At a Glance
- Tasks: Test and validate cleanroom environments, ensuring compliance and operational efficiency.
- Company: Join a leading specialist in clean air technology with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, company van, travel expenses covered, and ongoing training.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for progression and travel across the UK.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in healthcare and science while advancing your career.
- Qualifications: 3+ years in cleanroom validation and strong technical reporting skills required.
The predicted salary is between 35000 - 40000 £ per year.
Catch 22 is recruiting an experienced Validation Technician to join a growing specialist business operating at the forefront of clean air technology. Working across Oxfordshire in healthcare, pharmaceutical, laboratory and research environments, you will play a key role in the testing, validation and certification of critical facilities and equipment.
Responsibilities
- Deliver testing, validation and certification services within cleanrooms, laboratories and other controlled environments.
- Combine hands‑on site work with technical reporting to collect performance data, carry out specialist testing, interpret results and produce the compliance reports clients rely on to keep their facilities operational and compliant.
- This is a field‑based role involving regional travel and regular overnight stays in some of the UK’s most advanced healthcare, scientific and pharmaceutical environments.
Qualifications
- Experience within cleanroom validation, LEV, containment or regulated environments, particularly with HEPA filter testing, particle counting, laminar flow systems, BSCs/MBSCs, fume cupboards, isolators, decontamination or fumigation processes.
- Knowledge of ISO 14644, HSG258, EU GMP Annex1 and qualifications such as BOHS P601‑P604 or W201 would be advantageous.
- Ability to produce technical reports, interpret performance data and deliver work within healthcare, pharmaceutical, life science or research environments.
- Experience leading site activities, mentoring junior technicians or acting as a technical lead is beneficial.
- Willingness to travel and stay away when required.
- 3+ years relevant industry experience and qualifications.
- Strong attention to detail, excellent technical reporting skills, professional and customer‑focused approach, and the ability to pass enhanced security and background checks.
Role Details & Benefits
- Salary between £35,000 – £40,000+ depending on experience.
- Permanent, full‑time role.
- Company van provided.
- Hotels and travel expenses covered.
- Structured technical development and ongoing training.
- Opportunity to work on technically challenging projects.
- Clear progression into senior technical and specialist positions.
- Long‑term career prospects within a growing organisation.
We think you need these skills to ace Validation Technician in Aylesbury
Cleanroom Validation
LEV (Local Exhaust Ventilation)
HEPA Filter Testing
Particle Counting
Laminar Flow Systems
BSCs/MBSCs (Biological Safety Cabinets/Microbiological Safety Cabinets)
Fume Cupboards