Job description
Lab Technician / QC / Technical Assistant -- Kidderminster

Role is working 8 – 4 except during busy season when it is a 2 shift pattern (6 – 2, 2 – 10) and there is an additional shift premium during this time period.

Salary for the role is £25,050.00 per annum.

My client, a leading food /drink manufacturing company is now looking to recruit a permanent Lab Technician / QC / Technical Administrator for one of their sites based near Kidderminster in Stourport. This is an ideal opportunity for a person with an interest in both laboratory and administration tasks.

This is quite a small, modern site but very important to the group and the successful person will report into the quality Manager. Due to the size of the site you will spend 50% of your time carrying out laboratory work and 50% of your time carrying out technical administration tasks and as the team is quite small it is important that you are a team player and are happy to be hands on. The salary is £25050 for this day based role 8am-4pm however there will be the opportunity to earn overtime in their busy months, usually September to November (a 12 week period) when the shift changes to 6-2/2-10. As the Laboratory Technician / QC / Technical Assistant you will be responsible for: -
• Carrying out Analytical analysis of products
• Ensuring the Laboratory records are maintained and filed to satisfy Quality standards
• Ensuring that the equipment is calibrated as appropriate
• Monitoring the fermentations, record the analysis, enter results on SAP and feedback to the Quality Supervisor/ Site Manager
• Ensuring all required information is entered onto SAP
• To record incoming raw materials and enter on SAP
• liaising with other sites suppliers and transport to ensure that production and customer requirements are met The successful Laboratory Technician / QC / Technical Assistant candidate will have: -
• Previous Lab experience ideally in a food /drink environment
• Good computer skills and happy to carry out administration tasks
• Enthusiasm to learn and apply new skills
• Good communication skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Be a Team player

This role would suit a candidate seeking a role as a lab assistant, lab technician laboratory assistant, laboratory technician, product tester, quality assistant, quality controller, quality technician or quality administrator This role is a permanent role working Monday - Friday 8am-4pm (shifts for 12 weeks of the year)