LAB TECHNICIAN: Aberdeen & Northern Marts
To support its growth Aberdeen & Northern Marts is looking for a new member to join its team in a supportive and friendly environment. This role will suit a self-motivated individual who can work with minimum supervison. The successful applicant will have good interpersonal and communication skills, and will be open to new learning and ideas. Please visit the website for further information about this role.
Position: Lab Technician
Location: Oban
Hours: Full Time
Salary Guide: £25,000 – £40,000
Last Updated: 30 August 2024
Job Category: Scientific
Lab Technician Role:
A Lab Technician, or Laboratory Technician, performs routine technical tasks and experiments in laboratories to support scientific investigations. Duties include setting up laboratories for scientific research, conducting lab-based experiments and recording and analysing results.
Other Duties:
- Performing routine laboratory functions to support scientific experiments and investigations
- Setting up, testing, adjusting, calibrating and maintaining laboratory equipment and apparatus such as titrators, pH meters and centrifuges
- Recording, analysing and writing reports, reviews and summaries on the findings of experiments and trials
- Collecting and preparing samples, solutions, cultures and specimens and ensuring safe disposals of waste
- Enforcing strict health and safety regulations
- Staying up to date with relevant scientific developments that can improve the efficiency of lab operations
