Laboratory Technician

STERIS; Swindon; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

STERIS in Swindon is seeking an Engineering Manager to oversee microbiology testing and quality assurance in our sterilization services lab. You will manage equipment operation, maintenance, staff scheduling, and ensure adherence to ISO13485, ISO17025, and EU GMP to support safe, compliant testing workflows.

You will drive process improvements, coordinate with cross-functional teams, and maintain a clean, organized laboratory environment while supporting customers and upholding high service

Qualifications

• Knowledge of general microbiology techniques.
• Previous laboratory experience beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provide and maintain service excellence to customers with professionalism.
• Ensure all laboratory work complies with Health and Safety policies and ISO13485/ISO17025/EU GMP requirements.
• Maintain accurate quality records and uphold QA procedures.
• Assist in day-to-day organization of the microbiology unit to meet department and customer needs.
• Clean and wash laboratory glassware; prepare and sterilise media.

Job description

HOW YOU WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Do you want to spend your working time making a positive difference to the world around you? Are you passionate about supporting the medical and pharmaceutical industries, and many more? Do you care about keeping patients and people safe? If so, then a career with Steris AST as an Engineering Manager could be a great fit for you.

About You

Do you want to spend your working time making a positive difference to the world around you? Are you passionate about supporting the medical and pharmaceutical industries, and many more? Do you care about keeping patients and people safe? If so, then a career with Steris AST as an Engineering Manager could be a great fit for you.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Do you want to spend your working time making a positive difference to the world around you? Are you passionate about supporting the medical and pharmaceutical industries, and many more? Do you care about keeping patients and people safe? If so, then a career with Steris AST as an Engineering Manager could be a great fit for you.

About Us

At Steris AST we are the trusted experts in technology-neutral sterilization services including radiation and gas modalities.

We offer electron beam, gamma, X-ray, ethylene oxide and vaporized hydrogen peroxide technologies for the purpose of product sterilization. Whether that product be a single use medical device, consumables in a hospital environment, cosmetics and toiletries, or industrial products, we make sure everything that makes its way to an end user is safe for use or consumption.

As a Laboratory Technician, you will provide essential support to the microbiology team by maintaining, operating, and overseeing equipment required for testing activities. You will perform fundamental microbiology techniques to assist scientists and ensure testing workflows run smoothly. Your daily responsibilities include preparing materials needed for testing, supporting media and reagent preparation, and helping maintain a well- organized laboratory environment.

In this role you will work closely with a group focused on biological indicators, with opportunities over time to expand into additional tasks and responsibilities within the team.

What You Will Do

• Responsibility for providing and maintaining service excellence to customers. Providing professionalism and courtesy at a high level.
• To ensure all work in the laboratory is carried out in compliance with the Health and Safety policies, ISO13485 (Current Revision), ISO17025 (Current Revision), EUGMP (Current Revision), accreditation requirements, internal procedures and in conjunction with the Senior Technicians and under the direction of the Laboratory Supervisor/ Management team
• Has specific and general responsibilities and authority in respect of the Quality System (maintains accurate and sufficiently detailed records of all quality tests performed, upholds relevant quality standards as set out in the controlled laboratory and QA procedures).
• Performs other related quality duties as assigned.
• To assist in the day to day organisation of work in the microbiology unit, to meet departmental and customer needs.
• Cleaning and washing of Laboratory glassware. Preparation and sterilisation of Laboratory media.
• Performs microbiological techniques on customer product and other samples. Perform standard microbiological procedures and techniques, including, but not limited to: microbiological identifications, culture preparation and maintenance, LAL Endotoxin testing, bioburden, environmental, biological indicator (routine and validation), product inoculations and sterility testing.
• Operation and maintenance of the laboratory autoclave, water generation system, balances, heating mantles, stirrers, incubators, laminar flows, cleanrooms, pH meter, vacuum pumps, filtration apparatus, monitoring systems, pipettes, thermometers, turbidimetric kinetic and gel clot equipment and other equipment used in carrying out duties.
• Responsible for organising the environmental monitoring program (including particle counting) and the checking of the environmental conditions within the laboratory. This will include customer visits.
• Cleaning of general laboratory, test rooms and cleanrooms.
• Disposal of lab waste generated in carrying out duties.
• Deal with all customer inquiries/complaints in a courteous, professional manner at all times.
• Responsible for stock control in conjunction with the other laboratory staff in a proactive manner.
• To ensure the laboratory is maintained in a clean and orderly condition.
• To attend such courses, and undergo such training, as is considered relevant.
• To be familiar with the micro work carried out in the Laboratory.
• To undertake any other such duties as may become necessary, and as may reasonably be expected, in the provision of the quality assured service.

Duties - cont'd

Education Degree

Required Experience

• Knowledge of general microbiology techniques.
• Previous laboratory experience or otherwise is beneficial.

Skills

Preferred Experience

STERIS is a leading global provider of products and services that support patient care with an emphasis on infection prevention. WE HELP OUR CUSTOMERS CREATE A HEALTHIER AND SAFER WORLD by providing innovative healthcare and life sciences products and services around the globe. For more information, visit www.steris.com.

STERIS strives to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.