Work Schedule

Other

Environmental Conditions

Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Location/Division Specific Information:

Working as part of our Microbiology Division (MBD), within the Specialty Diagnostics Group, you’ll play an active part in helping us to achieve our mission. The Microbiology Division discovers microbiological solutions for the diagnosis of infectious disease and detection of bacterial contamination. We serve public health, clinical laboratories, food companies, environmental screening and pharmaceutical laboratories with a portfolio of products that include culture media, antimicrobial susceptibility testing solutions and market-leading molecular solutions for food safety testing.

How Will You Make an Impact?:

You will work within the production laboratory and aseptic dispensing room to produce SensititreTM antimicrobial susceptibility plates. You will ensure H&S and quality standards are met at all times and ensure compliance with GLP (Good Laboratory Practice) and GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice); and ensure our written procedures are followed. Apply today!

A Day in the Life:

• Antimicrobial Solutions Preparation: Weigh, dissolve, and dilute antimicrobial solutions according to procedures and production paperwork.
• Production Support: Set up and monitor production dispensing pumps, ensuring timely and quality output through pouring, priming, and weight checks.
• Ancillary Solutions Manufacturing: Produce required solutions such as ID media, buffers, and excipients.
• Compliance and Equipment Checks: Perform compliance checks on laboratory equipment and instrumentation, including pipettes, balances, and extractors.
• Stock Management: Maintain and monitor raw material stock levels, including consumables, intermediates, and equipment.
• Laboratory Support: Wash and autoclave equipment like pumps and glassware, and utilise computer software (SAP ERP, Microsoft Office, custom programs) to process information.
• Further duties and responsibilities as required and within the ability of the post holder.

Education: High School Diploma, Secondary Education, Advanced Certificate, or equivalent.

Experience:

• Required: Minimum of 1 year of work experience in a manufacturing, operations, production, lab setting or related field
• Preferred: Experience in a cGMP environment

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Teamwork and Initiative: Collaboration and communication skills; able to organise and prioritise tasks independently.
• Attention to Detail and Dexterity: Meticulous attention to detail in following procedures and keeping manual records and the ability to perform tasks with dexterity.
• Capable of following written procedures and H&S guidelines

What We Offer

• Competitive Annual Pay Rate
• Performance Related Bonus where eligible*
• Annual merit performance-based increase*

Excellent Benefits

• Flexible Benefits plan
• Life Assurance, funding towards health care benefits, income protection and an Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Scheme
• Employee Referral Bonus*
• Career Advancement Opportunities

Depending on eligibility*