Facilities Support Assistant

Glasgow - Maryhill
£27,500
Permanent Full-time On-site
Monday to Friday 9-5pm

We`re recruiting a Facilities Support Assistant to join a busy laboratory environment in Glasgow.

This is a hands-on support role, working across the laboratories to make sure scientists have the equipment, stock and day-to-day facilities support they need to carry out their work.

You`ll be responsible for everything from checking stock levels and ordering consumables through to cleaning and maintaining equipment, monitoring fridge and freezer temperatures and managing laboratory waste.

We`re looking for someone practical, organised and reliable who is comfortable working in a hands-on environment and takes Health & Safety seriously and a candidate with some working, transferrable experience.

The role:

Working closely with the wider Facilities and Operations team, your responsibilities will include:

- Checking stock levels and ordering chemicals, solvents, consumables and other laboratory supplies
- Receiving and managing deliveries across the site
- Cleaning, maintaining and carrying out basic checks on scientific equipment
- Identifying equipment issues and ensuring these are highlighted appropriately
- Monitoring refrigerator and freezer temperatures and maintaining accurate records
- Managing clinical waste, solvent waste and recycling streams
- Maintaining and restocking safety equipment including eyewash stations, safety showers and spill kits
- Replacing and restocking gas cylinders in line with safety procedures
- Supporting COSHH and wider Health & Safety requirements
- Keeping PAT testing and other facilities records up to date
- Helping ensure the laboratories remain clean, organised, safe and ready for use

What we`re looking for

Previous experience in a laboratory would be useful, but it isn`t essential. We`re open to people from other hands-on support environments, including facilities, warehouse, operations, education or hospitality, where you`ve been responsible for things such as stock, equipment, Health & Safety or keeping a busy working environment organised.

More importantly, you`ll need to be:

- Reliable and comfortable with a practical, hands-on role
- Organised with good attention to detail
- Confident managing stock and keeping accurate records
- Comfortable following Health & Safety procedures
- Able to prioritise different tasks in a busy environment
- Confident using basic IT systems including Outlook, Word and Excel
- A good communicator who is happy working closely with different teams

This could suit someone already working in facilities or operational support who would like to move into a scientific environment. Full training will be provided, with the opportunity to develop your experience within the Facilities team and potentially progress into a Senior Facilities Technician position.

Please apply today with your CV.

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