Job Overview
Campden BRI's Microbiology Department provides essential services to the food & drink industry through a wide range of contract testing and research activities. The Central Preparation Unit is at the hub to support all activities with an essential supply of media, consumables, and decontamination of waste.
Monday- Friday 8.45am- 5.15pm, 6 month temporary role.
You must live locally & have your own transport to reach our site to be considered.
Position
* Creating new media & broths using reciepes
* Troubleshooting of alerts and failures
* To conduct media commissioning on new media
* To maintain the QC culture collection, and provide the QC working slopes
* To be responsible and carry out preparation and sterilisation of microbiological media, reagents and supplements
* To co-ordinate work requirements and communication with the labs and Manager
* Carrying out regular routine calibration of CPU lab equipment (pH meter, water conductivity, balances, measuring cylinders)
* To be responsible for the organisation & decontamination of laboratory waste
* To assist with media preparation (where required)
Requirements
* Live locally to our site- unfortunately we can't consider relocators for a temporary role
* An interest in science and microbiology
* Good organisational skills
* Practical hands-on approach
* Able to work accurately within specified timeframes and manage priorities
* Computer literate
* Enthusiastic and proactive team player
Benefits
* 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays (pro rata'd)
* Buy and sell holiday scheme
* Culture focus around work/life balance (early finish Fridays)
* Subsidised onsite restaurant
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Job Types: Full-time, Temporary
Contract length: 6 months
Pay: £12.24 per hour
Expected hours: 38 per week
Benefits:
* Company pension
* Employee discount
* On-site parking
* Referral programme
Work Location: In person