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Analytical Laboratory Technician
Kings Lynn
Permanent, full time hours (42.5hrs per week)
£22,000 - £25,000 (dependent on experience).
Looking for a laboratory technician to join a busy and dynamic environment. Excellent opportunity to broaden your skills and gain experience working in a first class chemical manufacturer.
Subject to business requirements, for the right candidate there may be possibilities for future career advancement within a growing team.
Role & Responsibilities
We are looking for an organized, self-motivated, enthusiastic and disciplined team member to assist in the laboratory practices at our Kings Lynn site.
* Chemical Analyses of primarily customer samples and reporting of results.
* Equipment trouble-shooting, maintenance and housekeeping.
* Quality control of production samples.
* Evaluation of raw material samples.
* Documenting test results.
* Working in accordance with good laboratory practice and guidelines
* Labelling and storage of samples.
* Developing new formulations, & testing of new products
* Lab-scale and pilot plant scale product performance situations.
* Method validation and verification in accordance with ISO standards.
Person Specification:
* A degree in chemical sciences is essential (will consider HNC or HND etc)
* General applied chemistry knowledge is essential, producing reliable test results.
* Demonstrable capability of working with complex mixtures.
* Experience in using inductively coupled plasma (ICP), gas chromatography (GC) and Segmented Flow Analyser (SFA) units is an advantage but not essential as training will be provided.
* Experience in the analyses of biological wastewater and anaerobic digestion samples is an advantage, but not essential as training will be provided.
* Experience with Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) is preferred.
* Effective communication skills at all levels
* Excellent time management and organisational skills
* Full UK Driving Licence and own means of transport.
Standard hours are 42.5 hours per week (nominally 07:30 am -4:30 pm), Some extra hours may be required during busy periods