Salary up to £29k
Based in Lytham - onsite
Role Overview:
This is a unique opportunity for an analyst to work within the nutritional and pharmaceutical sector in a GMP laboratory-based role. The main focus will be to provide basic analytical services to our customers through Quality Control testing and non-routine analysis. You'll also aid the Laboratory Manager in organizing and filing laboratory records and documents.
What You'll Be Doing:
* Analytical Testing: Perform QC analysis of raw materials (dry and wet) and finished products using methodologies such as USP, Ph Eur, or AOAC.
* Quality Assurance: Ensure the accuracy and validity of tests and assist in investigating quality issues.
* Record Keeping: Maintain laboratory notebooks, calibration records, and filing systems. Assist in creating and updating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
* Project Assistance: Support new projects involving methodology, equipment setup, calibration, and validation. Create lab trial batches for new formulations.
* Continuous Improvement: Work with a mindset focused on improving departmental activities and efficiency.
About You:
* Qualifications: Degree or associated qualification in a chemistry-based subject, or an HNC with two years' work experience.
* Experience: Previous experience with HPLC, GC, AAS or ICP, Karl Fischer, UV-Vis spectrometry, FTIR, and wet chemistry techniques.
* Attributes: Honest and acts with integrity, demonstrates high standards of personal conduct, values and respects colleagues, and takes personal responsibility for the quality of service delivered.
* Skills and Knowledge (Desired): Motivated and detail-oriented with strong communication, computational, and organizational skills. Practical experience with methodologies for analysing food supplements/feedstuffs and animal care products (e.g., USP, Ph Eur, AOAC). Understanding of GMP Pharmaceutical laboratory testing requirements, the nutraceutical and food supplement industry, and UK/EU regulation of feed supplements and labelling. Familiarity with natural products and ingredients such as Curcumin and Cranberry.
About Us
The Tangerine Group is a privately held company based in Lytham. The group companies operate within multiple industries across Veterinary Nutraceuticals, Farming, Hospitality, Property, Football and Leisure.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a very dynamic and ever-growing company.