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Job Title: Lab Support Coordinator
Salary: from £29,488 to £31,543 per annum
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Location: GSK, Shewalton Road, Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland, KA11 5AP
We have an opening to support our Pharmaceutical client within the Irvine, North Ayrshire area, offering Laboratory support working within an integrated environment and with a well established team.
The Lab Support Coordinator will oversee and coordinate the Lab Support team, ensuring the delivery of all contracted services, including tasks such as eluent/mobile phase preparation, glassware cleaning, stock and stores management, retained sample handling, customer order preparation, waste management, laboratory equipment PQ testing, raw material sampling, and stability sampling. Reporting to the Lab Support Team Lead, the Coordinator is responsible for the rotation of the team tasks, training, and covering absences or holidays as required by business needs. The role requires compliance with GSK/Mitie processes and procedures, and a commitment to working to high standards while escalating any issues promptly.
Due to the nature of the 24/7 site, this role will require the covering of weekends and bank holidays.
Anyone with an allergy to penicillin will not be considered for the role due to the product being made at site.
Key Accountabilities
The Coordinator will manage the coordination of the team's activities, ensuring tasks are completed according to agreed specifications and performance standards. They will adhere to the ALCOA+ principles (attributable, legible, contemporaneous, original, and accurate) and maintain 100% completion in MyLearning & Mitie Learning Hub. The role also involves ensuring that scheduled lab equipment PQ testing is completed as planned, covering activities that support plant production, and managing team absences and holidays. The Coordinator will be expected to deputize and escalate any issues or risks to the Lab Support Team Lead.
What we are looking for....
The ideal candidate should have at least one year of experience in a similar GxP environment, with a background in a science subject (preferably chemistry) at A level or higher. Attention to detail and the ability to work methodically according to strict processes and procedures is essential. Strong communication skills, the ability to build effective working relationships with both internal and external clients, and the ability to perform under pressure and independently are key. The position also requires mobility, as the Coordinator will need to move between various laboratories, and some physical lifting will be necessary.
There will be an element of supervisory required with this role and will suit an experienced individual looking for their first step towards a management role
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 £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.
Since 1987, Mitie’s 72,000 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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