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Lab Support Steward
We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Lab Support Steward to join a well-established team supporting our client through an integrated laboratory service.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working within a structured scientific environment and takes pride in maintaining high standards of compliance, safety, and customer service.
Key Responsibilities
1. Washing, managing, and restocking laboratory glassware
2. Performing laboratory fume cupboard checks to ensure airflow compliance with procedures
3. Safe handling and removal of contaminated and hazardous waste
4. Cleaning and disinfecting laboratory areas using rotating disinfectants in line with procedures
5. Supporting general media preparation activities
6. Maintaining high standards of housekeeping, safety, and GMP compliance across laboratory areas
7. Following documented procedures and ensuring accurate record keeping in line with ALCOA principles (Attributable, Legible, Contemporaneous, Original, and Accurate)
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have:
8. GCSE/NAT level qualifications in English, Mathematics, and Science (preferably Biology)
9. Strong attention to detail and the ability to follow strict procedures consistently
10. A methodical and organised approach to work
11. Good communication skills with the ability to build effective working relationships with clients, colleagues, and external stakeholders
12. An understanding of compliance and quality standards within a laboratory or regulated environment would be advantageous
This is a mobile and physically active role which includes manual handling and lifting activities, therefore a good level of physical fitness is essential.
Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.
We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.
When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!
We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).
We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,!
Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing at .