Hot Room Technician

We are currently seeking an interim Hot Room Technician, to work with Manpower at our global FMCG client Unilever, renowned for brands such as Dove, Sure, Persil, and Simple, and become an integral part of their fast-paced FMCG environment.

The position is based in Seacroft, Leeds. This is a part-time temporary role to run for a period of 12 months, with a view to extend, requiring 30 hours per week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday) Compensation for this role is competitive, paying -12.60 per hour, depending upon experience.

Please note, due to the nature of the testing and the use of female panellists, you must be female.

Hot Room Technician

The hot room technician role joins a growing team providing consumer technical insight into Unilever''s Deodorants category. The key responsibilities of the role include:

• Conducting accurately, reproducibly and safely the key elements of Hot Room test protocols, including (but not restricted to) setting up tests, day to day running of panels, booking in panelists, product applications, and informed consent collection, sweat collection, sweat weighing, Case Report Form (CRF) completion, compliance monitoring, adverse event reporting.
• Treat panellists according to test protocols; all panellists being dealt with professionally, courteously and according to the Consumer Centre Code of Conduct and Clinicals Standard Operating Procedures. This involves application of products to panellist''s underarms
• Complete the routine preparative work associated with the various protocols; this involves the operation of laundry associated with the test, labelling test products, the use of balances and storeroom housekeeping.

• Organise the recruitment, and complete the screening, of new subjects for the hot room panel
• Organise and deliver the annual consenting and medical screening update for the established hot room panel

Skills and experience required

• GCSE English and Maths (Science desirable)
• Some research or clinical trial experience (advantageous but not necessary)
• Be female, due to the nature of the testing and the use of female panelists
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Experience dealing with members of the public and excellent people skills
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• IT literacy including being fully operational in the use of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook), experience of analysis and data storage systems would be advantageous
• Good time management
• The ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural team.
• The ability to work under pressure (e.g. time constraints)