Laboratory Technician

Job Title: Laboratory Technician - Temporary

Location: Buxton

Salary: Circa £25,000

Temporary Contract - 6 months

Monday to Friday 37.5 hours per week

Position Summary

We are looking for a Laboratory Technician at our Buxton site. This position reports to the Lab Manager with overall responsibility for analytical, food safety and quality sampling, testing and compliance. The role supports the Quality function with priorities for Quality, Food Safety and Hygiene. This position is temporary and full time working.

Your Impact

Responsibilities include but are not limited to

• Conduct and ensure completion of required microbiological, chemical, and sensory analysis according to documented standards
• Ensure laboratory testing is subject to appropriate quality control to confirm what the results are accurate and reliable
• Ensure compliance to Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) in all activities undertaken by the laboratory, including the requirements of hygiene control and safety
• Support the Laboratory Manager with the maintenance of the compliance of the QA equipment service and calibration program (including all laboratory and critical process equipment)

Ingredients for Success

To be successful in this role it is advantageous to have demonstrable experience in an analytical lab environment, and an understanding of a food manufacturing environment GCSE pass in mathematics or equivalent Intermediate level literacy in Excel, Microsoft Suite and SAP

Randstad Business Support is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.