Laboratory Assistant - Dundee, United Kingdom - Randstad Technologies Recruitment

Description

Are you interested in working in a Laboratory environment? Do you have the ability to follow instructions and processes? We are recruiting for a Lab Assistant to support our clients team in the laboratory carrying our routine tasks required to keep the lab running smoothly
Our client is offering full training, a lab background is not required. We welcome applications from all backgrounds if you have the ability to learn

The successful candidate will be joining a global rapid diagnostics testing business based in Dundee, working 37.5 hours per week Mon-Fri.

This position is offered as a contract opportunity for 3 months initially covering long term sickness, with the potential to be extended.

Responsibilities:
To undertake routine tasks as instructed in a timely, reliable and safe manner
Equipment maintenance
Housekeeping
Stock ordering using internal requisition (IR) and purchase orders (PO)
Coordinate waste disposal
Maintain lab cleaning area
Maintain accurate records and communicate with the rest of the department
Updating equipment control records
Updating housekeeping audits/checks
Updating risk assessments
Record materials, equipment and procedures used when assisting with buffer preparation
Communicating equipment and housekeeping issues to department


Experience & Qualifications:
Awareness and understanding of GMP (preferred but not essential)
Good manual dexterity
Good IT skills
Knowledge in the use of basic MS office
Educated to standard grade level, including Maths, English and a science
Good communication skills both written and oral
Have a self-motivated approach to work and be flexible in the day to day activities

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality.

No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.