Laboratory Technician - Temporary Vacancy

LABORATORY TECHNICIAN – TEMPORARY VACANCY (12 weeks approx., there is the possibility of a permanent contract with Yara.)

£8.50 per hour /(C£17,000 permanent)

YARA - POCKLINGTON (Yorkshire)

An exciting opportunity to gain experience working in the laboratory of the UK’s leading soil and leaf tissue analysis business has arisen for an enthusiastic technician. This is a fairly manual role and technicians are on their feet most of the day, predominantly dealing with soil there are some physical aspects to the job.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manning sample reception, opening post, sorting soil samples, numbering samples and preparing them for the drying process
• Milling samples – a manual job, potentially half a day’s work 2x weekly (a noisy, dusty job)
• Weighing samples for analysis (this is a seated job)
• Working in the laboratory wash area (cleaning glasswear etc)
• Assisting technicians in other areas of the laboratory (e.g. collecting samples, simple sample preparation)

PERSONAL SPECIFICATION

• Educated to ‘A’ level or equivalent in a Science
• Experience of working in a laboratory preferred (even work experience)
• A clear desire to learn new skills
• Experience using various analytical methods