Lab Facilities & Safety Support Specialist

Sygnature Discovery Limited; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Private Medical Insurance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced Family Friendly Policies

Sygnature Group Pension Scheme

1 paid volunteer day per year

Job summary

Sygnature Discovery Limited is seeking a Facilities Support Assistant to join our Glasgow team on-site, five days per week. You will work with the facilities team and scientists to keep laboratories in excellent order, manage stock levels, track orders, and handle lab-related systems and shipments.

The role focuses on maintaining safety, equipment, and waste processes, with opportunities for training and career progression in a CRO environment.

Qualifications

• Five National 5 qualifications or equivalent including English Language and Maths.
• Previous experience in laboratory, warehouse, facilities or operational support environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills with a problem-solving mindset.
• A can-do, enthusiastic work attitude.
• Able to work to deadlines in a safe and efficient manner – prioritising tasks as necessary.
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
• A good working knowledge of mathematics and IT – confident in the use of IT systems including Outlook, Word and Excel, and ideally experience with purchasing systems.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a high level of Health & Safety awareness, ensuring safe working practices and compliance with policies, procedures and legislation.
• Manage deliveries from various departments across the site safely and efficiently.
• Manage site waste streams, including solvent waste, clinical waste, Stericycle waste, recycling streams and associated compliance requirements.
• Maintain emergency and safety equipment, including eyewash stations, safety showers, spill kits, fire safety equipment and Legionella monitoring records.
• Replace and restock gas cylinders in accordance with approved safety procedures.
• Monitor refrigerator and freezer temperatures and maintain associated records.
• Ensure Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) records remain up to date and support power failure response activities.

Skills

Health & Safety

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving mindset

Can-do attitude

Time management

Attention to detail

IT proficiency

Education

Nat5 English

Nat5 Maths

Tools

Outlook

Word

Excel

Purchasing systems

Job description

Sygnature Discovery Limited is seeking a Facilities Support Assistant to join our Glasgow team on-site, five days per week. You will work with the facilities team and scientists to keep laboratories in excellent order, manage stock levels, track orders, and handle lab-related systems and shipments.

The role focuses on maintaining safety, equipment, and waste processes, with opportunities for training and career progression in a CRO environment.