Ra / QA Laboratory Assistant

**TITLE**: RA / QA Laboratory Assistant

**LOCATION**: Gilcar Way, Castleford WF10 5QS

**Roles and Responsibilities**:

- Organise petri dish for environmental analysis
- Prepare EPCDs for loads sterilised at Castleford
- Inoculate BI, monitor & records results.
- Dispose sterilised BI & media.
- Perform routine QC inspection
- **Sterile load release**
- **Stock control and ordering of all laboratory consumables**
- **Maintenance of all lab equipment - either calibrating internally or arranging for extrernal calibrations and servicing**
- **Assisting in external and internal audits**
- **Perform all routine laboratory testing including environmental analysis, media acceptance, ETO residue analysis**
- **Performing validation analysis for any Unisurge sterilisation or laboratory projects**
- **Review, update and generate laboratory validation protocols and laboratory standard operating procedures**
- **Occasional travel to Newmarket will be required.**

**Education and Experience**:

- Science degree
- Experience using gas chromatography
- A basic knowledge of quality control
- Previous experience in a lab environment
- Knowledge of ISO 13485 & ISO 11135

**Skills and Attributes**:

- Good organisational skills
- Impeccable time management skills
- Self sufficient in order to complete tasks to deadlines with mínimal supervision
- Excellent attention to detail
- A good team player
- Ability to speak and write English to a good standard.
- Ability to prioritise own workload and able to work on own initiative at times.
- Proactive in supporting the needs of the business with respect to quality and EHS systems.
- Accurate and accountable
- Be respectful to other team members both in language and behaviour, resolving conflicts in a friendly manner
- Follow company polices. If unclear, please speak to HR for further clarification.
- Taking ownership and responsibility of your work and your conduct.
- Ability to evaluate your work and draw conclusions on how it can be performed better (Performance Appraisals, 1-2-1s, informal conversations)
- Organised and methodical in approach to work

The list of tasks and duties and responsibilities is not exhaustive. The employee may be instructed by the employer, at any time, to carry out additional duties or responsibilities, which fall reasonably within the remit of the job role, or in accordance with operational requirements.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £22,000.00-£24,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location