Senior Laboratory Technician I in Swindon

At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

As a Senior Laboratory Technician, you will provide essential support to the microbiology team by maintaining, operating, and overseeing equipment required for testing activities. You will perform fundamental microbiology techniques to assist scientists and ensure testing workflows run smoothly. Your daily responsibilities include preparing materials needed for testing, supporting media and reagent preparation, and helping maintain a well-organised laboratory environment.

In this role you will work closely with a group focused on biological indicators, with opportunities over time to expand into additional tasks and responsibilities within the team.

Working Pattern

Mon - Fri, 0830am - 1630pm

What you will do

• Responsibility for providing and maintaining service excellence to customers.
• Providing professionalism and courtesy at a high level.
• To ensure all work in the laboratory is carried out in compliance with the Health and Safety policies, ISO13485 (Current Revision), ISO17025 (Current Revision), EUGMP (Current Revision), accreditation requirements, internal procedures and in conjunction with the Senior Technicians and under the direction of the Laboratory Supervisor/ Management team.
• Has specific and general responsibilities and authority in respect of the Quality System (maintains accurate and sufficiently detailed records of all quality tests performed, upholds relevant quality standards as set out in the controlled laboratory and QA procedures).
• Performs other related quality duties as assigned.
• To assist in the day to day organisation of work in the microbiology unit, to meet departmental and customer needs.
• Cleaning and washing of Laboratory glassware.
• Preparation and sterilisation of Laboratory media.
• Performs microbiological techniques on customer product and other samples.
• Perform standard microbiological procedures and techniques, including, but not limited to: microbiological identifications, culture preparation and maintenance, LAL Endotoxin testing, bioburden, environmental, biological indicator (routine and validation), product inoculations and sterility testing.
• Operation and maintenance of the laboratory autoclave, water generation system, balances, heating mantles, stirrers, incubators, laminar flows, cleanrooms, pH meter, vacuum pumps, filtration apparatus, monitoring systems, pipettes, thermometers, turbidimetric kinetic and gel clot equipment and other equipment used in carrying out duties.
• Responsible for organising the environmental monitoring program (including particle counting) and the checking of the environmental conditions within the laboratory.
• This will include customer visits.
• Cleaning of general laboratory, test rooms and cleanrooms.
• Disposal of lab waste generated in carrying out duties.
• Deal with all customer inquiries/complaints in a courteous, professional manner at all times.
• Responsible for stock control in conjunction with the other laboratory staff in a proactive manner.
• To ensure the laboratory is maintained in a clean and orderly condition.
• To attend such courses, and undergo such training, as is considered relevant.
• To be familiar with the micro work carried out in the Laboratory.
• To undertake any other such duties as may become necessary, and as may reasonably be expected, in the provision of the quality assured service.

Required Experience

• Sound knowledge of general microbiology techniques and EUGMP.
• Previous laboratory experience would be essential.
• A degree in a science based subject is preferred.
• Trainer representatives require ‘Train the trainer’ course attendance.

Preferred Experience Skills

STERIS is a leading global provider of products and services that support patient care with an emphasis on infection prevention.