lab technician Burton Latimer, England
Job description
We have an exciting opportunity within our Lab teams for a Senior Chemistry Technician. Within this role the post holder will be responsible for carrying out the chemistry testing programme to ensure our products and equipment meet quality and safety standards, and to drive continuous improvement across the Chemistry department.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Arrange and coordinate external testing as required.
- Adhere to company and laboratory stringent safety and housekeeping standards.
- Carry out a variety of chemistry tests including interpreting results using scientific knowledge of appropriate in-house test methods, analytical systems, and risk assessment procedures
- Supporting relevant internal audits and laboratory accreditation
- Validate, troubleshoot, and monitor performance of laboratory methods and equipment and train other team members as required.
Deputise for and the Lab Manager or Lab Analyst and support relevant scientific risk assessments as required.
Requirements
We are always looking to enhance our current teams with diverse skills, experience and backgrounds; so if your skills and experience look a little different and you believe you can add value to the role and/or Weetabix, then we would love you to drop us your CV or apply!
No candidate will ever meet 100% of the desired qualifications, skills and/ or experience, but we are ambitious to attract the right talent for how we want our business to grow.
You might not be right for the role yet but we are always looking for talented people!- Strong alignment to the Weetabix values
- Great planning, organisational, time-management, troubleshooting and communication skills with a fantastic attention to detail. Laboratory experience including exposure with ISO 17025 accreditation and a laboratory information management system (LIMS) would be beneficial
- An understanding of basic statistics and ISO 17025 accreditation
- Technical Chromatography skills including HPLC, LC-MS/MS and GC-MS/MS is beneficial.
- Ideally, Biology/Chemistry related qualification(s)
Benefits
This role, as with most of our roles at Weetabix, will be offering a hybrid/flexible work pattern, with “Weetabix Wednesdays” in the office for all office-based employees and the requirement to attend key meetings face-to-face. The opportunities for personal development and progression are only limited by what you want to do! You will be working for a company that drives a learning culture where people can focus on their personal and professional development. When in the office, you’ll find as much Weetabix, Alpen, Weetos and Ready Brek (to name a few) as you could possibly eat! There’s also a comprehensive flexible benefits package including all the good stuff you’d expect with a double matched pension, annual bonus, Private medical insurance and other great lifestyle benefits available including competitive salary.
Please Note: Our company policy is not to advertise salaries as we want to benchmark all candidates based on skills and experience that need to be evidenced upon application and screening.
Check out our website for more information: https://weetabixfoodcompany.co.uk/careers/
THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS We will aim to shortlist within 1 week of application and are anticipating interviews will commence W/C 14th August via TEAMS and Face to face interviews (with presentation) W/C 21st August at our offices in Burton Latimer.
INCLUSION WITHOUT EXCEPTION
Our differences Make The Difference and have a ‘Brilliant People’ culture where we believe that our people can do their best work when they can bring their best selves to work every day.
We value diversity, as it sparks creativity, innovation, and ultimately better business performance.
We recruit and develop people who are best suited to the requirements of the role on offer and our talent and succession programmes are grounded in ensuring that ‘Talent Matters’ and everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed and are supported to fulfil their unique potential.
By joining our team, you will be part of helping ensure we continue our ‘Inclusion without Exception’ journey and help Make The Difference.
