Role: Senior Analyst / Senior Shift Analyst CSS
Sector: Nuclear
Location: Thurso, Scotland - MUST be local
Start Date: October / November 2025
Duration: Approx. 12-Months
Rates: £18.84 - £29.48 Hourly Rate D.O.E PAYE
Clearance: Background Checks / Right to Work in the UK
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Undertake and deliver sample preparation, routine analysis and reporting to the lab or team leader, including testing and internal calibrations, ensuring that CSS reporting deadlines are met
Maintain a daily log and report progress and/or problems to laboratory leader/shift chemist Assist the laboratory leader/shift chemist in ensuring operational delays are minimised by identifying constraints leading to unplanned downtime
Report possible non-compliances to the laboratory leader/shift chemist and propose and deliver corrective actions to close out non-compliances
Undertake safety checks, report, and take appropriate action Maintain analytical proficiencies in one laboratory area
Maintain analytical proficiencies in additional laboratory areas, where CSS workload and flexibility requires this Prepare technical documents for review
THE JOB HOLDER MAY:
Be required to undertake shift work on a rota basis Perform method development, validation and uncertainty estimation
Perform the responsibilities of management appointments relevant to post
Perform additional management activities as required
Undertake audits on UKAS aspects of the quality management system
APTITUDES AND EXPERIENCE:
HNC in science or equivalent qualifications plus experience
Demonstrable experience in lab areas
Good interpersonal and communication skills
Good general safety awareness
Ability to work effectively as part of a team
Ability to work under pressure and to time deadlines whilst maintaining quality of output
STEM qualifications at least to higher grade or equivalent
Interested in lab work (manual dexterity attention to detail)
Lab experience is a bonus
Post specific physical capability analysis assessment number 21
MAIN TASKS:
Working at fumecupboard
Working at glovebox
Sample analysis
Collating findings
Manual handling
Stack sampling
May be required to carry out shift work
Use of crane/hoist
Manipulator work
You must be able to rapidly evacuate the criticality zone, if necessary, without assistance or causing a delay to others
EQUIPMENT:
All employees will be fully trained and competent in the use of the equipment recorded below.
Fumecupboard
Hot plates
Pipettes and glassware
Computer/Laptop
Glovebox
Respirators
Overhead crane and hoist
Mobile hoist
Manipulators
Display screen equipment
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Lab work
Working in a radiological area
Working with biological hazards
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