Office & Laboratory Assistant – Pharmaceutical

Salary: £26,000 – £28,080 per year

Our Client is a very successful Pharmaceutical manufacturing company. They are now seeking an Office & Laboratory Assistant. This position is a full-time permanent role and will be based at their site in Bedford.

This position is suitable for a school leaver who has an interest in administration and science

Job Purpose

• An opportunity has arisen to join the Pharmaceutical Development and Support department in a purpose-built office and laboratory facility
• Your role will involve the day-to-day support of both analytical and formulation development laboratories, along with general office tasks

Key Areas of Responsibility

Maintain a fully functioning office

• Ordering supplies
• Arranging shipments / collecting post
• Ordering weekly shopping
• Liaising with head office

Maintain fully functioning laboratories

• Operating glasswasher
• Disposal of solvent waste
• Ordering replacement consumables
• Manage chemical / glassware inventory
• Perform routine equipment setup
• Perform various Health and Safety tasks
• Organise shipments of samples for analysis, equipment for calibration and waste for disposal

Qualifications / Experience

• Good communication skills
• Well organized and motivated individual
• Ability to work equally well on own initiative or within small, dynamic teams
• Computer literate: able to use Microsoft Office, standard databases, and online ordering systems
• Previous experience in a similar role is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided

In return our client is offering a competitive basic salary (salary is negotiable and is dependent on experience) plus benefits for the successful Candidate

Please send your C.V to Lorraine Roger, Director at Atom Recruitment Ltd.