Quality Control Technician

Quality Control Technician - 12 month fixed term

An opportunity to work in a hands-on role where you will be maintaining a small laboratory and being trained to perform QC checks.

12 month fixed term, full-time role.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Maintain a high level of lab housekeeping including cleaning benches and floors, cleaning and maintenance of glassware, waste duties and availability of lab PPE.

Assist in:

sample management including receipt, booking in, labelling, preparation for analysis, retaining samples and safe removal for disposal.

sample stability management including liaising with stability site to initiate and remove stability samples for analysis.

stock management and maintenance of chemicals, glassware and other laboratory consumables

performing microbial environmental monitoring of designated facility areas.

preparation of microbial samples for shipment for external analysis

Ensure that the lab equipment, and associated operating procedures, are maintained including qualification and calibration as required.

Prepare dissolution media, fill and change dissolution flasks and assist with dissolution sampling of batches.

Sample and test raw materials, packaging materials and cleaning materials

Perform physical property testing of samples

Prepare Mobile Phase, Washes, reagents and volumetric solutions as detailed in documented procedures.

Adhere to the Company's policies and procedures especially those relating to Health & Safety policies.

Comply with all aspects of the Millicent Quality System.

Contribute to a 'quality culture' and an appreciation of the quality system within the QC Laboratory.

Undertake any other duties, which may be assigned by Laboratory Management.

Minimum A level (Grade A-C) / NVQ in related scientific discipline (Biology, Chemistry, Laboratory Science)

The ability to work well in a team

Time management

Experience with MS office applications

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

At least 1 years' experience working within a laboratory environment

Experience and understanding of cGMP

Experience of preparing risk assessments for materials and processes ie COSHH assessment

Experience of QC testing