LAB SUPPORT ASSISTANT

  • Ref:
    104544
  • Location:
    Worthing
  • Employment:
    Full time

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LAB SUPPORT ASSISTANT
Salary: Β£28,177
Position: Permanent
Contract Type: Full Time
Hours: 37.5
Location: GSK, Dominion Way, Worthing, West Sussex, England, BN14 8PB
 
We're looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Laboratory Support Assistant to join our growing laboratory support team at a leading pharmaceutical site in Worthing. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a scientific interest who wants hands-on experience in a highly regulated laboratory environment whilst building a career within life sciences.
 

Job Overview

As a Laboratory Support Assistant, you'll play a vital role supporting microbiology and scientific teams by ensuring laboratories are fully stocked, equipment checks are completed, waste streams are managed, media and reagents are prepared, and laboratory operations run smoothly every day.
 
This is far more than a support role. It is an opportunity to gain valuable experience within a GMP-regulated pharmaceutical environment and develop an understanding of how medicines are researched, developed and manufactured.

 

Main Duties

You'll be involved in a wide variety of laboratory activities including:

πŸ§ͺ Preparing laboratory media, buffers, reagents and solutions

πŸ“¦ Managing laboratory consumables, stock and glassware requirements

βš™οΈ Conducting routine performance checks on balances, pH meters and laboratory equipment

πŸ”¬ Supporting microbiology and laboratory teams with day-to-day operational requirements

♻️ Managing laboratory waste streams and supporting environmental compliance

πŸ“‹ Maintaining accurate records and documentation in line with GMP and Data Integrity requirements

πŸ›  Coordinating contractor visits, equipment servicing and preventive maintenance activities

βœ… Helping ensure laboratories remain inspection-ready, safe and compliant at all times

 

What we are looking for

You could be a recent college leaver, graduate, laboratory apprentice or someone looking to begin a career in science.

Essential:

βœ” A-Level, Scottish Higher or equivalent qualification in a scientific subject

βœ” Strong organisational and time-management skills

βœ” Excellent attention to detail

βœ” Good communication and teamwork skills

βœ” Ability to follow procedures and work independently

βœ” Basic Microsoft Office skills

Bonus Skills (Not Essential):

⭐ Previous laboratory experience

⭐ Knowledge of GMP, GxP or pharmaceutical environments

⭐ Understanding of laboratory chemicals and COSHH

⭐ Experience working with stock management systems

 
You'll receive ongoing training, mentoring and exposure to a highly regulated pharmaceutical environment with opportunities to broaden your skills and develop professionally. 
 
If you're enthusiastic, eager to learn and looking for a career within the pharmaceutical and life sciences sector, we'd love to hear from you.

Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of Β£10,000!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing at .

Since 1987, Mitie’s 84,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.

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GSK, Dominion Way, Worthing, West Sussex, England, BN14 8PB
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