Lab Support Technician

6 days ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Agenda Resource Management Full time

On behalf of our client, we are looking to recruit a Lab Support/Hygiene Technician to work within the services team of a Biological Resources Unit. The experimental team conduct in vivo research with laboratory mice for the advancement of cancer researchstudies, and this role is responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the services team by operating cage washing machinery, equipment, and autoclaves and general maintenance of the facility.

**Basic Requirements**:

- Previous experience of working within a cage wash services area within an animal facility, or previous cleaning experience in a laboratory or hospital is desirable
- Effective organisational skills and good multitasking ability
- Ability to complete repetitive tasks to a high standard
- Proven ability to work flexibly
- Basic knowledge and skills to understand and carry out routine procedures
- Motivated and able to work to strict deadlines
- Excellent time keeping
- Good IT skills
- Attention to detail in all work
- A general understanding of how a laboratory animal facility works is advantageous

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Safely operate cage washing and sterilizing machines, examples include - robot for dismantling cages, cage washer, autoclave, bottle washers and decontamination chamber
- Co-ordinate the daily established routine tasks within the Cage Wash area, monitoring all sections of the service and identifying and dealing with potential problems
- Communicate, liaise, and discuss with the rest of the support team to ensure smooth operation of the cage wash area on a daily basis and deal with any minor issues/problems within the team
- Maintain fresh supplies of consumables and good stock rotation, requesting re-order when necessary. Carry out ordering of local and NHS supplies
- Remove, treat, and dispose of waste from rooms as required
- Transfer newly delivered goods to and from storerooms
- Carry out rigorous cleaning regimes and contribute to the general upkeep of the facility
- Monitor and maintain records for benchtop equipment as required
- Report any faults encountered with the facility’s service machines
- Oversee engineer visits for servicing and equipment repairs
- Communicate, liaise, and discuss with the unit manager the smooth operating of the cage wash area on a weekly basis
- Performs any other lab support technician duties and responsibilities as requested at the direction of the supervisors.
- Agenda and its clients only recruit people _who are passionate about animal care and welfare, people with integrity who are honest and trustworthy and who have a great work ethic. To enable us to hire the very best people, we will conduct a comprehensivebackground and pre-employment screening, an essential part of Agenda's recruitment process._


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