Lab Technician

Job description

Lab Technicians

Gillette UK Ltd, P&G Reading Plant

Rotating Shift Pattern

The Chemistry and Microbiology laboratories play a deeply important function within our manufacturing facility where we produce the whole range of Gillette shaving preps. Technicians have a meaningful role analysing raw materials, intermediates as well as finished product to demonstrate quality compliance and allow release of finished product. On a day to day level, this involves sampling, testing, calibration, and data analysis. But you'll also have wider responsibilities.

We really want to hear from you if you are looking to realise your dream of being a key player in our team, helping us to achieve and maintain high laboratory standards, learning as you go, and taking positive steps towards building a proven career.

Check our performance factors below to see if this is you ...

· Play Your Part: You'll have analytical chemistry skills or experience within an analytical laboratory setting, and/or knowledge of microbiology (to include aseptic techniques, organism isolation and identification, manufacturing equipment clean design, bio safety, and microbiology lab operations. We are happy to consider you if you only have one of these two areas.

· Be Transparent, Inclusive and Collaborative: You actively build productive working relationships

· Be Decisive: You can draw information from microbiological or analytical data to identify risks and trends . You use this information to make timely decisions to minimise impact on product release.

· Operates with Discipline: You follow Good Laboratory Practices and all standards rigorously. You can identify deviations from quality standards and work to take appropriate action.

· Learn and Reapply: You utilise your ideas, technical knowledge and insights to guide improvements to our processes

· Be Flexible and Agile: You are adaptive to new priorities in our ever-changing and dynamic environment, remaining responsive to our production schedules

· Develop Mastery: You make good use of all learning opportunities to develop your skills and achieve our internal accreditation scheme as well as meet your own personal learning goals

Qualifications, Skills, Knowledge and Experience: You'll have a degree in Microbiology or Chemistry, although we would consider a general science qualification with lab experience in a manufacturing setting.

This role is for a 12 hr shift-based technician rotating nights and days, averaging 37.5 hours a week. This role flows between both microbiology and chemistry labs, with working patterns subject to change.

Equal Opportunities:

Everyone Valued, Everyone Included, Everyone Performing at Their Peak

Desired profile

Qualifications :

We are looking for: A Microbiology or Chemistry qualification is preferable, but candidates with a general science qualification and / or laboratory experience will also be considered. Work experience in a manufacturing environment is advantageous but not as important as the willingness to learn.

Apply by clicking the button below – attach your CV in English (include examples of our required criteria both within and outside of academia). You must have the right to work in the country you have applied for.