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    Laboratory Technician - United Kingdom - PerkinElmer

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    Job Summary

    We are looking for highly motivated candidate for the role of Laboratory Technician to support the PerkinElmer OneSource Scientific Services on the Customer's Stevenage site.

    The successful candidate will have responsibility for:

    • Cleaning and disinfection of lab equipment such as incubators, hoods and safety cabinets
    • Performing routine calibration/verification checks on a range of laboratory equipment such as pH meters and balances
    • Assisting in the day-to-day operational management of a defined set of laboratories
    • Support the set up and operation of a wide range of standard lab equipment
    • Providing support in areas such as health and safety and quality compliance, monitoring and maintenance of equipment and laboratory resources

    Job Responsibilities

    Support Management

    • Collate metrics to show the performance of the group
    • Expand and develop the support to new analytical areas
    • Share the success of the team and the support provided

    Operational

    • Cleaning and disinfection of lab equipment such as incubators, hoods and safety cabinets
    • Perform routine calibration/verification checks on a range of laboratory equipment such as pH meters and balances
    • Set up and operation of a wide range of standard lab equipment
    • Prepare aliquots and label a large variety of buffers and reagents
    • Prepare materials and equipment for use
    • Undertake in-lab tasks for scientific staff to agreed protocols e.g. radioactive and environment monitoring
    • Operate to quality approved standards where applicable (GLP/GxP)
    • Maintain QA systems by keeping accurate records of work undertaken, methods used, and results achieved
    • Ensure safe operation of any equipment used (pH meters, balances, fume cupboards etc.)
    • Ensure compliance with all relevant work instructions, SOPs and safety instructions
    • Be responsible for maintaining a tidy and efficient laboratory environment and ensuring health, safety and compliance standards are maintained
    • Proactively identify and implement efficiency and process improvements
    • Build relationships with customer and service provider organisation to provide a collaborative approach to the operational management of the lab space
    • Timely and accurate reporting of data including performance metrics, KPIs, relevant metrics, SLAs and weekly tasks
    • Other agreed tasks identified by the customer and/or manager that would support the growth and development of the service provided

    Qualifications/Personal Qualities

    • Knowledge and understanding of COSHH, GMP and GLP principles (preferable)
    • Excellent customer service focus and ability to work collaboratively
    • Clear and concise written and spoken communication skills
    • Ability to work on own initiative and unsupervised to deadlines, planning, organising and setting priorities for own work, demonstrating organisational and time management skills
    • Ability to collaborate with other teams
    • Experience working in a laboratory environment - preferable
    • Experience working with health and safety procedures preferable
    • Educated to at least A-Level standard or equivalent (grade C or higher) in a relevant scientific discipline. Qualified to GCSE (grades A-C) or equivalent in Maths or English - preferable
    • Be a good team worker demonstrating loyalty and commitment to the team members.
    • Ability to work independently
    • Self-motivated, energetic, dependable with and a clear attention to detail
    • Computer literacy and able to communicate using various platforms

    Physical/Mental Demands

    The overall physical exertion of this position requires:

    • Sit or stand 5-6 hours a day in laboratory areas
    • Sit or stand 1-2 hours a day in office area at provided PC/Laptop
    • Work around moving laboratory equipment and machinery and in modern office areas, undertaking a number of different problems and tasks
    • Use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in laboratory
    • Work with laboratory chemicals and samples

    Working Environment

    • Job role may be fast paced, and job completion demands may be high
    • Job role is highly rewarding and provides an excellent collaboration with world-class science and career development
    • There is the ability to develop your own working practices to enable you and the support you provide to succeed
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