Weekend Subculture Technician

at  Microsearch Laboratories

We are looking for someone to join our Subculture Department as a part time Technician.
Microsearch Laboratories is a UKAS accredited Laboratory that has been providing analytical services to the food industry for over 30 years. We are a fast-growing company comprising of five separate laboratories based across two buildings.
We are looking for someone to join our team as a Subculture Technician.
The main purpose of the Subculture Technician is to co-ordinate with the Analytical Laboratory, Diagnostics Laboratory and the Molecular Laboratory to subculture Pathogens in the isolation room adhering to strict aseptic technique.

Duties will include:

• The subculture of Pathogen pre-enrichment broths.
• Liaising with Analytical Laboratory staff to incubate the Pathogen pre-enrichment broths.
• Maintain and co-ordinate all paperwork connected to the subculture of Pathogens.
• Keeping the isolation rooms clean and tidy.
• Keeping the waste room clean and tidy.
• Autoclaving and sluicing of waste. Cleaning and maintaining autoclaves and disposing of autoclaved waste. Ensuring health and safety matters are dealt with cautiously.
• Subculture of trials, Internal and External Quality checks.
• Dispose of Hazardous waste.

The suitable candidate will be reliable and responsible with an excellent work ethic and attention to detail.

• The subculture of Pathogen pre-enrichment broths.
• Liaising with Analytical Laboratory staff to incubate the Pathogen pre-enrichment broths.
• Maintain and co-ordinate all paperwork connected to the subculture of Pathogens.
• Keeping the isolation rooms clean and tidy.
• Keeping the waste room clean and tidy.
• Autoclaving and sluicing of waste. Cleaning and maintaining autoclaves and disposing of autoclaved waste. Ensuring health and safety matters are dealt with cautiously.
• Subculture of trials, Internal and External Quality checks.
• Dispose of Hazardous waste