Multi-Skilled Technician

Cawood; Bracknell; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Cawood, within the NRM division, is seeking a diligent Laboratory Operative to support day-to-day operations in a high-volume laboratory. You will handle client samples, transcribe results, and prepare reagents while following SOPs and Health & Safety guidelines.

Attention to detail and proactive problem solving are essential for maintaining productivity and accuracy. Join a team focused on continuous improvement, training, and safe, compliant laboratory practices to deliver reliable analysis

Qualifications

• High attention to detail and accuracy in high-volume sample analysis.
• Ability to work independently and take initiative while following SOPs.
• Strong communication and teamwork to support lab operations.

Responsibilities

• Sort, prepare and analyse client samples as per SOP and in a timely manner.
• Transcribe data accurately into the LIMs system.
• Prepare chemical standards and reagents per SOP and health & safety procedures.
• Maintain safety, PPE, equipment cleanliness and report any faults.
• Support on-site training and onboarding of new staff where competent.
• Assist with weekly stock control of consumables and visual management boards.
• Monitor KPI data to ensure timely sample processing and traceability.

Skills

Attention to detail

Independent worker

Teamwork

Health & Safety awareness

Tools

LIMS system

EBOS

Job description

This role is located in NRM, within the Cawood Scientific Agriculture Division. NRM, part of the Cawood Scientific Group, are the UK’s largest independent provider of agronomic and environmental waste analysis for land-based industries. We offer water, soil, manures, fertilisers and plant tissue analysis to farmers, growers and agronomists for improved farm productivity, as well as land-based environmental services including composted waste, anaerobic digestate, effluents and industrial renewables. Learn more about NRM by clicking here.

Job Description:

JOB PURPOSE STATEMENT

The jobholder will be supporting the day-to-day laboratory operations to run smoothly, ensuring the clients expectations are met in a timely manner. Attention to detail is essential due to high volume workload. Must take initiative, work independently and can conduct hands-on work.

JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Sort/ prepare/ analyse client samples accurately as per the relevant SOP, and in a timely manner.
• Transcribe correctly data into the LIM’s system.
• Where required, prepare chemical standards and reagents in line with the relevant SOP and following the Health and Safety procedures.
• Keeping safety at the forefront of laboratory work and being proactive ensuring accidents and near misses are always reported straightaway to managers in line with our company accreditation and policy.
• Maintain Cawood credibility by always portraying a positive image, keeping equipment and PPE clean.
• Respect company equipment and use as per guidelines, undertaking maintenance where required and report any damage to management as soon as possible.
• High attention to detail is required to ensure no errors while working with high-volume workload.
• Monitor, highlight and where confident problem solve unlocated, absent, insufficient samples.
• Weekly stock control of consumables.
• Fill in the visual management boards with up-to-date information in relation to delivery and performance.
• Where appropriate, daily checking of KPI to ensure samples are not late.
• Ensure all balances used are cleaned, maintained and record books are kept up to date; highlighting to compliance any anomalies.
• Where competency is held, assist with on-site training of employees providing proactive support ensuring their onboarding into the company is friendly, engaging, and inspiring.
• Work as a team and maintain morale and actively offer help and assistance wherever possible.
• Using a kaizen mindset, work must be completed efficiently and effectively to minimise waste and time used, therefore maximising the productivity and profitability of the laboratory.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Diligence

• Comply with all Cawood policies and procedures.
• Maintain safe, compliant, and effective working standards.

Efficiency

• Use EBOS tools to continuously review & optimise your ways of working.
• Share good practice and be prepared to suggest better ways of working.
• Be able to work in a fast-paced environment while keeping quality of work to a high standard.

Communication

• Understand and utilise the structural reporting lines provided.
• Report problems in the lab effectively and promptly.

Continuous Improvement

• Embrace change and seek clarity when required.

HEALTH & SAFETY AT WORK

All employees have a duty to comply with and support the company HS & E policies and procedures work in accordance with the Health & Safety at Work Act (1974), COSHH Regulations (1988) and other relevant policies and procedures

ADDITIONAL NOTES

This job description does not intend to cover all aspects of the jobholder’s duties but is intended to be indicative of the main areas of responsibility. The Company reserves the right to alter elements this job description in line with business needs and in close communication with the jobholder.