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Lab Technician

Recruitment Solutions (Folkestone) Ltd
Kent
1 year ago
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Lab Technician

Ref: HM7071 Salary: £Good rate of pay Contract Type: TemporaryLocation: Folkestone

A new instruction for a temporary Lab Technician with a key manufacturing client in the area.

The role is within the Quality Team.

Benefits, Salary, Hours of Work & Culture:

Excellent rate of pay

Super professional, friendly, laboratory team setting and in strongly supportive environment

Applicants must be team players with good communication skills.

Hours of work: 40 hour week

12 hour shifts, 4 days on 4 days off 0600 – 1800 Monday to Sunday inclusive (2 x 20 minute breaks and 1 x 35 minute break each day)

Free parking

Free company products at the discretion of the client

Based in Folkestone

Employee welfare is at the heart of everything they do. Great place to work.

Ideal Experience:

Some flexibility on the ideal candidate – any experience gained within Quality Control or related field industry ion fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) an advantage although not essential.

Qualification in an analytical science desired, but non-essential

Knowledge of working to cGMP and ISO 13485 an advantage

Excellent planning, communication and organisational skills required together a confident ability to work independently with minimum supervision and under stringent timelines.

The ability to learn new skills quickly.

Must be a team player.

The Role:

The Lab Technician is responsible for the testing of Raw Materials, Semi-finished and Finished Goods, produced within the organisation to the required standards in accordance with the relevant GMP requirements and internal procedures.

You will be responsible for the testing of medical devices produced.

The role supports a Quality culture in the QC Lab programmes, continually striving for continuous improvements in compliance with GMP and all regulatory and legal requirements

Keeping detailed and up to date lab notebooks.

Aid the validation and verification of new methods used within the QC Lab

Work independently to carry out allocated tasks on a daily basis.

Report all OOS results immediately and participate in investigations to determine the root cause of OOS.

Ensure 5S is kept up to date with standards.

Work with R & D/Technical Services regarding the introduction of new products for lab testing or support existing products.

Performing testing in accordance with Stability programme in place for all products.

Keeping the retain sample programme up to date.

Support the review and update of lab procedures and test methods

If you would like to be consider for the above, then please email an up to date CV as a Word document, if possible, asap.

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