Laboratory Assistant

Eurofins; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food testing laboratory in the UK is seeking a full-time lab assistant. This role involves maintaining a clean working environment, stocking workstations, and preparing media for laboratory use. Training will be provided, making it suitable for candidates without lab experience. Ideal applicants should have 5 or more GCSEs and good organizational, communication, and teamwork skills. Benefits include enhanced leave entitlement, pension plans, health programs, and career opportunities.

Benefits

Enhanced Annual Leave Entitlement

Company Pension Plan

Life Assurance (4 times annual salary)

Enhanced Maternity, Adoption, and Paternity Schemes

Employee Assistance Programme 24/7

Health Cash Plan

Health and Wellbeing Programmes

Free parking

Worldwide career opportunities

Rewards for dedicated service

Responsibilities

• Assist the laboratory in stocking up workstations.
• Work aseptically and wear appropriate PPE.
• Prepare supplement broths and media.
• Organize stock rooms and maintain stock rotation.
• Knowledge of disinfectants and daily preparation.
• Remove waste from the laboratory and maintain hygiene.
• Familiarity with relevant health and safety legislation.
• Carry out reasonable tasks as designated by the manager.
• Help manage deliveries and consumption items.

Skills

Teamwork

Organization

Time management

Verbal communication

Written communication

Self-motivation

Education

5 or more GCSEs

Job description

Unfortunately we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Please note this is a full time position working 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday 7.5 hours per day flexibly between 08:00 - 20:00.

Job Overview

The purpose of this post is to work within a fast-paced Food Testing laboratory to maintain a clean hygienic working environment within the Ipswich Laboratory continuous stock control for all working stations for the laboratory to aid with smooth sample processing.

No laboratory experience required full training will be provided.

Job Responsibilities

• Assist the laboratory in stocking up individual workstations to assist in achieving the optimum production from the laboratory.
• Work aseptically and wear appropriate PPE when in the laboratory.
• Prepare supplement broths medias and dry pre-poured media ready for use in the laboratory.
• Organisation of stock rooms and help maintain stock rotation.
• Have knowledge of disinfectants and make up daily for in laboratory use.
• Removal of waste from the laboratory throughout the day and maintenance of the hygiene of the internal bins and waste system.
• To be familiar with relevant health and safety legislation and to ensure that all relevant hazard signs are used when appropriate.
• To carry out any other reasonable tasks as designated by your line manager.
• Help manage deliveries to the business to ensure all incoming goods and consumable items are dealt with promptly

Qualifications

• 5 or more GCSEs
• Experience in working in part of a team
• Good organisation and time management
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to self-motivate

Benefits

At Eurofins we are growing innovating and always learning. We celebrate the achievements of our employees through annual long service awards recognise our colleagues special life events and we are committed to charitable causes through global fundraising activities.

• Enhanced Annual Leave Entitlement
• Company Pension Plan
• Life Assurance (4 times annual salary)
• Enhanced Maternity Adoption and Paternity Schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme 24/7 confidential
• Health Cash Plan
• Health and Wellbeing Programmes
• Free parking
• Worldwide career opportunities
• Rewards recognising the great work out employees deliver their dedicated service and celebrating special life events.

What Happens Next

Our people are the backbone of what we do so its incredibly important we find the right individuals to join us. As a potential new recruit youll be invited to meet the team in the form of an assessment centre or a staged interview process dependent on the role and its requirements this will give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get you know your key skills and strengths.

Your Data

As part of any recruitment process the company collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. The company is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations.

Closing Date

We reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore we would urge candidates to submit an application as early as possible. Due to the high volume of applications we receive please be aware that if you do not receive a response within 4 weeks of the vacancy expiry date unfortunately on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and / or expression race nationality age religion sexual orientation disability and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.