visa sponsorship and candidates must have the correct visa to live and work in UK***