Laboratory Technician

AR585 - Laboratory Technician
Location: Ledbury 
Salary: £30,000
Overview:

First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a Laboratory Technician on behalf of one of our clients. 
The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that all Ciders, Perries and Wines are tested in a manner that gives accurate and repeatable results. To make liquid NPD samples as requested To monitor results and have a clear understanding of what the data is saying and report the findings.
Shift Pattern: 6am-2pm, 2pm-10pm and 10pm-6am rotating on a weekly basis (including some weekends).
Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure that there are zero RIDDOR Accidents
• Being actively involved in a Health and Safety culture to create a safe and risk free working environment.
• Following all Health and Safety requirements and that your work does not put others at risk ensuring that safest procedures are in place
• Attending Health and Safety meetings to report findings.
• With the team, thoroughly investigating any H&S accidents / incidents identifying actions that can be put in place to prevent reoccurrence
• Reporting a minimum of 1 Near Miss/Opportunity for Improvement per month
• Promoting and maintaining right first time (RFT) to include making sure that all Blend recipes and specifications are accurate to the best of your knowledge
• Maintaining accurate records and updating onto NAV on a timely basis
• Maintaining deployment of the the company quality management system (QMS) and other quality / food safety systems within the Process areas
• Ensuring that all analytical testing undertaken by yourself complies with the company requirements and that proficiency testing is in place to ensure that testing is repeatable and reproducible.
• Production of Blend recipe sheets and carrying out analysis of blends and base ciders and wines as required.
• Carrying out calibration of relevant lab equipment as instructed.
• Carrying out packaging quality checks, microbiological sampling and testing.
• Assessment of Wetlands and water, to include sampling, analysis and reporting.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Experience of working in an FMCG process environment
• Good computer skills and use of Microsoft Office package
• Organisation and time management skills
• Experience of the cider making process or similar industry
• Experience working with in a analytical laboratory
• Good level of education (Chemistry A level minimum) with continued professional development

Desirable:

• HACCP and Food Safety knowledge
• Degree in Chemistry, Science or qualification recognised by the IBD

Location: Ledbury
Salary: £30,000