Role Description

Core Competencies

• Work safely in the laboratory: Following all relevant SOP's, health and safety, risk assessments, and COSHH documentation.
• Quality procedures: Understand and follow all quality procedures to meet the required quality standards.
• Compliance: Understand and comply with any internal or external regulations relevant to the workplace.
• Housekeeping: Maintain excellent housekeeping, including laboratory maintenance procedures, cleaning, and decontamination.
• Waste management: Understand and perform management, control, and disposal of laboratory waste.
• Good Laboratory Practices: Always understand and adhere to Good Laboratory Practices.
• Training: Undertake any mandatory training as required by the business.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Be competent to work on rotation for dissection, embedding, and microtomy.
• Independently carry out special stains.
• Operate tissue processors.
• Maintain tidiness and cleanliness in own working area.
• Participate in the reception, preparation, and documentation of specimens in accordance with laboratory policies and protocols.
• Participate in the entry of data to laboratory computer systems.
• Prepare staining solutions and reagents and assist in the maintenance of adequate stocks of reagents and consumables.
• Ensure the efficient and safe use of consumables and equipment within the working area.
• Be responsible for the day-to-day maintenance and cleanliness of the equipment with which they are working.
• Assist in developing/improving procedures, H&S, QA, and ESG initiatives.
• Participate in record keeping processes, including maintenance records, electronic, and paper-based.
• Participate in internal quality control procedures.
• Participate in risk management of the department, including error reporting and corrective actions.
• Lead slide quality control and matching.
• Effective team worker.
• Good organizational skills to enable the post-holder to complete tasks in an efficient and effective manner.
• Knowledge of company and lab policies.
• Knowledge of laboratory IT systems.
• Communicate and role model the values and behavior of Zoetis.
• Communicate efficiently, courteously, and with clarity at all times, whether face-to-face, telephone, or electronic methods, referring enquiries to senior staff where appropriate.
• Undertake any other reasonable duty, when requested to do so by an appropriate manager.
• Demonstrate ongoing competency against training plans and participate positively in activities.
• Complete all statutory, mandatory, and essential training within timeframes specified.