Lab Technician

Role: Lab Technician

Location: Berkshire

Contract Type: Long term Contract

Right to work in the UK is essential

SRG are looking for a Laboratory Technician to work as part of a team providing support services to scientists.

The successful candidate will ensure equipment is in calibration and ready to use, consumables are always stocked, and the high standards of R&D labs are maintained at all times.

Key skills required for this role will involve solution preparation, cell culture work, setting up and tearing down bio reactors.

Description:

General laboratory maintenance:

• Routine stock management
• Routine equipment calibrations
• Raising EWRP notifications when required
• Maintaining stock of re-usable consumables (autoclaving support)
• General housekeeping activities
• Maintaining all laboratory and housekeeping documentation
• General media and buffer preps
• Processing departmental stock deliveries
• Arranging departmental shipments
• Supporting 6S implementation in R&D labs
• General support to R&D team members as required
• Cell culture work to support projects
• Supporting bioreactor set up and tear down (lab scale and ambr250)

Education Required:

• Degree (required) A-Level/BTEC Field of Study Relevant scientific qualification
• Degree (preferred) BSC Field of Study Relevant Biotechnology Degree

Skills:

Good organisational skills.

• Ability to multi-task and to work in high paced environment.
• Pro-activity, ability to work on own initiative
• Attention to Detail
• Teamwork

SRG is the UK's number one recruitment company specialising in the scientific, engineering, clinical, pharmaceutical, food/FMCG, energy & renewables, biotech, chemical and medical device sectors.

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Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.