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Job Title: Lab Support Technician
Salary: £27,000 to £29,000 per annum
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract, Full Time
Fixed Term Contract Length: 12 months
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Location: GSK, Harmire Road, Barnard Castle, County Durham, England, DL12 8DT
We currently have an opening for a 12-month fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave, working in our laboratories for a pharmaceutical client based in the Barnard Castle area. This is a varied role that requires an individual with experience in a GxP environment and hands-on operator experience in High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). The successful candidate will support the client analyst across several key laboratory functions.
Main Duties
Key responsibilities include the preparation of eluents, reagents, and mobile phases, as well as consumable stock management. The role also involves managing samples, including booking in, maintaining, and archiving batch paperwork. Additionally, the position includes performing laboratory instrument performance qualification (PQ) testing, such as on HPLC systems, balances, and pH meters. Support for calibration laboratory activities, including tracking items sent offsite for calibration, will also be required, along with managing laboratory waste and disposals.
Main duties focus on ensuring all tasks are completed according to schedule, avoiding any negative impact on laboratory operations. Scheduled equipment PQ testing must be carried out in line with the established plan. The role demands flexibility to cover any activity that supports overall business needs. The successful candidate is expected to maintain 100% compliance with Mitie Learning and client platforms. Furthermore, they will be accountable for consistently applying ALCOA+ principles, ensuring that all actions and documentation are attributable, legible, contemporaneous, original, and accurate.
We are looking for someone educated to HND level in a science-related subject, preferably chemistry, with a minimum of one year's demonstrable experience in a GxP environment. Proficiency in HPLC and familiarity with the Empower data handling platform are essential. Experience with MERPs or SAP would be advantageous, though not required. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, hardworking, and eager to contribute. Strong confidence and communication skills are important for challenging behaviours and driving continuous improvement. The candidate must be capable of working under pressure, independently, and without supervision, while maintaining a customer-focused attitude and functioning well within a team. Attention to detail and the ability to work methodically within strict processes and procedures are also critical for success in this role.
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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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