Are you a school leaver?
Have you just received your A level results?
If so, I may have an exciting opportunity for you - I am looking for a Junior Laboratory Technician to join one of the UK's largest confectionary companies.
Duration: 6 Months (While it cannot be guaranteed, there is the possibility of the contract being extended or the candidate being made permanent)
Hours: 36 hours per week, Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
* You provide hands-on assistance to support the operation and goals of the laboratory by supporting experiments and projects under technical guidance.
What you will bring
* A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge
* Working on teams and independently with the guidance of more senior team members
* Maintaining equipment to ensure they are always operable
* Applying your technical understanding of equipment to support laboratory operations
* Recording and reporting data and activity outcome accurately
* Working in laboratories
* Relevant industry and/or academic experience
Responsibilities:
* You provide hands-on assistance to support the operation and goals of the laboratory by supporting experiments and applying your understanding under technical guidance.
* Test for allergens in food
* Work with external companies who send products to RSSL for testing
* Use ELISA and PCR
* General day to day tasks includes: Homogenisation, weighing samples, Washing the blenders, Admin and housekeeping – e.g. sample disposal and calibrating pipettes
How you will contribute:
* You will support a range of analyses, prepare and maintain standard equipment and chemicals required for running of an analytical laboratory, support laboratory activities while ensuring compliance to the appropriate internal and external standards, and capture and report data with technical rigor and accuracy.
* To succeed in this role, you will maintain a clean, tidy and safe working environment and be proficient in generic and specific software packages.
We will process your CV and personal information to assess your suitability for the role. If we wish to consider you further, we will register your personal information in our database and contact you. We may contact you from time to time about other relevant roles. Your personal information will be securely held. For more information please refer to our privacy notice, a copy of which can be found on our website. – Select Engineering Limited