lab technician Warrington, North West England, England
Job description
We have ambitious plans for the future and are currently looking for the best talent to join us. We need people who can think differently about how to solve problems. We are currently looking for Trainee Laboratory Technicians to join our team in Warrington and Bromley. We pride ourselves on our in-house development of our employees; many of our current team joined as trainees and have progressed to fully qualified Technicians.
Full-time, Permanent
Salary from £20,319 per year
Office based in Warrington and Bromley
8-hour shifts - Monday to Friday (no weekend working). Working hours are 08.30-17.00 however we will always consider flexible working requests.
About this role
As a Laboratory Trainee with Pennington Choices, you will support the business in delivering services to clients, gain skills and experience, and follow a structured programme of training, including formal qualification that will lead to you being competent to identify asbestos materials.
• You will need to be pro-active, have excellent eyesight and be of calm and patient nature.- You will need to be IT literate and have experience of using MS Word and Excel.
- Experience / knowledge of working with stereomicroscopes/polarised light microscope is desirable, as would previous experience within a lab environment.
- You will be required to have good communication skills both written and verbal and be able to work well with colleagues across all areas of the business.
- Client satisfaction is incredibly important to us - so must be to you too. You will need to communicate daily with on-site members via telephone and email.
- Due to the rural location of our Warrington office, you must be a driver and have access to your own vehicle (our office is not serviced by public transport).
Training
As a Trainee Laboratory Technician, you will undertake a structured programme of learning and instruction from our qualified team of technicians.
During your training, you will be supported in working towards attaining your BOHS accredited P401 certificate in Asbestos Fibre Counting. Once qualified you will continue your development role with ongoing internal audits and feedback on your work.
After completion of your training period and becoming fully authorised you will work within one of our United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) accredited laboratories. As a Pennington Choices Lab Technician, you will have the skills and tools to provide excellent and highly efficient Asbestos identification and analysis and will be required to deliver accurate and timely survey reports per our client’s contractual requirements.
Benefits
• 26 days annual leave (3 days allocated over the Christmas shut down) plus 8 days Bank Holidays- Additional leave for length of service up to a maximum of 31 days
- Opportunity to buy additional annual leave or sell surplus leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Enhanced employer pension contributions of 4% when you contribute 6%
- Cycle to work scheme, offering savings of at least 32%* on a new bike and cycle safety accessories
- Access to an online employee discount platform
- Life insurance/Death in service offering 2 x salary cover
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Wellness programmes
If you are interested in this position, please submit your CV and a covering letter.
