Glass Wash and Autoclave Technician - Maternity Cover

Are you looking to start your career in laboratory maintenance and management?

We are seeking to appoint a Glass Wash and Autoclave Technician for a 12-month maternity cover post, to support the work of the Laboratory Manager and Officer, to help maintain services required to ensure the effective and smooth running of the NDM Research Building, on Old Road Campus in Headington. You will be responsible for the day to day operation of the building’s autoclave and glass wash facility.

Key responsibilities for this role will include operating the central glass wash and autoclave facility, including collection, washing and autoclaving of glass ware, collection of biologically hazardous waste from all lab areas and oversight of appropriate waste disposal from lab areas and glass wash room, incl. ‘made safe’ autoclave waste and clinical waste. You will be responsible for the weekly cleaning of communal lab spaces (autoclave room, Liquid Nitrogen room, and -80 freezer room) and for checking the CL3 for stocks of surgical gowns, gloves, hand towels and soap and restock as required.

It is essential that you are educated to GCSE level or equivalent, with a high level of self-motivation and eagerness to learn. You will be an excellent communicator, both individually and as part of a team and you will have excellent organisational and time management skills and the ability to manage stock. It is essential you are able to report issues in a timely fashion and use your initiative to problem solve and troubleshoot. A basic knowledge and understanding relevant Health and Safety Regulations would be highly desirable.

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online and you will be required to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your online application. Your supporting statement must explain how you meet each of the selection criteria for the post using examples of your skills and experience.

This position is offered as part-time (28 hours / 76.71% FTE) on a maternity leave cover for 12 months.

This position can be offered as a secondment opportunity to internal candidates.

Only applications received before 12 midday on 13 February 2025 will be considered. Please quote 177959 on all correspondence.

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