Graduate Lab Technician

CT19; England; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in scientific instrumentation and analytics as a Graduate Lab Technician in Oxfordshire. This entry-level position offers a chance to gain valuable experience in a lab environment, handling quality control, production operations, and contributing to a successful manufacturing team.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Up to 7% employer matched pension

Private health insurance plus additional benefits

Access to LinkedIn Learning courses

Qualifications

• Degree in a science-based subject would be advantageous.
• Experience in scientific laboratory or manufacturing environments required.
• Good standard of written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Set up, monitor and maintain machines/equipment.
• Perform Quality Control operations and adhere to strict protocols.
• Contribute to production meetings and fault-finding activities.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Teamwork

Education

GCSE/A/AS Level in Science

Degree in Science-based subject

Job description

CT19 Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

CT19 Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

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Talent Partner to Global Life Science clients

An opportunity to join one of the UK’s most successful start-ups in scientific instrumentation and analytics from the last few years. This company have gone from strength to strength in developing and commercialising their Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) and Lentiviral vectors (LVV) analytical equipment.

Due to the huge success of our Consumables business, they are looking for a Graduate Lab Technician/Production Operative to join their Consumables team. The purpose of the job is to support the Operations team delivering across a range of consumables products within the company. This role would suit an individual who would like to gain experience in a Lab environment. The job will be based onsite at the company’s Botley, Oxfordshire location.

Responsibilities for this role include:

• Set up, monitor and maintain machines/equipment.
• Perform production operations and processes primarily in relation to the company’s range of consumable products and packages in accordance with approved manufacturing instructions and protocol
• Perform Quality Control operations, including taking measurements using Mass Photometers, recording data and goods-in inspections and procedures, adhering to strict Quality Control protocols
• Contributing to production meetings and basic fault-finding activities.
• Reporting quality issues to the Quality team and assisting with associated issue resolution
• Supporting core manufacturing operations for the company’s Mass Photometer production line
• Perform repetitive associated production tasks, including kitting, packing, labelling, preparation and shipping

Experience:

• GCSE/A/AS Level in Science
• A degree in science-based subject would be advantageous
• Experience in scientific laboratory, manufacturing clean room or hi-tech manufacturing and process environments
• Experience working alone and as part of a team to deliver against production targets
• Use of standard software packages such as Windows systems, MS Word, Excel
• Ability to work alone and as part of a team
• Keen attention to detail and ability to focus on the task at hand
• Good standard of written and verbal communication
• Good level of personal organisation and time management

*** The company does not believe a “perfect candidate” and sees that there is great value in transferrable skills, so please don’t feel you have to tick all of the above boxes to apply!

• 25 days annual leave per year in addition to bank holidays
• Up to 7% employer matched pension contribution
• Private health insurance from day one plus critical illness cover, income protection and life insurance
• Give as You Earn and Cycle to Work salary sacrifice schemes.
• The company offers the Enjoy Benefits Nursery Scheme to employees after 3 months, and new parents can benefit from up to 17 weeks fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, 4 weeks fully paid paternity leave, plus an annual allowance for emergency childcare.
• All employees receive access to Linkedin Learning which offers thousands of courses to support their personal and professional development. The company also runs frequent training sessions on both hard and soft skills.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Temporary

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering, Manufacturing, and Production

• Industries

  Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, and Chemical Manufacturing

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