Chemistry Technician

Chemistry Technician (Suitable for Life Science Graduates)

Location - Oxfordshire

Salary - £25,000 - £25,500

Contract - Permanent

Hours - Monday - Friday 40 hours a week

Our client is a leading pharmaceutical CRO based in Oxfordshire who are offering an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and hard-working individual to join their expanding pharmaceutical operative team. This position is best suited to those who have an interest in life sciences; candidates with existing warehouse/lab experience; or those who have recently graduated with a life science degree (Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biology etc).

The Role

Full training is provided for this position, so don’t worry if you do not have experience in the responsibilities! As a Chemistry Technician, you will be responsible for:

• Supporting the product of chemicals on a pilot plant producing batches of up to 150kg.
• Weighing out raw materials for production.
• Stock checking and inventory management, consumable ordering.
• Routine and preventative maintenance of pilot plant equipment (reactors, vacuum pumps, filtration systems, dryers, scrubbers, heaters etc).
• Filling out of forms relating to GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) including Batch documentation records, COSHH forms etc.
• This will be done whilst adhering to GMP, following company procedures to maintain the high safety standards.

Skills and Experience Needed

Suitable applicants will have:

• An interest in working in a chemical manufacturing setting (essential)
• Prior laboratory or chemical manufacturing experience (desired)
• A degree in a life science discipline (chemistry, pharmaceutical science, biochemistry, chemistry etc) (desired)
• Be comfortable with manual handling of raw chemicals (essential)
• The ability to efficiently organise, plan and time manage (essential)
• The ability to effectively communicate with colleagues; both written and verbally (essential)
• The ability to simultaneously manage multiple tasks (essential)
• A large sense of accountability (essential)
• Right to work in the UK without need for visa sponsorship now, or in the future (essential)

The Package

Being a leading pharmaceutical CRO, our client is offering the chance to be part of a growing organisation on a permanent basis, with a competitive salary and generous benefits package.