About The Role
Reporting to the Deputy Technical Services Manager, you will be part of a team of Senior Teaching Lab Technicians and Technical Assistants who deliver high‑quality technical support to staff, students and visitors in the Department of Chemistry's Teaching Laboratories.
You will have experience delivering a technical service in teaching laboratories and will be required to contribute to the smooth running of the Department's Teaching Laboratories, working flexibly with staff across the department and the wider technical services team to achieve a high standard of support for staff and students.
The post involves handling chemicals covering a range of hazards, including toxic chemicals, corrosives, cryogens, compressed gas cylinders and heavy items for manual handling. It is an active lab role where you will be expected to be on your feet for the majority of the day. Although duties are laboratory‑based, this role does not involve conducting specialist research activities or teaching or demonstrating to students, and is fully on‑site with no remote or hybrid working.
About You
Success in this role requires substantial technical knowledge, ideally within a higher‑education environment, excellent customer service and interpersonal skills, a desire to work collaboratively to deadlines as part of a high‑performing team, and an ability to work independently and innovatively to seek solutions in a busy student‑focused environment.
Typical duties include setting‑up experiments and laboratory equipment, maintaining core infrastructure and facilities, re‑organisation of laboratory space, carrying out stock checks, drafting risk assessments and SOPs, and handling and disposing of chemicals safely.
You should hold a good honours degree in a related science (ideally Chemistry), be highly organised and have an up‑to‑date working knowledge of COSHH regulations. It would be desirable to possess or be working toward an appropriate health‑and‑safety qualification such as a NEBOSH general certificate.
Benefits
* An attractive pension scheme.
* 26 days holiday plus university Christmas closure.
* Generous parental/adoption leave policy.
* On‑site childcare facilities.
* Excellent learning and development opportunities.
* Flexible working arrangements.
* Living wage employer.
Equal Opportunity
We are a living wage employer and are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.
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