Assistant Laboratory Technician

The University of Surrey is a global community of ideas and people, dedicated to life-changing education and research. We are ambitious and have a bold vision of what we want to achieve - shaping ourselves into one of the best universities in the world, which we are achieving through the talents and endeavour of every employee. Our culture empowers people to achieve this aim and to collectively, and individually, make a real difference. The role The University of Surrey is a looking to recruit an Autoclave lab technician (part-time post at 0.6FTE which is 21.6 hours per week) within the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Surrey. Under the direction of the Senior Laboratory Technician, you will support operation of high-throughput decontamination and processing of laboratory waste materials as well as occasionally providing support to and working with other laboratory technicians within the school of Biosciences and Medicine. Key duties include: Daily collection of biological waste from teaching and research laboratories Daily operation of waste autoclaves and glass washers Achieving efficient turnaround times for reusable lab equipment Working with the team to ensure a reliable, customer-friendly service About you Ideally, you have experience of working in either laboratory environment, food industry, catering, medical or social care and have a good understanding of the Health and Safety aspects of working with contaminated materials. Candidates ..... full job details .....