Facilities Support Assistant

SF Partners; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

SF Partners in Glasgow is seeking a Facilities Support Assistant to join a busy laboratory environment. You will ensure scientists have the equipment, stock and day-to-day facilities support they need to carry out their work.

This hands-on role involves checking stock levels, ordering consumables, cleaning and maintaining equipment, monitoring fridge and freezer temperatures and managing laboratory waste. Training will be provided.

Qualifications

• Hands-on facilities or laboratory support experience preferred.
• Experience managing stock, equipment, and Health & Safety procedures is beneficial.
• Ability to follow safety rules and maintain records.

Responsibilities

• Check stock levels and order chemicals, solvents, consumables.
• Receive and manage deliveries across the site.
• Clean, maintain and check scientific equipment.
• Monitor fridge/freezer temperatures; maintain records.
• Manage laboratory waste and recycling streams.
• Restock safety equipment and gas cylinders.
• Support COSHH and Health & Safety requirements.
• Keep PAT testing and facilities records up to date.
• Help keep labs clean, organised, and ready for use.

Skills

Hands-on

Practical

Organised

Attention to detail

Good communication

Outlook

Word

Excel

Tools

Outlook

Word

Excel

Job description

Facilities Support Assistant

Glasgow - Maryhill

£27,500

Permanent | Full-time | On-site

Monday to Friday 9-5pm

We're recruiting a Facilities Support Assistant to join a busy laboratory environment in Glasgow.

This is a hands‑on support role, working across the laboratories to make sure scientists have the equipment, stock and day‑to‑day facilities support they need to carry out their work.

You'll be responsible for everything from checking stock levels and ordering consumables through to cleaning and maintaining equipment, monitoring fridge and freezer temperatures and managing laboratory waste.

We're looking for someone practical, organised and reliable who is comfortable working in a hands‑on environment and takes Health & Safety seriously and a candidate with some working, transferrable experience.

The role:

• Checking stock levels and ordering chemicals, solvents, consumables and other laboratory supplies
• Receiving and managing deliveries across the site
• Cleaning, maintaining and carrying out basic checks on scientific equipment
• Identifying equipment issues and ensuring these are highlighted appropriately
• Monitoring refrigerator and freezer temperatures and maintaining accurate records
• Managing clinical waste, solvent waste and recycling streams
• Maintaining and restocking safety equipment including eyewash stations, safety showers and spill kits
• Replacing and restocking gas cylinders in line with safety procedures
• Supporting COSHH and wider Health & Safety requirements
• Keeping PAT testing and other facilities records up to date
• Helping ensure the laboratories remain clean, organised, safe and ready for use

What we're looking for

Previous experience in a laboratory would be useful, but it isn't essential. We're open to people from other hands‑on support environments, including facilities, warehouse, operations, education or hospitality, where you've been responsible for things such as stock, equipment, Health & Safety or keeping a busy working environment organised.

More importantly, you'll need to be:

• Reliable and comfortable with a practical, hands‑on role
• Organised with good attention to detail
• Confident managing stock and keeping accurate records
• Comfortable following Health & Safety procedures
• Able to prioritise different tasks in a busy environment
• Confident using basic IT systems including Outlook, Word and Excel
• A good communicator who is happy working closely with different teams

This could suit someone already working in facilities or operational support who would like to move into a scientific environment. Full training will be provided, with the opportunity to develop your experience within the Facilities team and potentially progress into a Senior Facilities Technician position.