Service Technician (Cage Wash)
Service Technician (Cage Wash)
Starting salary £17,088 - £19,850 per annum
Band salary £17,088 - £31,099 per annum
MRC Ares, Cambridge CB22 3AT
The Medical Research Council is a government-funded institute dedicated to the advancement of research into human disease. We are looking to recruit a Service Technician within our rodent facility, based on the Babraham Research Campus, south of Cambridge. The facilities provide an excellent working environment using the most up-to-date resources and extensive automation.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
• Delivery and collection of animal cages to specified areas
• Processing of water bottles
• Delivery of stores and stock rotation
• Operation of robotic cage processing equipment, autoclaves and other machinery
• Maintenance and routine cleaning of equipment
• Laundry duties
• Cleaning of service support areas and other communal areas on a rota basis
• Use of forklift truck, pallet trucks and other similar equipment
For this post you will have a minimum of 5 GCSEs grades A-C or equivalent including Maths and English and will work well as part of a team and as an individual. You will also form strong working relationships. Ideally, you will have experience of working with automated and semi-automated, machinery. It would be an advantage to hold a current forklift licence, but training would be given, if required.
Working for the MRC provides a whole host of benefits including a final salary pension scheme, Benenden Healthcare membership and excellent holiday entitlement. You will also have access to employee shopping/travel discounts, on site sport and social facilities, as well as salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme and childcare vouchers.
To apply and access full details of the vacancy please visit our job board by clicking apply. Closing date: 14th May 2017