SGS
Test Item Controller
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We are SGS – the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company
We are recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality and integrity. Our 99,600 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world. Our brand promise – when you need to be sure – underscores our commitment to trust, integrity and reliability.
SGS’s Life Sciences services support the pharmaceutical, biotech, and healthcare sectors with expert testing, clinical research, auditing, and certification—ensuring product safety, quality, and regulatory compliance from development to market.
Role: Test Item Controller
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Glasgow, Clydebank
Hours: 35 hours, Monday to Friday
Salary: £25,350
Industry: Life Science
Job Description
Looking for a role where attention to detail really matters?
Join SGS Glasgow, the Global Centre of Excellence for Biosafety Testing, and play a vital role in supporting the safe handling, tracking, storage, and shipment of samples that help bring life-saving medicines to market.
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- Receiving, logging, storing, and issuing samples and test items.
- Preparing shipments and coordinating sample deliveries.
- Supporting laboratory housekeeping, cleaning, and waste management.
- Maintaining accurate documentation and databases.
- Communicating with clients and internal teams regarding samples and paperwork.
- Providing general administrative support, including filing, scanning, and archiving.
Qualifications
This role would suit someone from a laboratory support, sample management, administration, logistics, scientific support, healthcare, quality, or customer service background who enjoys working in a highly organised environment.
You'll be:
- Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
- Comfortable managing paperwork, data, and multiple priorities.
- Confident communicating with clients and colleagues.
- Proactive, reliable, and able to work as part of a team.
- Interested in supporting scientific work, without necessarily being a scientist.
- No previous laboratory experience is required, although experience within life sciences, healthcare, GMP/GLP, or regulated environments would be an advantage.
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Additional Information
At SGS, we believe in rewarding our employees for their hard work and commitment. As part of our team, you would be eligible for:
- Performance related bonus (discretionary and subject to eligibility criteria)
- Private medical cover from day 1 (BUPA)
- Competitive pension scheme + Life Assurance
- Generous Annual Leave allowance (increasing with service) plus bank holidays
- Retailer Discounts
- Enhanced maternity/paternity and adoption pay
- Length of Service Awards
- Christmas Vouchers
- Health & Wellbeing initiatives
- An additional day off for your birthday
- Discounted Gym Membership
SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law.
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