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Role: Lab Technician

Location: Berkshire

Contract Type: Long term Contract

Right to work in the UK is essential

SRG are looking for a Laboratory Technician to work as part of a team providing support services to scientists.

The successful candidate will ensure equipment is in calibration and ready to use, consumables are always stocked, and the high standards of R&D labs are maintained at all times.

Key skills required for this role will involve solution preparation, cell culture work, setting up and tearing down bio reactors.

Description:

General laboratory maintenance:

Routine stock management
Routine equipment calibrations
Raising EWRP notifications when required
Maintaining stock of re-usable consumables (autoclaving support)
General housekeeping activities
Maintaining all laboratory and housekeeping documentation
General media and buffer preps
Processing departmental stock deliveries
Arranging departmental shipments
Supporting 6S implementation in R&D labs
General support to R&D team members as required
Cell culture work to support projects
Supporting bioreactor set up and tear down (lab scale and ambr250)Education Required:

Degree (required)* A-Level/BTEC Field of Study Relevant scientific qualification
Degree (preferred) BSC Field of Study Relevant Biotechnology DegreeSkills:

Good organisational skills.

Ability to multi-task and to work in high paced environment.
Pro-activity, ability to work on own initiative
Attention to Detail
Teamwork

SRG is the UK's number one recruitment company specialising in the scientific, engineering, clinical, pharmaceutical, food/FMCG, energy & renewables, biotech, chemical and medical device sectors.

If you would like to apply for this position, please use the link provided. Alternatively, please email a copy of your CV For more information regarding this position or any others, please call Tommy on (phone number removed).

If you have an engineering background and this position is not relevant / suitable for you, please feel free to get in touch or visit (url removed) to view our other vacancies

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy

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