Lab Technician

Refresco; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading beverage manufacturer is seeking a Lab Technician in Bridgwater. In this role, you will conduct essential analyses to support quality assurance while collaborating with a supportive team. Applicants should have experience in GMP and a solid understanding of food safety principles. This position offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for skill development and an attractive benefits package.

Benefits

Good company pension

Annual bonus

Enhanced holiday entitlement

Option to buy additional holidays

Access to employee benefits platform – Cheers

Qualifications

• Attention to detail in daily tasks and duties.
• Openness to learning new techniques in basic engineering and quality tasks.
• Positive attitude and teamwork spirit.
• Confidence to offer new ideas and suggestions.
• Comfort in working towards targets.

Responsibilities

• Provide analytical and microbiological services to ensure quality standards.
• Sampling and analysis of raw materials and products.
• Maintain laboratory cleanliness and safety.
• Support other departments in technical queries.
• Ensure compliance with Food Safety Act and health regulations.
• Manage equipment maintenance and calibration.

Skills

Experience and understanding of GMP

Background knowledge of micro and HPLC

Knowledge of organoleptic techniques

Understanding of HACCP and Food Safety principles

Job description

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Kickstart your career with Refresco as a Lab Technician, where you'll gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced, innovative environment. This role offers the perfect opportunity to learn the fundamentals of lab operations, from sample preparation and testing to equipment maintenance and stock management. You'll work closely with a supportive team, developing valuable technical skills while contributing to the creation of exciting new products.

6am-2pm and 12pm-8pm on rotation, Monday to Friday

What’s in it for you?

• Good company pension
• Annual bonus
• Enhanced holiday entitlement
• Option to buy additional holidays
• Access to employees benefits platform – Cheers

About the role

To provide the business with analytical and microbiological services to support the operations function in achieving right first-time quality.

• Sampling as scheduled at all specific points on raw materials, manufacturing process and finished goods in terms of chemical and microbiological analysis.
• Analysis of samples as per specified methods.
• Inform Technical/Production Managers of results outside specification for instigation of corrective actions.
• Maintain the working area in a clean, safe and tidy condition.
• Observe the requirements as laid down in the Food Safety Act 1990 and Food Hygiene Regulations amended 2005.
• Observe company health and safety procedures as laid down, and be proactive in ensuring the continuance of updating procedures
• Give technical support to the other company departments when required
• Assist Technical Management with the implementation of quality systems and project work.
• Ensure that all analytical equipment is maintained and calibrated to the required standards and schedules
• Carry out product sensory panels to meet requirements
• Ensure raw materials & chemicals used within the laboratory are within acceptable date criteria.
• Ensure the quality laboratory operation meets the requirements of external accredited bodies by following procedures carefully
• Support each other within the team to provide resources whenever required to resolve problems and prevent customer & consumer complaints
• Arrange service contracts and maintain equipment to high standards
• Order all materials and equipment as required
• Ensure that all quality and food safety checks are carried out satisfactorily

About You

• Experience and understanding of GMP.
• Adequate background knowledge of micro and HPLC
• Knowledge and experience of organoleptic techniques.
• Sound understanding of HACCP and Food Safety principles, ideally to at least intermediate level

Ultimately, we want you to live, drink, and breathe the Refresco Values as we believe these are what have made us, and will continue to make us, successful.

• Be accurate in your daily tasks and duties, paying great attention to detail.
• Be open to learning new things as you can be involved in basic engineering and quality tasks.
• Be positive and energetic, and enjoy working in a team.
• Be confident enough to put forward new ideas and suggestions.
• Be comfortable working to targets.

If you believe you are a great match for this profile, we want to hear from you.

About Refresco

Our drinks on every table. That's the Refresco vision. We’re a global business and currently produce 14 billion litres of soft drinks from 78 manufacturing plants in Europe, North America and we've just opened in Australia, and we’re only just getting started. We have grown from just 2 sites in 1999.

Our Group Headquarters are based in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

We’re the proud owners of six drinks manufacturing sites within the UK. Our UK business provides a great place to work for over 1,800 employees, who produce private label soft drinks and fruit juices for all the leading UK supermarkets, plus some of the best-known UK drinks brands such as Monster Energy, Ocean Spray, and Innocent.

From the purchasing of the raw materials such as fruit juices and CO2, through to the finished product delivered to your table, we cover the full manufacturing cycle for our customers. And, whether it’s packed in cartons, bottles, or cans, we ensure that our products are made to the highest quality standards.

Refresco believes that equal opportunity for all is fundamental to our company's values and all our applicants can expect fairness and transparency in our recruitment process.