Sample Intake & Processing Technician

Campden BRI; Chipping Campden; Remote; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Bank holidays

Buy & sell holiday

Pension scheme

Onsite restaurant

Work-life balance with early finish on

Job summary

Campden BRI is seeking a motivated Sample Handling Assistant to join our analytical chemistry lab for food and drink testing. You’ll receive samples, log them into our LIMS, and support both lab and administrative tasks in a Monday–Friday, office-based environment.

No prior experience required, driving is helpful due to our rural location; you must have right to work in the UK. A supportive team offers pension and holidays as part of the benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience with physical tasks or manual handling.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Practical, team-oriented mindset.
• Strong organisational skills to manage workload.
• Ability to adapt between tasks as time permits.

Responsibilities

• Receive and unpack samples, liaise with couriers.
• Log samples into LIMS and storage.
• Assist with lab-based or administrative duties as needed.
• Support the Sample Administrator to maintain workflow in the lab.
• Prepare food & drink samples for chemistry testing.

Skills

Sample handling

LIMS logging

Teamwork

Communication

Organization

Tools

LIMS (lab software)

Job description

We offercommercial analytical lab chemistry testing for food and drink, including: nutritionaland health, microscopy, biochemistry, allergens, chromatography, packaging, cereals and ingredients, andwines and spirits

Campden BRI offer analytical chemistry testing to our members and clients, which allows them to ensure their food & drink products are safe for consumers. We offer a range of testing; shelf life, allergens, foreign body identification, packaging, contaminants, vitamins, sugars and many more.

Our Sample Handling Team ensure that samples are received, checked in, processed and passed onto our scientists to perform testing/ analysis.

If you're looking to move into a Monday-Friday office based role We will consider applications who don't have previous experience.

What you’ll be doing

• Sample reception-receiving deliveries and unpacking samples, shipping of parcels/post. Liaising with couriers.
• Logging samples into LIMS (lab software) and storage.
• Other duties as agreed, depending on experience (lab based or administrative).
• Assisting the Sample Administrator in maintaining an efficient workflowthrough the laboratory.
• Supporting sample preparation- mixing and blending samples. Preparing food & drink samples for chemistry testing.
  

What we’re looking for

• Experience of physical task- experience in hospitality, retail etc.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Practically minded and able to work in a team.
• Good organisational skills in managing own workload.
• Ability to adapt and change between different tasks/activitiesas time permits.

What we offer

• Reward platform with employee discounts and rewards
• 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays
• Buy and sell holiday scheme
• A generous work save pension scheme, with employee contributions matched by the company up to 10%
• Culture focus around work/life balance (early finish Fridays)
• Subsidised onsite restaurant

What you need to know

Please note due to our rural location, you must be able to drive and have your own transport.

The successful candidate must, by the start of their employment, have permission to work in the UK.