Part-time 20 hours per week, Monday 8.00am to 12.00pm, Thursday & Friday 8.00am to 5.00pm (Some flexibility available)
NationWide Laboratories, as an independent veterinary diagnostic laboratory, are dedicated to the improvement of animal health through direct support of veterinary practices in the UK and worldwide. Nationwide Laboratories also provide food and water testing services to the food industry. We have been delivering service for over 30 years. NationWide Laboratories is a trading entity of National Veterinary Services Ltd. (NVSL).
What you will be doing
- Sample reception: ensuring samples received match the submission form and are suitable for the tests requested; that the sample and submission demographics match; coding samples for tests; assigning samples to correct laboratory section.
- Office duties; accurately entering results into the LIMS, liaising with the office staff, preparing completed documentation/samples for those referred to other laboratories.
- Laboratory duties: Media preparation. Preparation and testing of food and water microbiology samples including tests for Salmonella, Listeria, E.Coli and TVC.
- Ensures equipment they are using or responsible for is safe for use, appropriately maintained and any required daily monitoring records are accurate and up to date.
- Monitors the stocks of media and consumables and their correct storage, as required
- In general, responsibility for delivering assigned areas of work, liaising with the Section Head and colleagues as necessary, but working as integral part of the laboratory team to execute the efficient operation of the laboratory.
- Adherence to written Standard Operating Procedures, Quality Controls, and Health & Safety rules.
Working for us
- 29 days paid holiday (including bank holidays)
- Extra holidays for long service
- Life assurance benefit
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free on-site parking and Wi-Fi
- A 24/7 confidential employee assistance programme – offering a range of support services to help you to resolve difficulties in your home-life
- Savings related share option plan
- Eye-sight vouchers
- Company pension scheme
Who we are looking for
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Able to plan own workload in association with senior staff.
- A minimum of 1 year of relevant experience (desirable)
- Qualification in appropriate subject.
- Demonstrates a good understanding of the important elements of laboratory testing.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, written and verbal.
- Strong organisational skills.
- Computer literate.
- Highly customer focused.
- Highly motivated.
- Questions practices and improves.
- Team player.
Successful applicants will be required to disclose any unspent criminal convictions to the Company. A DBS check may be carried out in compliance with Home Office guidelines. Applicants should be aware that with in line with our Drugs and Alcohol policy random tests are carried out. NVSL is committed to equality of opportunity and this underpins our employment and recruitment procedures. We use objective, job-related criteria when making appointment decisions and our selection criteria is based on skills, experience, qualifications and an ability to do the job.
Due to the large number of applications we receive, we regret that we will not contact candidates that have not been selected for interview. If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks, you should assume that you have not been successful on this occasion.
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