Laboratory Support Associate

JR United Kingdom; Banbury; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in technical R&D seeks a Lab Associate for their facility in Oxford. This key role involves managing lab inventory, ensuring safety compliance, and maintaining standards in a collaborative environment. Ideal candidates will have a solid background in laboratory practices and a proactive approach to problem-solving.

Qualifications

• Proven Laboratory Assistant/Technician background, ideally in R&D or clean room.
• Good working knowledge of EH&S compliance.
• Polite and professional with strong problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Management of Lab inventory and conducting regular Lab walkthroughs.
• Cleaning lab equipment and conducting risk assessments.
• Maintaining lab safety and exemplary housekeeping protocols.

Skills

Communication

Problem-solving

EH&S compliance

Team collaboration

Education

NEBOSH qualification (or working towards)

Tools

Laboratory asset management system

Job description

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Competitive salary, depending on skills, background and experience relevant to the role

This is a key role in which you will be called upon to provide quality and timely support to the Lab Operations of a busy technical R&D facility based in Oxford.

Core role responsibilities:

• Management of the Lab inventory in all the onsite storage facilities (consumables, lab equipment and machinery, both owned and vendor managed) which could include liquid nitrogen, other gases, reagents and solvents
• Regularly conducting Lab walkthroughs to understand any issues around lab safety, security, equipment calibration or other areas that could be improved
• Portering of various lab equipment and supplies from storage to the Bench
• Cleaning of lab equipment as required including glassware, autoclave and sterilisation according to SOPs
• Health and safety – conducting risk assessments, checking and recording expiration dates for chemicals, updating and reviewing COSHH documents and supporting with site audits
• Maintaining exemplary Lab housekeeping protocols

Your background:

• You will come from a proven Laboratory Assistant/Technician background, ideally an R&D environment or clean room setting with a good understanding of processes and protocols associated with a research lab
• Good working knowledge of EH&S compliance and crisis management practices (NEBOSH or working towards a EH&S qualification would be advantageous)
• Previous experience in working with a laboratory asset management system would be useful
• Polite and professional communication skills, resilience and a can-do approach is very important
• Collaborative and efficient by nature – you will be the onsite go-to person for all things Laboratory in the first instance and take pride in your problem-solving skills

If the above sounds like your next Lab Associate role, and you can demonstrate the criteria above, then apply here or contact [emailprotected] for more information.