Laboratory Technician

Role: Laboratory Technician - Sample Preparation and Physical Analysis

Location: Par Moor Centre, PL24 2SQ, St Austell, Cornwall

Salary: £22K

Hours: 37.5h

Shift pattern: 1st Week - 7am-3pm and 2nd Week- 2pm to 10pm (M-F)  

Contract: FTC (9 months)

The role:

You will provide support to the SPPA (Sample Preparation and  Physical Analysis) department in carrying out analytical projects. 

Your responsibilities:

As a Laboratory Technician you will be expected to work within the guidelines  set out within the Quality Management System in order to deliver the required performance to  support the company’s requirements and assure accuracy, validity and timely reporting of test  results whilst;  

• Performing test measurements at laboratory scale following Approved Test Methods and  Good Laboratory Practices signed off by the Laboratory Manager.

• Assuring results are accurately recorded, and reported, in a timely fashion and following the  agreed quality checks. 

• Contributing to the ISO9001 accreditation of the SPPA team by following the daily and  weekly instrument checks, calibration procedures, quality control sample monitoring, and  proving method competency. 

• Identifying instrument performance issues and in consultation with management rectifying  the issue, reporting non-conformities and deviating samples. 

• Contributing to the safe operation of the team by following health and safety guidelines  agreed with the Laboratory Manager. 

• Identify mechanisms to improve performance by reporting of unsafe conditions and health and safety related incidents.  

• Following approved guidelines on the safe use and storage of chemicals. 

What’s in for you?

You will be working for Imerys, the world leader in mineral-based specialty  solutions for industry, with over 16,000 employees and over 200 sites worldwide. Imerys delivers  high value-added, functional solutions to diversified sets of industrial sectors, from processing  industries to consumer goods. 

We support your professional development including training, costs, offering a competitive salary and  other benefits such as: 

• Company sick pay entitlement after 6 months service, 

• Life Assurance, Defined Contribution Pension Plan, 

• Equivalent of 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays, 

• Income Protection for DC members, 

• Long Service awards, 

• Reward Hub & Local Discounts, 

• Flu Vouchers, Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme, 

• Health & Wellbeing Programme, Eye Care Vouchers, 

• Cycle to work scheme and 

• Endeavour club (gym) to help you stay fit and healthy.

Your ideal skills: 

• 5 GCSEs Grade C or above (essential), 

• NVQ level 3 or A level in relevant subject, or equivalent (desired). 

• Must be able to work within a laboratory environment, including the safe use of laboratory  equipment and chemicals, as well as following correct manual handling procedures.

• Basic spreadsheet and word document skills (MS Office and/or Google Docs/Sheets),

• Deadline conscious, 

• Attention to detail, 

• Use of LIMS (not essential) 

• Safety conscious, 

• Basic problem solving and decision-making abilities  

Our people are important to us, our workplaces are diverse and inclusive and whilst maintaining the health,  safety and environmental standards on site, for yourself and others around you, we’re an organisation with a  wealth of career and development opportunities that allow you to tap into your full potential. 

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