Laboratory Technician

Thrive Group are delighted to be working with our highly successful manufacturing company in Frome, who are actively seeking to recruit a Laboratory Technician to join the team.
 
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

What you will need to succeed:

• 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

What you will receive in return:

• £35,500 per annum DOE
• 3 rotating shifts Earlies (Apply online only) / Lates (Apply online only) /Nights (Apply online only)- 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

What you need to do next:
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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