Quality Technician

By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide.

Pay range: £22,100 - 35,400
Placement within the salary range will depend on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and internal equity considerations.

Job Summary

Bio-Techne is a world-leading developer and manufacturer of high-quality biological reagents. We are seeking a Quality Control Technician to join our RUO Manufacturing QC team in Bristol.

The successful candidate will form a key part of the QC Team, receiving samples for testing, conducting some routine testing activities and supporting other QC members to progress products through to quality release. The QC technician would be expected to follow procedures to conduct tasks to support the efficient functioning of the QC laboratory.

Key Responsibilities

• Adhere to all documented procedures relating to the work carried out

• Use predetermined specification proposals to create specification documents

• Receive and book in samples into the QC laboratory, send samples for external testing, and process returned results

• Abide to company’s safe working practices by following appropriate documentation and COSHH regulations and maintaining a high level of tidiness

• Carry out calibration of QC laboratory equipment as required

• Prepare and maintain stocks of reagents, solvents, chemicals and consumables as required

• Support QC testing by obtaining data for simple analysis such as NMR, MS, Solubility, Optical Rotation, and other tests as appropriate

• Interpret and report results for simple analysis such as Appearance, Microanalysis, Optical Rotation and external microbiological testing and other tests as appropriate

Required Qualifications

• A Level in Chemistry or other relevant Science qualification

• Strong communication and listening skills and an ability to build relationships with peers within the department

• Accurate, thorough, and attentive to detail when handling tasks

• IT skills and competency with Microsoft software packages

• Safe and responsible working manner in laboratory areas

• Be a champion of our EPIC values: Empowerment, Passion, Innovation, Collaboration.

Bio-Techne is committed to product quality, customer satisfaction, continuous improvement, minimising environmental impacts and conserving natural resources. Environmental and quality management is an integral core value and a vital part of the Bio-Techne culture.

Why Join Bio-Techne:

• We offer competitive wages along with extensive benefits for employees and their families.

• We invest in our employees’ financial futures through retirement programs and an employee stock purchase plan.

• We help our employees develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, internship programs, and more.

• We offer an international and diverse working environment, enriched by employee resource groups; volunteer and charity events; and employee events that build a culture of caring and belonging. 

• We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.

Bio-Techne is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

To protect the interests of all, Bio-Techne will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than a candidate application. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Bio-Techne will be considered Bio-Techne property.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, participate in an interview, or take part in any other stage of the recruitment process, please contact [email protected] for assistance.