Laboratory Technician
Overview:
Are you a process driven individual, with experience in laboratories or a pharmaceutical environment?
Due to business growth, we are looking for a Microbiology Laboratory Technician (Level 4) in our Laboratory department. As a Laboratory Technician, you would be responsible for monitoring the aseptic compounding centre in line with GMP.
This role will be 37.5 per hours a week Monday- Friday, 7:00am
- 3:00pm alternating with 3pm
- 11pm on a weekly basis and it will be based in Runcorn.
Fresenius Kabi is a global healthcare company that specializes in lifesaving medicines and technologies for infusion, transfusion and clinical nutrition. The company's products and services are used to help care for critically and chronically ill patients.
Our product portfolio included a comprehensive range of IV generic drugs, infusion therapies and clinical nutrition products as well as the medical devices for administering these products.
Responsibilities:
- Carrying out culture-based microbiological analysis of samples to support the sterility assurance of products compounded in the ASU
- Identifying microbiological isolates and conducting sterility testing of compounded products
- Authoring laboratory documentation and chairing weekly excursion meetings
- Involvement in the training of production and laboratory employees
- Investigating EM non-reconciliations and excursions
- Facilitating laboratory QRM projects and leading on projects as required
- Releasing and ordering stock for the laboratory on SAP
- Participating in internal audits
Qualifications:
- Degree or equivalent in Microbiology or a related science or relevant experience
- Previous experience in a pharmaceutical microbiology laboratory is essential
- No rota'd weekend working and no night shifts
- Contributory Pension Scheme (rises with service)
- Role specific tailored training and development plan
- Life Insurance (4 x salary, death in service)
- 25 days holiday (rises to 27 after 5 years service) and ability to buy/sell holidays
- Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave
- Professional fees paid
- Bike to work scheme
- Long Service Awards
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Free onsite parking and subsidised canteen
- Blue Light Card
- Charity Fundraising & Volunteer Days
- Company funded family days out
We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.