Senior Laboratory Technician I

At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

About you:

Do you want to spend your working time making a positive difference to the world around you? Are you passionate about supporting the medical and pharmaceutical industries, and many more? Do you care about keeping patients and people safe? If so, then a career with Steris AST as a Senior Laboratory Technician could be a great fit for you.

About Us:

At Steris AST we are the trusted experts in technology-neutral sterilization services including radiation and gas modalities.

We offer electron beam, gamma, X-ray, ethylene oxide and vaporized hydrogen peroxide technologies for the purpose of product sterilization. Whether that product be a medical device, consumables in a hospital environment, cosmetics and toiletries, or industrial products, we make sure everything that makes its way to an end user is safe for use or consumption.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Laboratory Technician! The successful candidate will be responsible for day-to-day activities of the Microbiology Laboratory, where we carry out bio burden and other testing processes for our Gamma and X Ray sterilization modalities. The role is centred around providing and maintaining service excellence to customers, providing professionalism and courtesy at a high level.

Duties

• Ensure all work in the laboratory is carried out in compliance with the Health and Safety policies, ISO13485 (Current Revision), ISO17025 (Current Revision), EUGMP (Current Revision), accreditation requirements, internal procedures and in conjunction with the Senior Technicians and under the direction of the Laboratory Supervisor/ Management team.
• Has specific and general responsibilities and authority in respect of the Quality System.
• Maintain accurate and sufficiently detailed records of all quality tests performed.
• Uphold relevant quality standards as set out in the controlled laboratory and QA procedures.
• Perform other related quality duties as assigned.
• Assist in the day-to-day organisation of work in the microbiology unit, to meet departmental and customer needs.
• Cleaning and washing of Laboratory glassware. Preparation and sterilisation of Laboratory media.
• Perform microbiological techniques on customer product and other samples.
• Perform standard microbiological procedures and techniques, including, but not limited to: microbiological identifications, culture preparation and maintenance, LAL Endotoxin testing, bioburden, environmental, biological indicator (routine and validation), product inoculations and sterility testing.
• Operate and maintain the laboratory autoclave, water generation system, balances, heating mantles, stirrers, incubators, laminar flows, cleanrooms, pH meter, vacuum pumps, filtration apparatus, monitoring systems, pipettes, thermometers, turbidimetric kinetic and gel clot equipment and other equipment used in carrying out duties.

Duties Continued

• Responsible for organising the environmental monitoring program (including particle counting) and the checking of the environmental conditions within the laboratory.
• Cleaning of general laboratory, test rooms and cleanrooms.
• Disposal of lab waste generated in carrying out duties.
• Deal with all customer inquiries/complaints in a courteous, professional manner at all times.
• Responsible for stock control in conjunction with the other laboratory staff in a proactive manner.
• Designated trainer for the laboratory.
• To initiate, investigate, control and analyse non-conformance reports ensuring all relevant parties are informed.
• To assist in the management of work instructions, Methods and procedures.
• To assist in the validation of laboratory equipment and producing relevant reports.
• To ensure the laboratory is maintained in a clean and orderly condition.
• To attend such courses, and undergo such training, as is considered relevant.
• To undertake any other such duties as may become necessary, and as may reasonably be expected, in the provision of the quality assured service.

Education Degree

Required Experience

• Sound knowledge of general microbiology techniques and EUGMP, a Senior Technician position requires a minimum of 3 years laboratory experience or otherwise deemed competent by the management team.
• A degree in a science-based subject is preferred.
• Trainer representatives require ‘Train the trainer’ course attendance.

Preferred Experience

Skills

STERIS is a leading global provider of products and services that support patient care with an emphasis on infection prevention. WE HELP OUR CUSTOMERS CREATE A HEALTHIER AND SAFER WORLD by providing innovative healthcare, life sciences and dental products and services. STERIS is a $5 billion, publicly traded (NYSE: STE) company with approximately 17,000 associates and Customers in more than 100 countries.

STERIS strives to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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