Laboratory Technician

Lonza; Slough; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Laboratory Technician to join their dynamic team. In this role, you will provide essential support to laboratory-based scientists by ensuring equipment calibration, managing consumables, and maintaining high cleanliness standards. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to impactful scientific solutions while working in a collaborative and ethical environment. If you have a passion for science and a commitment to quality, this role offers a chance to make a meaningful difference in the lives of people worldwide.

Benefits

Agile career opportunities

Dynamic working culture

Inclusive workplace

Performance recognition programs

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a laboratory setting, ideally in a technician role.
• Strong knowledge of equipment calibration and maintenance procedures.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine equipment calibration checks and manage laboratory consumables.
• Ensure high standards of cleanliness and maintain operational efficiency.

Skills

Laboratory experience

Knowledge of laboratory equipment

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Tools

Warehouse Management System (WMS)

Job description

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

The role:

Laboratory technician to work as part of a team providing support services to laboratory-based scientists. Core activities are to ensure equipment is in calibration and ready to use, consumables and buffers are always stocked and the high standards of the lab are maintained at all times.

** Candidates for this role must have previous Laboratory experience.

What you’ll get:

• An agile career and dynamic working culture.
• An inclusive and ethical workplace.
• Compensation programs that recognize high-performance.
• A variety of benefits dependent on role and location!

What you’ll do:

• Completion of routine (daily and weekly) equipment calibration checks.
• Responsible for generating analytical buffers for laboratory methods and processes.
• Laboratory consumables stock management - checking laboratory stock locations and points of use and listing items to be ordered.
• Ordering consumables from internal stores using the Warehouse Management System (WMS).
• Glassware and plastic ware cleaning, maintaining high levels of cleanliness and tidiness in the washroom environment.
• Processing of laboratory deliveries, receipt, storage and notifications.
• Cleaning and preparation of water baths according to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) procedures.
• Recording of all data and results in specified forms (electronic and paper) with accuracy and responsibility and keeping accurate records with GMP and Data Integrity principles in mind.

What we’re looking for:

• Proven experience in a laboratory setting, ideally within a support or technician role.
• Strong knowledge of laboratory equipment, calibration, and maintenance procedures.
• Good organizational skills and the ability to manage inventory effectively.
• Familiarity with health, safety, and quality standards in a laboratory environment.
• Attention to detail and the ability to maintain high standards of cleanliness and operational efficiency.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.