Lab Technician

Cawood; Swaffham; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Cawood is seeking a diligent laboratory assistant to support day-to-day operations at NRM, within the Cawood Scientific Agriculture Division. You will contribute to accurate sample handling and data entry while maintaining safety and efficiency in a high-volume environment.

The role requires initiative, independent work and hands-on capability, with emphasis on attention to detail and adherence to SOPs and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Attention to detail is essential due to high volume workload.
• Must take initiative, work independently and can conduct hands-on work.

Responsibilities

• Sort/prepare/analyse client samples accurately per SOP and promptly.
• Transcribe data into the LIM’s system.
• Prepare chemical standards and reagents per SOP and following Health and Safety procedures.
• Maintain safety by reporting accidents and near misses to managers.
• Maintain equipment and PPE clean and report any damage.
• Weekly stock control of consumables.
• Update visual management boards with delivery and performance information.
• Daily checking of KPI to ensure samples are not late.

Job description

This role is located in NRM, within the Cawood Scientific Agriculture Division. NRM, part of the Cawood Scientific Group, are the UK’s largest independent provider of agronomic and environmental waste analysis for land-based industries. We offer water, soil, manures, fertilisers and plant tissue analysis to farmers, growers and agronomists for improved farm productivity, as well as land-based environmental services including composted waste, anaerobic digestate, effluents and industrial renewables. Learn more about NRM by clicking here.

Job Description:

Job Statement

The jobholder will be supporting the day-to-day laboratory operations to run smoothly, ensuring the clients expectations are met in a timely manner. Attention to detail is essential due to high volume workload. Must take initiative, work independently and can conduct hands-on work.

Job Accountabilities

• Sort/ prepare/ analyse client samples accurately as per the relevant SOP, and in a timely manner.
• Transcribe correctly data into the LIM’s system.
• Where required, prepare chemical standards and reagents in line with the relevant SOP and following the Health and Safety procedures.
• Keeping safety at the forefront of laboratory work and being proactive ensuring accidents and near misses are always reported straightaway to managers in line with our company accreditation and policy.
• Maintain Cawood credibility by always portraying a positive image, keeping equipment and PPE clean.
• Respect company equipment and use as per guidelines, undertaking maintenance where required and report any damage to management as soon as possible.
• High attention to detail is required to ensure no errors while working with high-volume workload.
• Monitor, highlight and where confident problem solve unlocated, absent, insufficient samples.
• Weekly stock control of consumables.
• Fill in the visual management boards with up-to-date information in relation to delivery and performance.
• Where appropriate, daily checking of KPI to ensure samples are not late.
• Ensure all balances used are cleaned, maintained and record books are kept up to date; highlighting to compliance any anomalies.
• Work as a team and maintain morale and actively offer help and assistance wherever possible.
• Using a kaizen mindset, work must be completed efficiently and effectively to minimise waste and time used, therefore maximising the productivity and profitability of the laboratory.