Analytical Laboratory Technician Job in Norfolk

Analytical Laboratory Technician

Kings Lynn

Permanent, full time hours (40hrs 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 40 hours per week (nominally 07:30 am -4:00 pm), Some extra hours may be required during busy periods.