Laboratory Assistant

ZipRecruiter; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Job Description

LABORATORY ASSISTANT - INSIDE IR35 - 6 MONTH CONTRACT

One of Loriens leading Public Sector clients is looking for 2 experienced Lab Assistants to join their team on an initial 6 month contract. The labs are Edinburgh based and will require daily attendance.

What do you want this assignment to achieve?

This post will support delivery of a diagnostic service for pathogens of regulatory concern in plant and tuber material associated with imports/exports, certification, plant-passporting inspections and “unknown” pests. The post will provide support for the delivery of Scotland’s annual surveillance, monitoring and testing programmes.

Main Duties of Role

• Sample receipt and registration, preparation and processing of plant samples for laboratory analysis.
• Maintenance of laboratory, ensuring the necessary equipment and labware/media is available.
• Manual work, lifting and handling large bags of potatoes for testing and sampling of potato material.
• Working within a quality assurance laboratory system. Maintain test records.

Any other Relevant Information

This post is full-time on site in the laboratory. The work of the Laboratory Assistant is performed predominantly in the laboratory and glasshouse, and this can also include field work subject to survey results. The work can be physical in its nature.