Blargoans Ltd have a 12-month contract opportunity for a Senior Analyst/Senior Shift Analyst to work within our client’s facility in Caithness.
CSS provide analytical support to site delivering a wide range of statutory analysis and analysis to support waste characterisation and decommissioning. Trainees at analyst level will be considered. The job holder will carry out day-to-day analytical operations within the laboratories.
Main Responsibilities
1. Undertake and deliver sample preparation, routine analysis and reporting to the lab or team leader, including testing and internal calibrations, ensuring that CSS reporting deadlines are met.
2. Maintain a daily log and report progress and/or problems to laboratory leader/shift chemist.
3. Assist the laboratory leader/shift chemist in ensuring operational delays are minimised by identifying constraints leading to unplanned downtime.
4. Report possible non-compliances to the laboratory leader/shift chemist and propose and deliver corrective actions to close out non-compliances.
5. Undertake safety checks, report, and take appropriate action.
6. Maintain analytical proficiencies in one laboratory area.
7. Maintain analytical proficiencies in additional laboratory areas, where CSS workload and flexibility requires this.
8. Prepare technical documents for review.
The job holder may:
1. Be required to undertake shift work on a rota basis.
2. Perform method development, validation and uncertainty estimation.
3. Perform the responsibilities of management appointments relevant to post.
4. Perform additional management activities as required.
5. Undertake audits on UKAS aspects of the quality management system.
Aptitudes and Experience
1. Demonstrable experience in lab areas.
2. Good interpersonal and communication skills.
3. Good general safety awareness.
4. Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
5. Ability to work under pressure and to time deadlines whilst maintaining quality of output.
6. STEM qualifications at least to higher grade or equivalent.
7. Interested in lab work (manual dexterity attention to detail).
Terms and Conditions
Basic Annual Income – £37,147 to £58,109 overtime rates apply as standard.
37.9 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Every third Friday being a non-working day.
Annual Holiday Entitlement: 25 days annual leave, 8 public holidays, 2.5 privilege holidays.
12 Month Contract.
Security Clearance – Vacancy requires candidate to undergo security clearance checks.
Trainees at analyst level will be considered with a salary range of £25,963 to £35,864 depending on experience.
Closing date for CV applications will be on Monday 3rd February 2025.
Blargoans Limited operates as a locally based employment business for temporary/contract recruitment and an employment agency for permanent recruitment for technical and professional roles to the Engineering, Office & Commercial Industries.
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