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Who are Advanced Medical Solutions?

AMS is a world-leading independent developer and manufacturer of innovative tissue-healing technology, focused on quality outcomes for patients and value for payers. AMS has a wide range of surgical products including tissue adhesives, sutures, haemostats, internal fixation devices and internal sealants, which it markets under its brands LiquiBand®, RESORBA®, LiquiBandFix8®, LIQUIFIX™, Peters Surgical, Ifabond, Vitalitec and Seal-G®. AMS also supplies wound care dressings such as silver alginates, alginates, and foams through its ActivHeal® brand as well as under white label. Since 2019, the Group has made seven acquisitions: Sealantis, an Israeli developer of innovative internal sealants, Biomatlante, a French developer and manufacturer of surgical biomaterials, Raleigh, a leading UK coater and converter of woundcare and bio-diagnostics materials, AFS Medical, an Austrian specialist surgical business, Connexicon, an Irish tissue adhesives specialist, Syntacoll a German specialist in collagen-based absorbable surgical implants and Peters Surgical a global provider of specialty surgical sutures, mechanical haemostasis and internal cyanoacrylate devices. AMS's products, manufactured in the UK, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Thailand, India, the Czech Republic and Israel, are sold globally via a network of multinational or regional partners and distributors, as well as via AMS's own direct sales forces in the UK, Germany, Austria, France, Poland, Benelux, India, the Czech Republic and Russia. The Group has R&D innovation hubs in the UK, Ireland, Germany, France and Israel. Established in 1991, the Group has more than 1,500 employees. For more information, please seewww.admedsol.com

AMS provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants. We highly value and encourage diversity across our workforce meaning that no one will be discriminated against because of their gender, race, age, nationality, disability, or any other protected characteristic as prohibited by law.


Job Details

We are currently recruiting for a QC Microbiology Technician based in Winsford. Reporting to the QC Microbiology Group Leader, this role is to perform microbiological testing of raw materials, intermediates and finished products, to ensure quality is controlled, as well as investigating quality issues and performing Environmental Monitoring.


What will this role involve?

  • Environmental Monitoring of clean rooms and controlled manufacturing areas.
  • Bioburden product testing.
  • Provide support to Validation; protocol, report execution and Dose audits.
  • Identification and Enumeration of Micro-organism (Gram stain and Microscopy)
  • Routine daily checks i.e. calibration, temperature reading.
  • Water sampling/testing.
  • Raise laboratory investigations, NCs, when required and provide support to quality investigations.
  • Contribute to laboratory improvement projects.
  • Ensure the QC Micro Laboratory is maintained in a compliant state by ensuring that materials, chemicals, reagents required for testing are always in stock , and media is prepared to meet laboratory demands.
  • To promote and uphold Quality and Microbiology requirements within production and other departments.
  • Ensuring all testing done is carried out to the Laboratory’s standard operating procedures.
  • Ensuring all data generated is managed through the laboratory smoothly and contains all the information necessary to allow a true and accurate interpretation of results.
  • Taking responsibility for organising the workload through the laboratory with due regard to safety, accuracy. Ensure minimal delay and appropriate prioritisation of samples.
  • Training of staff when required.
  • Ensure activities are performed taking into account relevant AMS Health, Safety and Environmental policies and procedures


What we're looking for?

  • HNC or equivalent in Applied Biology or relevant subject.
  • Previous Microbiology Laboratory experience essential.
  • Good microbiological techniques.
  • Good organisational skills.
  • Ability to operate relevant testing instruments.
  • Ability to analysis test results and present a report.
  • Problem Solving Skills.
  • Computer Literate.
  • Ability to prioritise workload.
  • Flexibility in work scheduling to meet business needs.

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