Senior Laboratory Technician

Position: Senior Laboratory Technician

Salary: £40,000

Location: Chesterfield 

Hours: Mon – Friday - Days

Due to continued growth our client has an opportunity for a Laboratory Technician to join their team in a Senior capacity.  This is a great opportunity to join a market leading business, who are constantly looking to grow & would suit an individual with previous Test facility experience.

Core activities for the Laboratory Technician

• managing a small team
• Preparation of reports
• Prioritising workloads
• Identifying problems and potential problems early so that they can be addressed to minimise impact on production.
• Make certain all production processes and procedures are rigorously adhered to without exception.
• Report any issues to the management.
• Ensure a high standard of housekeeping is adhered to with 5S maintained as it is rolled out through the facility.
• Ensure equipment is appropriately maintained and anything not working is reported and repaired without delay.
• Raise any non-conformance issues on any item as soon as they are identified using the company procedures.
• Accident and near miss reporting processes are followed.
• Ensure shop floor data collection bookings are always correct.
• Paperwork Handling: Complete all paperwork required for all orders and ensure that this is passed to the relevant department.

Other Responsibilities for the senior Laboratory Technician

• Ensure all duties are carried out safely within the company Health & Safety requirements.
• Ensure full adherence to the Quality Management System

Personal Attributes of the Laboratory Technician

• Ability to manage time / workload.
• Good communication skills, able to coach and mentor where required.
• Keen eye for quality and detail
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Can-do positive attitude and energy
• Good team member and contribute in a positive way to the development of the team and business

Skills: Lab Technician / Chemistry background / Testing background