Laboratory Technician - new job in County Durham, UK

Shift Laboratory Technicians needed in Teesside with practical laboratory experience, ideally within industry

Shift Laboratory Technicians (X3)

Teesside

~£25/26 000 plus 18% shift allowance

6 months Temp contract (potential for extension and/ or go perm)

SRG are working with a highly successful, global company that develops and manufactures products and chemicals for use in various water treatment applications. As a result of investment and growth in their business, they are now looking for Shift Laboratory Technicians to join their team of shift chemists on an Upper Tier COMAH production facility. Recent graduates are encouraged to apply.

Benefits: An opportunity to work for a global company that is experiencing major growth and investment. 25 days holiday + statutory bank holidays.

Work shifts - days and nights, Monday to Saturday morning

Role/Description

• Support necessary environmental testing in line with the site's permit requirements
• Support testing and qualification of raw materials and manufactured products
• Help ensure all lab and monitoring equipment is maintained and calibrated
• Prepare any chemical reagent standards necessary for in-process and finals testing
• Support troubleshoot process chemistry issues in collaboration with production
• Maintaining laboratory ISO 9001 standards
• Any other related duties to be performed as required

Requirements

• Ideally a degree in Chemistry (or similar) - HNC in Chemistry (or similar) as a minimum
• Ideally have worked in industry (can be during a placement year) in a chemicals or production plant laboratory
• Practical experience of HPLC and other analytical and wet chemistry techniques
• Good and effective communication skills
• A willingness to engage with colleagues, and build and maintain good working relationships is essential

If you would like to apply for this position, please use the link provided. Alternatively, please email a copy of your CV to For more information regarding this position or any others, please call Raffa on 0161 888 2517. If you have a scientific background and this position is not relevant / suitable for you, please feel free to get in touch or visit www.srgtalent.com to view our other vacancies. If you know of someone else who may be interested in this role, please do pass on my details.

SRG is the UK's number one recruitment company specialising in the scientific, engineering, clinical, pharmaceutical, food/FMCG, energy & renewables, biotech, chemical and medical device sectors. As scientists ourselves, our specialist sector knowledge and our passion are second to none. It's this combination that makes us different. We're committed to providing outstanding temporary, contract and permanent career opportunities of all levels for our candidates and a comprehensive range of expert strategic recruitment services for our clients.

Keywords: Chemistry, ISO 9001, laboratory, analytical, environmental testing, HPLC, chromatography, wet chemistry

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