Laboratory Technician (Microbiology Team) - K1118

 Provide hands-on assistance to support the operation and goals of the laboratory by supporting experiments and projects under technical guidance.

What you will bring:

• A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:
• Working on teams and independently with the guidance of more senior team members
• Maintaining equipment to ensure they are always operable
• Applying your technical understanding of equipment to support laboratory operations
• Recording and reporting data and activity outcome accurately
• Working in laboratories
• Relevant industry and/or academic experience

Primary Accountabilities / Responsibilities

• Work safely in a laboratory, maintaining excellent housekeeping whilst following appropriate safety, environment and risk management systems.
• Follow quality procedures to meet the requirements of quality standards relevant to the workplace.
• Prepare for laboratory tasks using the appropriate scientific techniques, procedures and methods
• Perform laboratory tasks following specified methodologies, such as Standard Operating Procedures.
• Use of specified instrumentation and laboratory equipment, including calibration where required.
• Produce reliable, accurate data and keep accurate records of laboratory work undertaken and results.
• Analyse, interpret and evaluate data and identify results requiring further investigation seeking advice of senior colleagues as appropriate.
• Communicate scientific information appropriately, including the use of Laboratory Information Management systems, either digital or paper based.
• Apply scientific techniques for data presentation. e.g. statistics
• Recognise problems and apply appropriate scientific methods to identify causes and achieve solutions.
• Participate in continuous business performance improvement.
• Support the Testing Team with activities such as plate counting, data recording, results entry, IMS (photography of samples), cleaning and disinfectant activities and appropriate activities to analysts to ensure testing is initiated within agreed timelines and delivered to client requirements

How you will contribute:

You provide hands-on assistance to support the operation and goals of the laboratory by supporting experiments and applying your understanding under technical guidance.

You will support a range of analyses, prepare and maintain standard equipment and chemicals required for running of an analytical laboratory, support laboratory activities while ensuring compliance to the appropriate internal and external standards, and capture and report data with technical rigor and accuracy.  To succeed in this role, you will maintain a clean, tidy and safe working environment and be proficient in generic and specific software packages.