Microbiology Technician / Biology/Microbiology Graduate

Microbiology Technician / Biology/Microbiology Graduate

Type: Permanent

Salary: £22,000

Hours: Days (Mon - Friday - Friday short days) and a part - time (20hours) role available too

Additional: Healthcare scheme, Gym membership, Parking onsite, Company Bonus etc

Our Client, a Global Medical Devices company are looking to appoint a Microbiology Technician to work in their modern QC - testing labs. The successful Candidate will get the chance to work as part of a successful Micro/QC team; gaining furthered career progression in a 13485/GMP regulated Medical Devices industry.

The Role:

• Microbiological testing of finished products and work in progress manufactured on site.
• Microbiological testing of bought in finished products where necessary.
• SAL support process, including reporting and metrics.
• Sterile batch release/ Use of JDE to hold and release codes.
• Sampling (for both chemistry and microbiology labs).
• Prioritisation of workload for self and other technicians.
• Liaising with other departments regarding priority release.
• General lab duties (glassware washing, housekeeping, culture collection, growth promotion testing etc).
• Use of Excel to prepare performance metrics and reports
• Tracking and trending of data.
• Support/cover for raw material testing, environmental monitoring.
• Development and validation of test methods.
• Documentation reviews and updates; document control, records management.
• Training of other technicians.
• Non-routine testing as required, including report preparation.
• Investigations of NCR's as required
• Health and safety representative for the laboratory
• Calibration of Equipment
• Comply with site Health and Safety procedures.
• Apply Company values and operate in in an open and ethical manner

The Person:

• Will hold a Degree in a relevant - Scientific/ Micro based discipline
• Will have experience in basic Microbiological tests (bacteria tests, sterility, plate streaking etc)
• Strong interpersonal and organisational skills, willing to learn and complete the necessary laboratory housekeeping tasks.

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