Apprentice Quality Control Laboratory Assistant

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Cleanroom: no hair products, jewelry, makeup, nail polish, perfume, exposed piercings, facial hair etc... allowed, Laboratory Setting, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), Warehouse, Working at heights

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Location/Division Specific Information:

Located in East Grinstead, this is an Apprentice role to be part of the Microbiology Division (MBD). The site is the legal manufacture of the Sensititre product range which is an Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing used in Clinical, Research and Veterinary settings.

How Will You Make an Impact?:

To support the Quality Control testing processes by undertaking general laboratory maintenance to ensure the Department remains functional. This is a flexible position covering all general laboratory maintenance skill areas (bacteria recovery, stock maintenance, media manufacture) and some testing of raw materials.

A Day in the Life:

• Preparing bacterial cultures

• Testing of product accessories (Dosing Heads)

• Manufacture of agar media

• Monitoring and replenishing lab stock

• Conducting environmental monitoring of the production areas

• Keeping the laboratory in a tidy and clean condition

• Equipment calibration

• Waste disposal

• Support of Quality Control Sensititer Testing

• Any other duties deemed to be within the capability of the post holder

Education: (EMEA)

Secondary Education or equivalent required.

Experience:

No Specific Requirements

Preferred: Experience in a laboratory environment

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

High Attention to Detail

Communicate openly and work well within a team

Work flexibly to ensure deadlines are met

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

No specific physical requirements. Work environmental is laboratory based with some degree of warehouse operation.

What We Offer:

Compensation

Competitive Pay

Performance Related Bonus where eligible

Annual merit performance-based increase

Excellent Benefits

Medical benefits

Paid Time Off/Annual Leave

Employee Referral Bonus

Career Advancement Opportunities