Sample Preparation Assistant

5 months ago


Sand Hutton, United Kingdom FERA SCIENCE LTD Full time

**Join us as a Sample Preparation Assistant and make an invaluable contribution to our Food Safety and biosecurity**

At Fera, we’re making the world a better, healthier and safer place. We’re a joint venture partnership between Bridgepoint and Defra and we’re working proactively to protect the world we live in and the food we eat. Our teams are investigating plant and bee health, crop protection and sustainable agriculture. Join us and discover better as you deliver world-class science for the future. FAPAS® is a registered trademark of Fera Science Limited and is a world renowned accredited proficiency testing provider to food and water testing industries to help them to achieve the quality of analysis demanded of them.

**Role**: Sample Preparation Assistant

**Salary**: £21,255

**Location**: Biotech Campus, Sand Hutton, York, YO41 1LZ
**Working pattern**: 37.5 hours per week (will consider PT) anytime between 7am and 7pm Monday-Friday.

**What you'll be doing**:

- Working to the required safety and quality standards in a laboratory.
- Working with chemical contaminants to produce test materials.
- Using machinery and instruments, from handheld blenders to industrial mixers and mills.
- Preparing, storing and delivering a wide variety of samples
- Maintaining a clean working environment.
- Logging in samples on a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).

**What we're looking**:

- An adaptable and flexible approach to work where each day is potentially different.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- A methodical, organised approach with the ability to work at pace and effectively manage your time.
- Attention to detail is vital in a scientific environment and proficiency MS Office, computer literacy.
- Scientific knowledge or experience of working with food, animal feed or a background in catering or practical logistics would be advantageous as well as an understanding of compliance with Quality Systems accreditation criteria (UKAS) however full training is provided.

**What’s in it for you?**
- Competitive salary £21,255
- 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
- The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
- Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks and plenty more
- Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
- Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform

**What we hope you’ll do next**:
**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £23,466.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Canteen
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- Life insurance
- On-site gym
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Transport links
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Application question(s):

- Do you now or in the future requirement sponsorship for an employment visa?

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person



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