Oral Care Laboratory Technician Assistant
Location
Ashford, Kent | United Kingdom
Job description
We are looking for an Oral Care Laboratory Technician for our client based in Ashford!
Immediate start!
Core Responsibilities
Specific to Oil Labs
- Compound oral care flavour oils for flavourists trials, customer submissions and research projects, according to predefined formulas
- Ensuring high standard of quality, precision, accuracy & hygiene
- Ensure clear labelling of expiry date on any pre-blends, as required
- Incorporate oral care flavours into product formulations such as toothpaste and mouthwash for flavourists to assess
- Ensure timely delivery of trials and oils to flavourists, customers and Application laboratory
Specific to Applications Labs
- Prepare OC flavours in different bases meeting the needs of the creative, marketing, sales & innovation teams.
- Prepare batch sheets & record all raw material lot numbers, weights, etc.
- Ensure the quality, precision, accuracy & hygiene thereof with no microbiological base failures.
- Perform physical/chemical measurements to ensure quality of the batches and record data accordingly.
- Store retained samples/maintain library for defined timescale
- Order, maintain and monitor stock of key raw materials and assist in laboratory organisation.
- Record all Certificates of Analysis for raw materials on the database.
- Ensure that all materials are stored in appropriate containers/storage areas. Wear appropriate PPE for handling/dispensing.
- Ensure raw materials are within their expiry date.
- Anticipate raw material replenishment needs via good stock management.
Multi lab responsibilities
- Support the flavourist in managing paperwork and processes relating to flavour creation and despatch of samples to customers
- Prioritise work using LCMS internal system when required
- Ensure that stocks of laboratory raw materials are replenished (using SAP system), correctly labelled and within date, requesting for replenishment when necessary
- Ensure that all materials are stored in appropriate conditions and correct storage areas
- Ensure raw materials are within their expiry date and manage discards as required
- Anticipate raw material replenishment needs via good stock management
- Tasting and assessment of stored application samples, supporting Flavourists on stability testing as required, keeping records of when samples are due for testing and recording results electronically
- Assist in updating/revising technical documentation in the department, as required, with guidance
- Maintain a safe, clean and organised lab environment in accordance with EH&S policies and local work instructions:
- Wear appropriate PPE at all times, as per company policy
- Understand the hazards and risk in the responsible area
- Ensure that all equipment/lab surfaces are kept clean at all times
- Under a continuous improvement mindset, ensure Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) company guidelines are adhered to in all aspects of laboratory operations
- Ensure all relevant laboratory equipment is calibrated according to work instructions/intervals, record as required.
Additional Responsibilities
- Collect new oils from the oral care compounding factory as required
- Assist in investigation of any non-conformance or quality failure to understand root cause of problem, under supervision support problem-solving and follow up actions
- Under supervision with support from Quality Assurance, be supportive and informative in internal and external audits.
- Provide holiday cover in Applications or Oil labs, as required
Academic Background
- Technical training or Diploma in Chemistry, Cosmetic Science or similar science related subjects
Technical Skills
- Attention to detail and accurate record keeping
- Ability to do simple mathematical calculations
- IT competency to learn laboratory operating systems eg LCMS and SAP, literacy in Microsoft Word and Excel
- Ability to work under pressure
- Good organisation skills, ability to plan work priorities & ensure smooth lab operation
- Good communication skills
- Curiosity and basic ability in differentiating oral care flavours by tasting
- Ideally basic knowledge of good laboratory practice (GLP) & safe handling of chemicals
- Ideally basic knowledge of good manufacturing practice (GMP)
- Ideally basic understanding of ISO protocols, standard operating procedures and work instructions
- Ability to work as an individual and as part of a team
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