Laboratory Technician

Thrive-Group; Frome; Presencial; GBP 30.000 - 41.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Company pension 6% employer contrib.

Childcare vouchers (Salary exchange)

25 days holiday + Bank holidays

Company sick pay

4 x Death in Service

Descripción de la vacante

Thrive Group in Frome is seeking a Laboratory Technician to join a busy FMCG production environment. You will report to the Laboratory Manager and carry out tests in both chemistry and microbiology labs, handling swabs, media prep, and re-testing decisions to ensure product quality.

Key responsibilities include processing product release requests, managing daily exception reports, and maintaining lab stock with regular stock-takes.

Formación

• Previous working experience in chemistry or microbiology lab.
• Good communication with colleagues and management.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage workload to ensure timely testing.

Responsabilidades

• Carry out tests in Chemistry and Microbiology labs.
• Perform environmental and plant hygiene swabs and media prep.
• Determine non-complying results and coordinate re-sampling and re-testing.
• Process product release requests by email/phone.
• Compile out-of-spec results and distribute daily.</br>
• Manage lab consumables stock and weekly stock-takes.

Conocimientos

Lab experience

Communication

Work under pressure

Herramientas

LIMS

Descripción del empleo

Thrive Group are delighted to be working with our highly successful manufacturing company in Frome, who are actively seeking to recruit a Laboratory Technicianto join the team.

What you will be doing:

Reporting to the Laboratory Manager, and supporting a busy FMCG production You will carry out all tests within both labs (Chemistry and Microbiology).

• Carry out environmental and plant hygiene swabs and all all media preparation
• Able to determine and act on non-complying results by communicating information and following up with re-sampling and re-testing
• Be able to decide when & how samples need to be retested.
• Process requests for product release by email/telephone
• Collate all out of spec results on the daily exception report and circulate to the designated list
• Ensure that lab consumables stock is rotated correctly, conduct weekly stock-takes and notify the lab team leader when there is a need to order more stock

What you will need to succeed:

• Previous working experience in chemistry or micro laboratory, ideally in Food or Beverage industry.
• Competent with lab data bases LIMs
• Good communication skills with colleagues and all levels of management
• Demonstrate ability to work under pressure, assess workload and breaks to ensure all the testing required is carried in a timely manner

What you will receive in return:

• £35,500 per annum DOE
• 3rotating shiftsEarlies 0600-1400 /Lates 1400-2200 /Nights 2200-0600- Full time - 37.30 hours
• Company pension 6% employer contribution (Salary exchange)
• Childcare vouchers (Salary exchange)
• 25 days holiday + Bank holidays
• Company sick pay
• 4 x Death in Service