Laboratory Technician (Enzyme Assays)

Biocatalysts Ltd; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading enzyme company in Cardiff is looking for a laboratory technician to perform enzyme assays and ensure quality control of raw materials and finished products. Responsibilities include maintaining laboratory equipment, conducting audits, and adhering to safety policies. Ideal candidates will have experience with enzyme assays and a strong commitment to quality management.

Qualifications

• Completion of enzyme assays (titration, UV spectrophotometer) as per QC schedule.
• Produce reliable, accurate assay data and record assay results.
• Follow Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs) for assays.

Responsibilities

• Perform enzyme assays following SOPs to ensure quality.
• Maintain and calibrate laboratory equipment as required.
• Conduct weekly laboratory audits.

Skills

Enzyme assays

Quality control

Laboratory equipment maintenance

Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) compliance

Health & Safety policy adherence

Tools

UV spectrophotometer

Job description

Overview

Biocatalysts is comprised of 4 companies, headquartered in Cardiff (Wales, UK) and co-located in Nieuwkuijk (Netherlands), Tampa (Florida, USA) and Ascheberg (Germany). Brought together as an integrated Bioproducts Division in October 2023, it is a wholly owned subsidiary of BRAIN Biotech Group, based in Zwingenberg (Germany). We serve customers globally in markets such as food, baking, beverage and pharma / life science, with a view to become and stay the worlds leading speciality enzyme company and by the quality and dedication of our people, exceed our customers expectations.

Responsibilities

• To perform enzyme assays following Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs) to ensure quality of our raw material, in-process materials and finished enzyme products.
• To complete and check all relevant QC certifications.
• To maintain and calibrate laboratory equipment as per quality management system requirements.

Requirements

• Completion of enzyme assays (titration, UV spectrophotometer) as per QC schedule.
• Follow Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs) for assays.
• Produce reliable, accurate assay data and record assay results in the QC database.
• Managing the external testing to ensure samples are sent as per schedule and results are collected to meet on-time product dispatch.
• Generate Certificate of Analysis (CoA).
• Raise out of specification (OOS).
• Ensure calibration and maintenance of equipment is carried out to agreed schedules and no equipment is out of calibration.
• Conduct weekly laboratory audits.
• Manage retained samples as per QC policy.
• Quality check formulations created by the production team.
• Follow Health & Safety policy and good laboratory practice (GLP).
• Participate in continuous performance improvement.
• Be conversant with and adopt the procedures stated in the Quality & Environmental Management System and its supporting documents.

Other Information

• Due to the nature of our business, various policies around (for example, and not exhaustively) Health and Safety, Food Safety and Environmental Management are in place, and are externally regulated. You are trusted to operate within these rules; and to protect yourself, colleagues, customer and the public at all times
• No job description is exhaustive and we ask all employees to be flexible to undertake other tasks as required by the business