QC Micro Technician

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose.
Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

​Research & Development​

In R&D, we're full of highly skilled talents that include Scientists, Engineers, Medical, Clinical and Regulatory professionals - all working to create a cleaner, healthier world. With nine Centres of Excellence, we continually seek out new opportunities by using science, our entrepreneurial flare and our fearless innovation to develop and enhance our existing portfolio, never compromising on quality or performance. 

We do the right thing, always, by ensuring we act with responsibility and integrity, by complying with regulatory legislation across the globe, whilst ensuring our products are safe for our consumers and are to the highest quality.

The size of our organisation means you'll have the opportunity to learn and work in different functions within R&D, giving you exposure to different disciplines, teams and environments. You will also have access to our R&D Academy, designed to develop our team and allow you to grow in our great organisation.

About the role

Accountable and responsible for the day-to-day execution of Microbiological and Quality System / support related tasks relating to the QC area workload, as defined by the QC Microbiology Team Lead or QC Laboratory Manager. 

 

The QC Microbiology Technician is responsible for ensuring that they deliver their output effectively and efficiently in compliance with current Good Laboratory & Documentation Practices thereby providing continuous support to consumer quality and customer service performance within the RB business.

 

The QC Microbiology Technician is able to demonstrate clear and timely progress towards being able to effectively & efficiently perform routine day to day tasks under minimal supervision and understands their accountability for the quality of work delivered. 

 

The QC Microbiology Technician is able to demonstrate that they meet or exceed the criteria for the role as defined & documented by laboratory management.

 

The schedule is Thursday to Sunday, 10 hour dayshift

Your responsibilities

• The day-to-day prioritisation and organisation of individual workload to ensure that customer service and stakeholder needs are met.
• Perform Microbiology of air, compressed air, equipment, surface and purified water as needed.
• Develop, implement, and monitor the progress of their individual Personal development plan.
• To ensure that relevant data is checked, approved, recorded and available for inspection in accordance with Good Manufacturing & Good Laboratory Practices.
• To maintain high standards of laboratory / office housekeeping in his or her work areas.
• To understand and follow all necessary Health & Safety systems and ensure that all work is consistent with safe working practices.
• Ensure compliance with Training systems.
• To ensure cGMP compliant delivery of their activities.
• To understand & contribute to agreed metrics for the monitoring of performance & delivery.
• To support the continuous development of wider QC operations and continuous improvement programmes.
• To support the application and maintenance of laboratory quality systems.
• Apply & maintain the cGMP processes / documentation / systems that are relevant to their area, and / or as may be delegated by laboratory management.
• Identify and escalate focussed improvements to activities within their section where viable.
• Provide support to Regulatory Authority inspections as required.
• To ensure individual activities are aligned with those of the wider QC laboratory.
• To deliver assigned tasks as required to meet or exceed QC Key Performance Indicator targets
• To ensure that QC equipment and systems are maintained / calibrated / qualified to appropriate standards.
• To communicate non-conformances effectively and appropriately to ensure timely resolution with all relevant parties whilst maintaining the positive image of RB and QC.
• Perform OOS/OOT investigations as required.
• To take ownership and responsibility for the timely completion of assigned tasks.
• Ensuring audit readiness is maintained.
• To provide support for QC Line Management as appropriate.

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