Microbiology Technician

Reckitt Benckiser LLC; Kingston upon Hull; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Reckitt Benckiser LLC is seeking a Microbiology Technician to join their team in Kingston upon Hull. You will support QA processes in the lab, conduct microbiological testing, and ensure compliance with quality standards. Ideal candidates will have a degree in science and relevant experience in microbiology, strong interpersonal skills, and a proactive attitude.

Benefits

Parental benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Life insurance

Qualifications

• 1-2 years relevant professional experience in Microbiology desirable.
• Competent in microbiological techniques including finished product testing and environmental monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Support factory and technical teams to ensure microbiological quality assurance.
• Plan own workload to provide an effective testing service.
• Ensure all tasks are completed in accordance with GMP, GLP, and GDP.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Team working skills

Education

A level or Degree in relevant Science subject

Job description

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City: Kingston upon Hull

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose.
Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

Research & Development

In R&D, we're full of highly skilled talents that include Scientists, Engineers, Medical, Clinical and Regulatory professionals - all working to create a cleaner, healthier world. With nine Centres of Excellence, we continually seek out new opportunities by using science, our entrepreneurial flare and our fearless innovation to develop and enhance our existing portfolio, never compromising on quality or performance.

We do the right thing, always, by ensuring we act with responsibility and integrity, by complying with regulatory legislation across the globe, whilst ensuring our products are safe for our consumers and are to the highest quality.

The size of our organisation means you'll have the opportunity to learn and work in different functions within R&D, giving you exposure to different disciplines, teams and environments. You will also have access to our R&D Academy, designed to develop our team and allow you to grow in our great organisation.

About the role

As a Microbiology Technician at Reckitt you will be working closely with the Microbiology Team Leader and the wider Microbiology team to support all factory and technical teams to ensure high levels of microbiological quality assurance are achieved and consistently maintained.

Your responsibilities

-Competent in a range of microbiological techniques including, but not limited to, finished product testing, raw material testing, environmental monitoring (non-sterile and sterile areas), water sampling & testing and identification of microbiological isolates.

-Ensure that all tasks are conducted, and relevant data is recorded, checked and approved in accordance with GMP, GLP and GDP.

-Plans own workload and manages resources to provide an effective testing service.

-Work closely with all other members of the Microbiology team to ensure all work is completed in a timely manner and the laboratory is left clean and tidy at the end of every working day.

-Promptly responds to issues prioritising them effectively and resolving immediate issues in a timely manner.

The experience we're looking for

-A level or Degree in relevant Science subject or other relevant qualification.

-1 - 2 years relevant professional experience in Microbiology (desirable).

-Strong interpersonal skills.

-Good team working skills

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way.
We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.