Laboratory Technician (FTC)

Greencore Group Lts; Warrington; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK food manufacturer is seeking a sample processing technician for their Warrington facility. This factory-based role involves booking and processing samples for third-party analysis, while maintaining compliance with safety and health regulations. Candidates are required to hold relevant certifications and laboratory experience, contributing to the quality assurance of Italian ready meals.

Benefits

Competitive salary and job-related benefits

Holidays

Pension up to 8% matched

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Company share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform

Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

Enhanced parenthood benefits

Qualifications

• Recognised laboratory experience with maintained CLAS accreditation.
• Certifications in food hygiene and safety as well as COSHH training.
• Ability to record and report test results using standard computer packages.

Responsibilities

• Book and process all samples for testing, ensuring compliance with documentation.
• Maintain communication with departments about test results and lab data.
• Ensure safety compliance in the working environment.

Skills

Basic computer skills

Education

Level 2 Food Hygiene certification

Level 2 Health and Safety certification

CLAS accreditation

Job description

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We're a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make everyday taste better.

We're a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. Employing 13,300 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the UK's food retailers with everything from Sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals, and in FY24, we generated revenues of £1.8bn.

Our vast direct-to-store (DTS) distribution network, comprising of 17 depots nationwide, enables us to make over 10,500 daily deliveries of our own chilled and frozen produce and that of third parties.

Our Warrington site is also known as the Italian centre of excellence, recent expansion and investment make this site a state-of-the-art manufacturing unit! We produce high quality Italian ready meals for both Tesco & Co-Op.

What you'll be doing

Shift : Friday - Monday (8am-12pm) 16 Hours

FTC: until end of Nov 2025

This is a factory-based role completing routing samples/swabs to be registered and booked for third party analysis. No testing is completed on-site.

• Book and process all samples received for testing and record compliance or highlight adverse results so that appropriate corrective action can be taken
• Maintain ongoing communications with the relevant department and external parties ensuring they are fully aware of test results and relevant laboratory data
• Complete all necessary documentation ensuring that it is kept accurate and is audit ready for both internal and external customers including formal certification bodies e.g. Campden Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (CLAS)
• Recommend any opportunities for improvement to enhance testing process or communication with the broader team
• Operate in compliance with Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) policy to ensure that the working environment remains safe for all colleagues

What we're looking for

We're proud to be recognised in the Gender Equity Measure Top 100 for our commitment to gender equality.

• CLAS accreditation (maintained), with recognised laboratory experience
• Level 2 Food Hygiene certification * Level 2 Health and Safety certification
• Chemical and/or Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) training
• Basic computer skills - able to record and report test results on standard computer packages
• Working knowledge of calibration requirements

These may be trained or developed. These do not all need to be in place at recruitment.

If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Enhanced parenthood benefits

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.