Laboratory Technician - 18 month contract

Bio-Techne; Bristol; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Bio-Techne is seeking a Laboratory Technician for an 18-month contract in Bristol. The successful candidate will support the operational team in maintaining high standards of quality when preparing biological reagents for research use, while working under Good Manufacturing Practices in a cleanroom environment. Key responsibilities include meticulous weighing, preparation, and dispatch of laboratory products, ensuring compliance with safety and quality regulations.

Benefits

Competitive salary and performance reviews

Comprehensive benefits package

Favorable pension scheme

Employee Assistant Program

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

In-work perks like free parking and snacks

Regular social events

Qualifications

• Entry-level position requiring authorization to work in the UK.
• Experience in controlled environments and safety procedures preferred.

Responsibilities

• Undertake RUO and GMP weighing activities ensuring high quality standards.
• Prepare and pack orders for dispatch according to regulatory guidelines.
• Maintain laboratory equipment and ensure compliance with documentation standards.

Skills

Attention to detail

Good team worker

Self-motivation

Basic calculations

Good IT skills

Knowledge of Health and Safety

Tools

Laboratory equipment

Job description

Laboratory Technician - 18 month contract

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By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide.

Job Title: Laboratory Technician

Reports to: Operations Manager

Location: Watkins Building, Avonmouth, Bristol

Contract Duration: 18 months

Overview

Bio-Techne is a world-leading developer and manufacturer of high-quality biological reagents. We are seeking a Laboratory Technician to join our growing team in Bristol. By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide.

The successful candidate will form a key part of our distribution and operations team for both Research Use Only (RUO) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) products. They will be responsible for preparing and weighing products from our Tocris range accurately and to accepted quality standards, primarily within our GMP cleanroom environment. This involves working to maintain the required levels of pre-weighed stock in accordance with business continuity, as well as ensuring customer orders are processed and dispatched according to the required standards and in compliance with shipping regulations.

Core Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Laboratory Technician include the following:

• Undertake RUO and GMP weighing activities ensuring high quality standards are maintained and all product documentation or electronic systems are accurately updated.
• Work in controlled manufacturing environments, including cleanrooms, using the appropriate personal protective equipment.
• Use and maintenance (as required) of laboratory equipment including centrifugal concentrator/freeze dryer/liquid handling robotics/fluorometer.
• Preparation of kitted products including preparation of individual components via either weighing or other methods and subsequent combination of components into retail kits
• Pick and pack orders for dispatch ensuring accuracy of consignments
• Ensure that all packages are prepared in accordance with the regulatory guidelines for transportation and that all dispatch paperwork is accurately presented with the goods.
• Assist with receipting and delivery of purchase orders for laboratory products.
  
  

Key Skills And Competencies

• Accurate, thorough, and attentive to detail when handling tasks. An eye for detail.
• Numerate and literate
• Good team worker – able to work cross functionally with multiple departments
• Self-motivated and initiative to work autonomously with little or no supervision
• Ability to run basic calculations such as reconstitution/dilution
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in controlled manufacturing environments including clean rooms with extensive PPE.
• Working conscientiously under ISO:9001 standards with a constant awareness for quality in everyday workflows.
• Good IT skills; ability to use M/S Office software (especially Word, Excel, Outlook), Tocris’ Product Database and Pegasus OPERA (training will be provided) and any other tools relevant to role
• Willingness to grow knowledge of Tocris products, services, customers and marketplace
• Knowledge of Health and Safety procedures and safe chemical handling
• Knowledge of weighing/packing procedures, including operation of digital balances
• Be a champion of our EPIC values: Empowerment, Passion, Innovation, Collaboration.
  
  

Bio-Techne: an employer of choice

• Competitive base salary and annual performance-based salary reviews.
• A comprehensive benefits package including Bupa health and dental cover, life assurance, long-term absence cover and a Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Participation in a highly favorable pension scheme with up to 9% employer contribution (depending on employee contribution eg. 6 % employee, 9 % employer).
• Occupational support such as the Employee Assistant Program
• Training support as required, in addition to regular on-site Lunch & Learn talks from industry and academic leaders in the field
• 25 days annual leave (+ bank holidays)
• In-work perks such as free car parking, coffee, tea and snacks.
• Regular social events such as complementary lunches, quizzes, Bristol socials, go-karting, games nights and many more.
  
  

In order to be appointed for this position, you will need to be authorized to live and work in the UK. This position is advertised with a rolling-call for applications. We will interview potential candidates throughout this time and this process will close once a successful candidate has been found. We recommend applying as soon as possible.

Why Join Bio-Techne

• We offer competitive wages along with extensive benefits for employees and their families.
• We invest in our employees’ financial futures through retirement programs and an employee stock purchase plan.
• We help our employees develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, internship programs, and more.
• We offer an international and diverse working environment, enriched by employee resource groups; volunteer and charity events; and employee events that build a culture of caring and belonging.
• We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.
  
  

Bio-Techne is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

To protect the interests of all, Bio-Techne will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than a candidate application. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Bio-Techne will be considered Bio-Techne property.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Research, Analyst, and Information Technology

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