Laboratory Administration Assistant - Part Time (30 hours p/w)

Northumbrian Water

Wallsend

On-site

GBP 20,000 - 24,000

Part time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

Company pension scheme

Discount scheme

Wellbeing support

Cycle to work

Life assurance

Development opportunities

Job summary

Northumbrian Water invites applications for a Part Time Laboratory Administration Assistant. The role supports invoicing, reporting, and routine laboratory performance outputs while ensuring quality procedures are followed.

You will work with Contracts Officers, the Laboratory Customer Team, Sampling teams and the Business Income group. Candidates should have administrative experience in technical or scientific settings, be proficient in MS Office, and capable of learning new software.

Qualifications

Administration experience in a technical or scientific environment.
Familiar with MS Office and able to learn new software packages.
Strong written and verbal communication with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

Support Contracts Officers and the Laboratory Customer Team with invoicing and routine reporting.
Produce routine laboratory performance reports and ensure adherence to quality procedures.
Collaborate with Contracts Officers, Sampling teams and Business Income team to meet targets.

Skills

Administration

MS Office

Communication

Teamwork

Tools

MS Office

Job description

About the role

Laboratory Administration Assistant

Working hours

Part Time - 30 hours per week across Monday - Friday (some flexibility on working hours will be required)

Permanent

Salary

from £20,124 to £23,676 per year (depending on experience)

Location

(e.g. hybrid working with office location at Howdon, Tyne and Wear)

About the role

We have a great opportunity for a Laboratory Administration Assistant to join us. In this role you will support the team of Contracts Officers and the wider Laboratory Customer Team, meeting the team's invoicing and routine reporting commitments and producing routine laboratory performance reports.

You will ensue that all routine reports, invoices and production reports are all produced in line with agreed targets and in compliance with quality procedures. You will work closely with Contracts Officers, the wider Laboratory Customer team, the Sampling teams and the Business Income team.

About you

If you have administration experience in a technical or scientific environment, we would love to hear from you! You will understand the importance of quality systems, be familiar with MS Office and can learn new software packages.

You have great communication skills both written and verbal, with good attention to detail and a methodical approach to work. You work well within a team environment and can adapt to changing systems and procedures.

Here at Northumbrian Water/Essex & Suffolk Water, we embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity, and encourage all colleagues to bring their most authentic self to work.

Our colleague network groups include our Rainbow Support Network (LGBTQIA+), REACH (Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Heritage), WiSTEM (Women in STEM) and Thisability (disability and neurodiversity) networks. They provide a safe space for colleagues from diverse backgrounds, welcoming all colleagues regardless of their personal characteristics to participate in valuable conversation that improves our organisational awareness, understanding and inclusivity.

We encourage and welcome all applications, as we strive to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to having diverse communities represented within all our teams, structures, and organisation.

Please note this role will require a DBS to be completed prior to employment.

NWG are an inclusive employer who support the rehabilitation of offenders, we will not, however consider candidates who have certain unspent convictions to ensure our commitment to fostering a safe and secure working environment for all OR colleagues, suppliers, customers and third parties.

About us

Here are NWG we strive to make Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) a Great Place to Work, for all. We embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity and encourage you to bring your full self to work. As an equal opportunity employer we're committed to having a diverse community represented across our business.

We're aware that not everyone will have every skill listed in the job description, however if you have some of the skills listed, we'd encourage you to apply

NWG at a glance:

Our purpose at NWG is caring for the essential needs of our communities and environment, now and for generations to come. We do this by providing reliable and affordable water and wastewater services for our customers.

We make a positive difference by operating efficiently and investing prudently, to maintain a sustainable and resilient business. Our vision is to be the national leader in the provision of sustainable water and wastewater services. To support us in achieving our vision, we have five core values which are the guiding principles, defining who we are, what we do and how we do it.

Our benefits

Generous holiday entitlement starting at 23 days, plus bank holidays and additional time off on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. There's also the option to buy or sell holidays.
Company pension scheme, where we'll double match your contributions up to an employer contribution of 11%.
Free access to local attractions.
A fantastic discount scheme, with savings on days out, shopping, travel and more.
Award winning 'Living Well' wellbeing support, including access to a digital GP service for you and your family members.
Support with sustainable travel - through salary sacrifice cars and a cycle to work scheme.
Financial wellbeing support - access our community savings scheme, financial education and low cost loans through Salary Finance. We also provide 4 x Life Assurance and an Income Protection Scheme.
Support with your development - we offer a range of development opportunities, can support you through an interest free qualification loan and we'll even pay for any relevant professional body subscription.

About us

NWG (Northumbrian Water Group) provides water and sewerage services to 2.7 million people in the North East of England as Northumbrian Water, and water services to 1.5 million people in the South East of England as Essex & Suffolk Water.

We are proud to serve our customers and we're committed to delivering great service, putting our customers at the heart of everything we do.

Our values

Our values describe our main principles, qualities and attributes. They are the guiding principles which define who we are, what we do and how we do it. They make us different from our competitors and guide our decisions and actions to drive us towards our vision.

Results Driven

We take responsibility for achieving excellent business results.

Ethical

We are open and honest and meet our commitments with a responsible approach to the environment and our communities.

Customer Focused

We aim to exceed the expectations of our internal and external customers.

Innovative

We continuously strive for innovative and better ways to deliver our business.

One Team

We work together consistently, promoting co-operation, to achieve our corporate objectives.

Colleague benefits

We're the great company we are because of you - our people. As our way of saying thanks, you'll be eligible to some of our wide range of benefits and discounts to take advantage of.

To find out more about our benefits, see our benefits booklet attached to this advert.