Assistant Laboratory Technician

2 weeks ago

Holbeach St Marks, United Kingdom Bakkavor Group Full time
We are the leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK, and our presence in the US and China positions the Group well in these high-growth markets. We leverage our consumer insight and scale to provide innovative food that offers quality, choice, convenience, and freshness. Around 18,500 colleagues operate from 44 sites across our three markets supplying a portfolio of over 2,900 products across meals, pizza & bread, salads and desserts to leading grocery retailers in the UK and US, and international food brands in China.
Microbiology Technician / Assistant Laboratory Technician – Bakkavor Holbeach
Salary : £25,116
7am to 7pm Day Shift 12 hours
Days 3s and 2s (Every other / 2nd weekend fully off Friday, Saturday and Sunday)
Highly competitive rewards package including Group Pension
Excellent career progression prospects across the Labs to potential future role of Senior Laboratory Technician and across the wider Bakkavor group.
The Company
We're the biggest name you've never heard of. You've probably eaten our food - you just didn't realise it. We make innovative fresh products, with around 18,500 colleagues working across the UK, US and China. We’re the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry supplying meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers (including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose). We’re ambitious. We’re full of ideas. And we’re ready for more people who share our values and passion for quality to join us. 
The role
We are extremely proud to have our very own Bakkavor CLAS/RSA accredited laboratory and would love for you to come and join us as an ‘Assistant Laboratory Technician’ where you will be required to conduct routine microbiological analysis on a range of samples from our local factories.
We’re proud to offer you a career with real scope for development. To reward your hard work and ambition as a talented Microbiology Technician / Assistant Laboratory Technician with plenty of support and opportunity. And empower you to drive your own success and create a career you can be proud of too. This is a great platform to progress to future internal opportunities in the Labs such as ‘Senior Laboratory Technician’ and across the wider Bakkavor Group whether that be in future Technical / Process or Manufacturing roles with the knowledge and skills you have gained in our Labs.
Bakkavor Central Microbiology Laboratory based at Holbeach St Marks carries out a range of tests on food and environmental samples, testing for Allergens, Yeast, Salmonella and so on.
About You
The ability to work on your own initiative and be a good team player is essential.
You will have an interest or qualification in a Science subject, food safety knowledge and a laboratory background ideally, however full training will be provided.
Proud to be Bakkavor
We’re proud to deliver outstanding quality, service, and value to our customers. We’re proud to be the leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK. And we’re proud of the hard work, quality focus and loyalty of our people. Join our team and we’ll make you proud too.
You will ideally:
Excellent organisational, investigative problem solving and communication skills.
Drive, energy and enthusiasm
Previous experience of working within a result orientated team and initiative to work as an individual when your own workload is complete.
Please click 'Apply Now' to be considered for this fantastic opportunity

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