Laboratory Technician - PG3961

Job Title: Laboratory Technician Location: Reading (RG2) Rate: £15.35ph to £28.45ph PAYE - Depending on experience Employment Type: Contract (Duration - 31st March 2025 - 30th June 2025) Hours: 37.5 per week Reference: PG3961 Job Description:

The Laboratory Technician role would be working within the Product Development Team at Reading.

Responsibilities include:

• Conform to site and lab Health, Safety and Environment requirements.
• Comply with principles of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP).
• Provide high quality standardised methodology execution in accordance to our client and/or external authority requirements such as:
  
  • Batch production records.
  • Sample testing and qualification.
  • Equipment calibrations.
  • Adherence to global/site methods and site SOP's.
  • Ensure timely delivery of testing data and reports for testing.
  • Sample submission logging into Electronic Laboratory Notebooks (ELN).
  • Provide communication to Supervisor and support timely investigation of all compliance findings, retests and test deviation investigations and actions.
  • Collaborate with supervisor on Quality and Safety inspection findings and support execution of any resulting improvement programs.
  • Highlight to the supervisor any problems associated with work which might pose a hazard or impact quality.
  • Highlight to the Laboratory Supervisor any observed compliance outages within the laboratory.
  • Have personal ownership for quality of work and work with supervisor to implement recommended improvements.
  • Scheduling and tracking for all agreed activities.

Professional Qualification/Experience:

• BSC in a scientific field and/or laboratory experience, preferably including broader industry experience.
• Recent experience in the chemical industry with good manufacturing and laboratory practice knowledge (e.g. quality control).
• Good knowledge of analytical techniques used for product development and quality controls.

Skills And Competencies:

• Experience in a Wet chemical/Analytical/QC laboratory including batch making techniques.
• Experience of pH, Viscosity, Rheology and colour measures.
• Strong scientific aptitude and good practices focus.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with a passion for accuracy and attention to detail.
• A proactive thinker who can anticipate future issues and propose pragmatic solutions.
• Excellent interpersonal skills - must be able to effectively interact with a team environment of different nationalities and at different levels within the company.
• Strong analytical thinking and problem solving.
• Good computer literacy.

Must Have:

• BSC in a scientific field and/or laboratory experience, preferably including broader industry experience.
• Recent experience in the chemical industry with good manufacturing and laboratory practice knowledge (e.g. quality control).
• Understanding and experience of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP).

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