Quality Control Laboratory Assistant

Talentmark; Hatfield; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Talentmark is recruiting for a Quality Control Laboratory Assistant for a permanent role based in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. You will support the Quality Control Team to keep the lab organized, compliant, and stocked, performing routine housekeeping, stock checks, and sample management.

You will assist with solution preparation, general testing support, and entering data into LIMS while ensuring GMP practices are followed and records are accurate.

Qualifications

• Degree in life science or related field.
• Experience in a pharmaceutical or regulated GMP laboratory.
• Knowledge of GMP guidelines/regulations.
• Experience with LIMS and analytical equipment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean, compliant lab environment in line with GMP.
• Perform routine housekeeping and waste disposal tasks.
• Monitor inventory of chemicals, reagents and consumables; update records.
• Raise POs, track deliveries and liaise with suppliers to resolve issues.
• Prepare solutions and samples; log into LIMS for testing.

Skills

GMP knowledge

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Inventory management

Education

Bachelor's degree in life science

Tools

LIMS

HPLC

Job description

Talentmark are recruiting for a Quality Control Laboratory Assistant for a permanent position, to join a well-established and successful global pharmaceutical company, based in Hatfield, Hertfordshire.

Role:

This job is responsible for providing essential operation and administrative support to the Quality Control Team, ensuring the environment remains organised, compliant, and fully stocked.

Key duties will include:

• Maintaining a clean, organised, and compliant laboratory environment in line with GMP expectations.
• Perform routine housekeeping tasks including bench cleaning, waste disposal and glassware washing.
• Conduct routine equipment status check, documentation check and general lab readiness check.
• Monitor and maintain inventory of chemicals, reagents, consumables, PPE, and general lab supplies and perform regular stock checks and update inventory records.
• Raise purchase orders (POs), track deliveries, and ensure correct storage of incoming materials and liaise with suppliers and internal procurement teams to resolve delivery or stock issues.
• Label, organise, and store materials appropriately and assist with sample receipt, logging, and storage for testing.
• Prepare solutions, buffers, and reagents following approved documentation and support with water sampling as part of the routine Purified Water testing.
• Receiving and logging samples into LIMS.

Your Background:

• Educated to degree level or above in life science or a related field.
• Previous experience in a pharmaceutical or regulated GMP Laboratory.
• Demonstrated Knowledge, understanding and application of GMP Guidelines/Regulations.
• Experience with LIMS.
• Exposure to HPLC or other analytical equipment.

It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK.