Laboratory Assistant Days

2 weeks ago

Westbury, United Kingdom Arla Foods Full time

Would you like to join a team that’s working to ensure a high-quality level, that has a good working environment with a strong sense of community? Then you now have the opportunity to become part of one of the world’s largest dairy companies as our new Laboratory Assistant in the QEHS team at Westbury site.

**Who are Arla Foods?**
- We are the UK’s largest dairy company and of the biggest globally
- We are a farmer owned cooperative
- We are the creator of household brands such as Cravendale®, Anchor®, Lurpak®, Castello®, and many more of your favourites

**What is our Westbury dairy like?**

The Westbury site employs 250 people, operating 24 hours a day 365 days a year producing award winning Butter and Milk Powder. Westbury is driven by demand for retail butter from the largest production facility within the UK and a balancing operation for Arla UK milk producing Bulk Butter and Powders on a more seasonal and volatile basis. The facility is fundamental to the success of Arla UK.

**About the job**

You’ll play a key part in the site QEHS team, ensuring that the products we pack onsite are produced to the highest standards of food safety and quality.

Based in the laboratory, some of the ley responsibilities of the role will include:

- Reporting to the QEHS Laboratory Team Leader, you will be conducting tests to analyse finished products and materials to accredited standards, methods, approved equipment and working practices
- You will be interpreting and analysing results, reporting accordingly and escalating non-conformance issues as required
- Day to day you will be ensuring that instrumentation is functioning and that calibrated and verified methods are used
- You will be responsible for maintaining the laboratory documentation and LIMS system to accreditation standards
- Training and sharing of skills and experience to promote self and team development
- Contribute in factory and departmental quality auditing
- Supervise routine service call-outs
- Testing of new concepts and products
- Cleaning and maintenance of the laboratory area

The role will involve working Monday to Friday 40hrs

**Who are you?**
- A strong understanding of microbiology or chemistry laboratories
- Degree qualified in a relevant discipline or previous work experience within a lab based environment
- Good understanding of maths and English, with excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Food sector experience would be preferred but not essential
- A passion for science
- Strong attention to detail is required and good IT skills with any exposure to SAP would be an advantage

**Application and contact**

We offer competitive rates of pay and holidays together with pension. We look forward to hearing from you.

**We have a purpose for Good**

At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create a sustainable future of dairy. We call it Stronger People Stronger Planet and it is deeply anchored in our organisation and founded on our commitment to respecting human rights, increasing access to healthy dairy nutrition, inspiring good food habits, and improving the environment for future generations. In order to succeed we need to hire people with a sustainable mindset. Could this be you?

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