Laboratory Assistant Nottingham, England
Job description
Catalent’s Nottingham facility focuses on early-stage development of small molecule drug candidates from the bench to clinic. This facility offers an array of services that support oral dosage forms that include characterization, formulation and analytical development, manufacturing and clinical packaging, labelling and worldwide distribution.
Catalent are currently recruiting for a Laboratory Assistant to join the Nottingham site. The laboratory Assistant will look after and maintain the laboratory and laboratory equipment including overseeing and liaising with contractors.
The role:
- Ensure laboratories / manufacturing areas are maintained in a tidy state.
- Cleaning laboratory equipment according with cGMP standards.
- Moving an equipment between laboratories.
- Assembly/disassembly of manufacturing equipment.
- Conduct in-house maintenance, calibration and validation of laboratory equipment in accordance with current procedures.
- Plan and organise external engineer visits to site for preventative maintenance, equipment breakdowns and equipment validation as required.
- Ensure the laboratories are appropriately stocked with consumable and chemical supplies.
- Assist with goods receipt and warehouse operations.
- Assist with hazardous waste management for all laboratories /manufacturing areas.
- Preparing laboratory samples and solutions to assist formulation project work.
The candidate:
- Ability to multi-task and demonstrate diplomatic skills
- Proficient (excellent) in English verbal and written communication skills to convey and receive ideas and instructions to/from others within and outside the organization
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from peers, management, suppliers and customers
- Strong organizational skills
- Proficient skills in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
- Ability to work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines
- Experience of working in a laboratory environment would be advantageous
Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career! Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference.
Catalent is committed to the health and safety of its employees, visitors and the customers and patients we serve. As a result of the global pandemic, we have modified many of our recruitment and on-boarding processes to maintain everyone’s safety. The Human Resources teams will communicate all necessary safety processes and procedures throughout each stage.
personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work.
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Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any characteristic protected by local law.
If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, you may submit your request by sending an email, and confirming your request for an accommodation and include the job number, title and location to [email protected]. This option is reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability. Information received will be processed by a U.S. Catalent employee and then routed to a local recruiter who will provide assistance to ensure appropriate consideration in the application or hiring process.
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