We have an exciting contract opportunity for a Technician - Pharmaceutical Microbiology to join our confectionary client based onsite in Reading POSITION DESCRIPTION: Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride. You provide hands-on assistance to support the operation and goals of the laboratory by planning and conducting experiments and applying your understanding to analyze results. With guidance, you plan and implement assigned projects. 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 Proactively identifying problems and assisting in creating and implementing solutions 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 Key Skills: * * Endotoxin experience. * Biochemistry or Analytical experience. * A relevant degree (Bio, Biochem, Microbio, Chemistry) or relevant work experience. Responsibilities: * You provide hands-on assistance to support the operation and goals of the laboratory by planning and conducting experiments and applying your understanding to analyze results. * With guidance, you plan and implement assigned projects. How you will contribute You will perform 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. Comments/Special Instructions This application does not need to be restricted to Microbiologists, Biochem / Chemistry applicants will be considered due to the technique performed. If you want to know more about this exciting position please APPLY NOW