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Laboratory Technician
LOCATION: Worksop, UK (Manton Wood Enterprise Park) / On-site
TYPE OF CONTRACT: Permanent / Contracting (Pay rate: 13 GBP/h)
WORK MODEL: 100% On-site
DURATION: Long-term / Ongoing
OUR CLIENT
Our client is a global industry leader in the food and agricultural sector, supporting major enterprise operations within food safety, quality, and manufacturing. This role sits within a dynamic, high-performing quality assurance and laboratory team focused on maintaining rigorous food safety standards, supporting operational efficiency, and ensuring product excellence across manufacturing ecosystems.
SUMMARY
We are seeking a hardworking Laboratory Technician to combine routine technical execution with quality compliance to deliver accurate testing results that meet strict operational and food safety standards. The successful candidate will perform routine analyses of product testing, check and monitor instrumentation performance, and handle sample evaluations under intermediate supervision.
ROLE FUNCTIONS
- Testing & Sample Analysis: Collect and execute daily testing of raw materials, in-process goods, finished products, and environmental samples from the site. Prepare required media and conduct routine quantitative and qualitative inspections.
- Instrumentation & Calibration: Run calibration checks, preventive maintenance tasks, and simple repairs to analytical instrumentation, ensuring daily performance standards and up-to-date customer specification books.
- Data Management & Documentation: Document and interpret test results into active databases and site systems, keeping controlled laboratory documentation up-to-date and communicating outcomes clearly to internal customers.
- Quality & Safety Culture: Help develop food safety, quality, and regulatory culture by collaborating cross-functionally to build, maintain, and improve compliance programs and hygienic laboratory conditions (including proper disposal of spent samples).
- Administrative & Operational Support: Handle moderately complex clerical, administrative, technical, or customer support issues under general supervision, maintain stock levels, request consumable orders, and escalate complex matters appropriately.
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- Education: Minimum 5 GCSEs at grades A-C (or equivalent) including Mathematics and Science, A-Level sciences, BTEC Level 3 in a scientific subject, or a relevant scientific HND/Degree.
- Experience: Minimum 2 years of related work experience in a laboratory environment working with a variety of laboratory techniques and instrumentation. Experience within a food manufacturing or FMCG environment is preferred.
- Technical Expertise: Strong computer program professional knowledge (Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and Outlook). Desired experience includes working with SAP systems.
- Core Competencies: Strong communication skills with the ability to read and interpret technical documents (safety rules, operating/maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals). Self-starter, highly motivated, proactive, and able to work independently with a willingness to be accountable for performance.
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