Job Description
Position Summary: As a Production Scientist focusing on the Agar Scientific range of products, you will be responsible for the day-to-day manufacture of a wide range of items related to the fields of microscopy, electron microscopy and cryo-electron microscopy. These may include microscopy grids, coated surfaces, chemicals and calibration standards, resins, stains and dyes, filaments, apertures and support films. Your main goals will be to ensure a high standard of quality, efficiency, reproducibility and productivity across the manufacturing process.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the following satisfactorily (other duties may be assigned). Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
· Perform manufacturing of all Agar Scientific items within a laboratory environment.
· Be part of a multi-functional team able to produce products across all forms of microscopy.
· Document all production processes and perform all manufacturing information management.
· Quality control of all manufactured products. Monitor and check results and product output continually.
· Trouble shoot manufacturing and production issues and implement corrective actions.
· Develop and validate new production methods to enhance product quality and yield.
· Plan and resource for several weeks in advance to ensure continuous product supply to Customers.
· Training and support of other team members and provide support across the business.
· Prepare and review Standard Operating Procedures to ensure work is performed to a defined standard.
· Prepare risk and health and safety assessments for all laboratory activities.
· Contribute towards general laboratory upkeep, routine equipment maintenance and resource monitoring.
· Perform other laboratory and related duties at the request of the Lead Production Scientist.
Competencies : To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
Achievement Focus : Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles. Measures self against standard of excellence. Recognizes and acts on opportunities. Sets and achieves challenging goals. Takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.
Adaptability : Accepts criticism and feedback. Adapts to changes in the work environment. Changes approach or method to best fit the situation. Manages competing demands.
Initiative: Asks for help when needed. Looks for and takes advantage of opportunities. Seeks increased responsibilities. Takes independent actions and calculated risks. Undertakes self-development activities. Volunteers readily.
Safety & Security: Determines appropriate action beyond guidelines. Observes safety and security procedures. Reports potentially unsafe conditions. Uses equipment and materials properly.
Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education/Experience: Bachelor's degree in Chemistry is preferred, or a degree in a science related field is suitable.
Language Ability: Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Write routine reports and correspondence. Speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
Mathematical Ability: Calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference and volume. Apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Reasoning Ability : Define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of basic computer packages (Word, Excel etc). Experience with Warehouse Management Software or ERP systems is a distinct advantage.
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Laboratories are potentially hazardous and sites for which working in requires the utmost attention to detail and maintenance of workplace best practices.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Laboratory activities, including movement of goods up to 10kg.
The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.
Job type: full time, permanent
Working days: Monday to Friday, 40 hours.
Location: Onsite, Rotherham.