Laboratory Analyst

Normec Group; Consett; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Enhanced parental leave

Company funded 1% benefit allowance

Job summary

Normec DETS is a UK-based analyser of environmental, construction, waste and engineering samples, part of Normec, ISO 17025 and MCERTS accredited. Based in County Durham and Crayford, the lab offers services including asbestos testing, soil and water testing, and rapid sample processing with dedicated drivers.

With a degree in a science-related subject, you will analyse results alongside Senior Analysts and Technicians, hit daily targets, and ensure quality, health and safety procedures.

Qualifications

• HNC or degree in a science related subject.
• Two years laboratory experience.
• Experience using GC-FID, GC-GC, GC-MS or LC-MS systems would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Analysis and preparation of laboratory samples and reagents in accordance with laboratory test procedures.
• Responsible for hitting daily targets and deadlines as set by the Team Leader
• The calculation and interpretation of analytical results.
• Ensuring Health and Safety and Quality procedures are adhered to.
• Data entry into LIMS.
• Calibration, equipment and balance checks.
• Housekeeping, ensuring the laboratory work area is clean, tidy and free from rubbish.
• Part of the weekend rota team.

Skills

Laboratory experience

Education

HNC or degree in a science related subject

Tools

GC-FID

GC-GC

GC-MS

LC-MS

Job description

Step Into the Role

With a degree in a science-related subject, you will analyse and investigate results for a range of scientific work alongside Senior Analysts and Technicians.

Main responsibilities

• Analysis and preparation of laboratory samples and reagents in accordance with laboratory test procedures.
• Responsible for hitting daily targets and deadlines as set by the Team Leader
• The calculation and interpretation of analytical results.
• Ensuring Health and Safety and Quality procedures are adhered to.
• Data entry into LIMS.
• Calibration, equipment and balance checks.
• Housekeeping, ensuring the laboratory work area is clean, tidy and free from rubbish.
• Part of the weekend rota team.

Our Offer

• £26,800 per annum

Company benefits include…

• Company funded 1% benefit allowance
• Pension
• Enhanced parental leave

Your profile

Qualifications required

• HNC or degree in a science related subject
• Two years laboratory experience.
• Experience using GC-FID, GCGC, GC-MS or LC-MS systems would be advantageous.

Your New Workplace

Normec DETS is a leading company providing high-quality analytical testing services for the environmental, construction, waste management, fuels and engineering industries. Based in County Durham and Crayford, our laboratory is accredited to ISO 17025 and MCERTS, ensuring that we meet the highest standards and have the technical expertise required.

We offer a wide range of services including asbestos testing, soil contamination testing, water testing and waste analysis. With our efficient logistics, we pick up samples on the same day with our own drivers and vehicles, ensuring rapid sample processing.

Our UKAS accredited soil contamination testing lab checks for contaminants, allowing clients to operate safely. We also provide a wide range of UKAS accredited waste testing services to support regulatory compliance, renewable energy qualification, and zero waste to landfill goals.

Our knowledgeable team delivers fast turnaround times and precise analysis to help you manage waste effectively and sustainably.

About Normec

DETS is part of Normec, a leading organization in the Testing, Inspection, Certification, and Compliance (TICC) industry. Our expertise covers essential areas such as water, air, and soil quality, fire safety, and food safety, ensuring the highest standards of quality and safety across various sectors. Founded in 2016, Normec is an ambitious, independent, and fast-growing organization with approximately 6,500 colleagues.

We offer our colleagues the opportunity to actively contribute to our mission while simultaneously developing their own careers within a dynamic and rapidly growing organization. Together, we work on impactful solutions for our clients and on a sustainable future. The culture within Normec is informal, open, energetic, and entrepreneurial, and is anchored in our GROWTH principles. Through our The Normec Fit program, which brings these principles to life, we ensure that not only our company grows, but also everyone who is part of it.

At Normec, we share one ambition: making the world safer, healthier and more sustainable.
Our culture is shaped by trust, respect, and a commitment to doing meaningful work together. We believe growth isn’t defined by size. It’s defined by people.
You grow through the impact you make, whether it’s improving product quality, ensuring building safety, strengthening systems, delivering reliable lab results or earning a client’s trust.
Founded in 2016, Normec has grown into a leading European partner in testing, inspection, certification and compliance. Through dozens of acquisitions and collaborations, we combine local expertise with international scale.
Entrepreneurship is in our DNA. From lab analyses to inspections on major infrastructure projects, our diversity shapes both our work and culture.

Window of Opportunities

Today, we have over 5,000 motivated employees working to improve our clients' organisations every day. We are the proud employer of professionals with years of experience in and knowledge of the industry in which they operate.

Knowledgeable. Enterprising. Ambitious. Diligent. Traits that are recognizable among the more than 5,000 Normec employees. We have a love of science and legislation but also always recognize a window of opportunities. Opportunities for our clients and our employees