Laboratory Assistant

Join our mission to transform lives through science, innovation and collaboration as a Laboratory Assistant at Reading Scientific Services Ltd. We provide services to the food, pharmaceutical, and consumer goods industries, and we're recognised for delivering world-class scientific solutions and outstanding customer service.

Requirements

• Ensure laboratory housekeeping is completed to the required schedule and level for the assigned laboratories.
• Perform glasswasher duties on glassware from all laboratories linked with admin team’s site, ensuring adherence to all SOPs to minimise the risk of glassware contamination and avoidance of breakage of glassware.
• Maintain stocks of consumables within the laboratories, including but not exclusively: various pipette tips, tissues and paper rolls, laboratory gloves of various sizes, cleaning wipes, vials of various sizes (glass and plastic), glass Pasteur pipettes.
• Calibrate basic lab equipment to the regulatory quality standards as required, such as balances, pH meter and pipettes.
• Perform archiving and filing as directed.
• Perform disposal processes for samples, reagents, media and solvents, ensuring safety procedures are followed and upheld.
• Manage inventory locations by keeping ambient stores, fridges and freezers clean and ordered and routinely defrosting freezers.
• Be competent in the use of generic and specific software packages required for the role including LIMS system and Q-Pulse.

Benefits

• Opportunities to learn and develop
• Performance Related Bonus scheme
• Contributory pension (between 8% to 11% employer contribution)
• Life assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Flexible benefits programme (Gym discounts, private health insurance, restaurant discounts, etc)