Laboratory Assistant

Talentmark Limited; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Talentmark are recruiting for a Laboratory Assistant to join a multinational consumer goods company at its site in Newcastle on a contract basis for 8 months. The role is fully site based and offers hands-on testing in a busy laboratory.

Salary is £13.30 per hour PAYE. You will weigh products, prepare formulations and perform tests, maintain lab housekeeping, and support test methods under defined procedures. Entitlement to work in the UK is essential and a DBS check may be required.

Qualifications

• Hold a relevant scientific qualification.
• Experience working in a laboratory environment.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Weighing product and making solutions.
• Preparation and testing of formulations, including preparation of products for consumer tests; physical and chemical analysis of formulations/products.
• Performing large or small-scale performance tests following defined test methods.
• General housekeeping and ensuring labs are kept appropriately according to operating procedures.
• Running mechanical equipment and computer-activated test methods.

Skills

Scientific communication

Laboratory experience

Written English

Education

Relevant scientific qualification

Job description

Talentmark are recruiting for a Laboratory Assistant, to join a massive multinational consumer goods company that manufactures and sells a wide range of well-known household, personal care, and hygiene products at its site located in Newcastle on a contract basis for 8 months. This role is fully site based.

Salary:

£13.30 per hour PAYE

Laboratory Assistant Role:

• Weighing product and making solutions.
• Preparation and testing of formulations, including preparation of products for consumer tests; physical and chemical analysis of formulations/products.
• Performing large or small-scale performance tests following defined test methods.
• General housekeeping and ensuring labs are kept appropriately according to operating procedures.
• Running mechanical equipment and computer-activated test methods.

Your Background:

• Hold a relevant scientific qualification.
• Experience working in a laboratory environment.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK

Please note: This role may be subject to a satisfactory basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check