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Microbiology Technician

Wokingham
3 weeks ago
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Microbiologist - £14.74 – £19.30 PH 6 months – Wokingham
Working on a teams and independently with the guidance of senior team members, proactively identifying problems and assisting in creating and implementing solutions and maintaining equipment to ensure they are always operable.
Duties are to provide hands on assistance to support the operation and goals of the laboratory by planning and conducting experiments and applying your understanding to analyse results, with guidance, you plan and implement assigned projects, perform a range of analyses, prepare and maintain standard equipment and chemicals, running of analytical laboratory, support lab activities while ensuring compliance to appropriate internal and external standards, report data with technical rigor and accuracy, maintain a clean, tidy and safe working environment and be proficient in generic software packages.
Candidates will have experience of maintaining equipment to ensure they are always operable, apply technical understanding of equipment to support lab operations, record data accurately, record and report data activity accurately, have evidence of Endotoxin experience, Biochemistry or analytical experience, a relevant degree in (Bio, Biochem, Microbiology or relevant work experience. Please note that as this may become a permanent role candidates who are on Graduate visa cannot be considered.
For further detail contact Sarah Harvey Limited, 14 The Innovation Centre, Kenilworth or send your details to sue at sarahharvey com

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