Senior Laboratory Technician

LGC Hoddesdon supports the LGC Diagnostic and Genomics business by providing reagent manufacturing. The reagents can be used either in-house for the benefit of customers submitting samples for Lab Genotyping Services, or on customer sites conducting Single Nucleotide Polymorphism analysis. This role has to observe site Health, Safety, and Environmental standards and policies, whilst always working within the established Quality Management System at Hoddesdon. The job entails the following day-to-day tasks, all in-line with the established and approved productions methods:

• Production and Quality Control of a large variety of buffers including purification and storage buffers, and DNA extraction reagents for internal and external customers.
• DNA polymerase (Taq) production and Quality Control.
• DNA polymerase (Taq) formulated ready-for-use.
• Aliquoting/labelling of ready-to-use solutions.
• Accurate maintenance of production records
• Process improvement aligned to site goals and targets
• Stock checking
• Using appropriate equipment, including manual handling equipment.
  
  Critical success factors are working to LGC's environmental, health & safety standards, working top and exemplifying LGC Values. Equally critical are the ability to follow written standard operating procedures to produce reagents to meet our delivery schedule on time, and to cost and quality standards whilst remaining within our Quality Management System. Finally, attention to detail