Laboratory Technician in Frome
Posted by Thrive Group
£35,000 – £35,500 a year
Frome · Permanent
What you will be doing:
Reporting to the Laboratory Manager, and supporting a busy FMCG production You will carry out all tests within both labs (Chemistry and Microbiology).
- Carry out environmental and plant hygiene swabs and all all media preparation
- Able to determine and act on non-complying results by communicating information and following up with re-sampling and re-testing
- Be able to decide when & how samples need to be retested.
- Process requests for product release by email/telephone
- Collate all out of spec results on the daily exception report and circulate to the designated list
- Ensure that lab consumables stock is rotated correctly, conduct weekly stock-takes and notify the lab team leader when there is a need to order more stock
- Previous working experience in chemistry or micro laboratory, ideally in Food or Beverage industry.
- Competent with lab data bases LIMs
- Good communication skills with colleagues and all levels of management
- Demonstrate ability to work under pressure, assess workload and breaks to ensure all the testing required is carried in a timely manner
- £35,500 per annum DOE
- 3 rotating shifts Earlies 0600-1400 / Lates 1400-2200 /Nights 2200-0600- Full time - 37.30 hours
- Company pension 6% employer contribution (Salary exchange)
- Childcare vouchers (Salary exchange)
- 25 days holiday + Bank holidays
- Company sick pay
- 4 x Death in Service
If this position sounds of interest and you would like to be considered. Please email on sarah.elliott@ thrivegroup.co,.uk or contact me on (phone number removed) to discuss further.
Thrive group are acting as an employment agency with respect to this vacancy.
If you have not heard from a consultant within 7 days, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
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