Laboratory Support Technician - Analytical Sciences

The Methodist Church in Britain; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Benefits platform with 24/7 online GP

Skills development support

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking a technical post within the Professional Services’ Technical Services team. You will prepare laboratories, provide day-to-day technical support to staff and students, and maintain and safety-check equipment, with flexible hours around the student timetable.

The role involves manual handling and supporting analytical chemistry labs, requiring an undergraduate chemistry degree or equivalent lab experience and DBS eligibility.

Qualifications

• Ability to adapt knowledge and experience to support staff and students across a wide range of subject disciplines.
• Experience in preparing and supporting analytical chemistry lab environments.

Responsibilities

• Set up and prepare laboratories for teaching.
• Provide day-to-day technical support to staff and students.
• Coordinate and perform general equipment maintenance and safety checks.
• Carry out equipment inventory updates and advise on equipment as required.
• Support laboratory activity across various areas as needed.

Skills

Adaptability

Education

Undergraduate degree in Chemistry or equivalent

Job description

This technical post sits in the Technical Services team within Professional Services, supporting laboratory work across the university. The job centres on preparing and clearing laboratories, giving day-to-day technical help to staff and students, and carrying out equipment maintenance and safety checks. Its main focus is the Analytical Sciences laboratory, with flexible working around the student timetable and some manual handling of heavy equipment. A chemistry degree or equivalent industrial laboratory experience is essential.

What the job involves

• Set up and prepare laboratories for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
• Support staff and students in the Analytical Sciences laboratory as the primary function
• Provide day-to-day technical support and advice to staff and students across a range of science subjects
• Co-ordinate and carry out general equipment maintenance and safety checks
• Carry out equipment inventory checks and updates
• Provide advice on equipment as required
• Help introduce new technologies
• Support laboratory activity across a number of areas as required
• Carry out manual handling, including lifting and carrying microscopes and other equipment

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Chemistry, or equivalent experiential learning in the chemical industry, or a related discipline

Experience

• Preparing, supporting and clearing away analytical chemistry laboratory environments
• Experience in a customer-facing technical support role

Skills & knowledge

• Ability to adapt knowledge and experience to support staff and students across a wide range of subject disciplines

Checks & eligibility

• DBS check at the appropriate level, where the role is in regulated activity and listed as an exception under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974

Other

• Flexible approach to weekly working patterns to fit the student timetable

What’s offered

• Attractive annual leave entitlement
• Employee benefits platform, including a 24/7 online GP
• Support to develop skills and knowledge
• Support to pursue career ambitions