Job Title: Laboratory Technician
Pay Rate: £19.96 per hour via an Umbrella Company
Location: Reading, RG6
Start date: 02/11/2026
Contract Duration: To 31/12/2026
Hours: 36 hours per week
Reference: K1223 & K1222
What You Will Bring:
- Desire to drive your future and accelerate your career.
- Experience working on teams and independently with the guidance of more senior team members.
- Scientific background, either through education or technical apprenticeship.
- Sensory testing tools and/or techniques.
- Time management and prioritization skills.
- Organizational skills.
- Effective verbal and written communication in English.
- Competency in using relevant software applications.
- Accountability, honesty, hardworking, flexibility, and adaptability.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
Responsibilities:
You efficiently administer samples for scientific analysis by creating records, assigning analytical tests, allocating samples for analysis, maintaining chain-of-custody for controlled samples, inputting results and liaising with clients. This role requires you to apply your organizational skills to meet tight deadlines.
How you will contribute:
- Under the guidance of senior team members, work independently and collaboratively to support the operation and goals of the laboratory.
- Provide high-quality customer service by ensuring effective organization of assigned workload, integrity of analytical data, and timely/accurate provision of results.
- Perform basic routine pharmacopoeial analysis using aseptic technique under supervision.
- Operate basic lab equipment as directed.
- Competently use generic and specific software packages required for the role, including the Laboratory’s LIMS system and Q-Pulse.
- Provide training in routine activities.
- Perform lab admin and housekeeping duties as directed.
- Conduct experiments, complete assigned projects, or offer functional services under supervision.
- Assess data for compliance and take corrective measures when necessary.
- Assist in interpreting data and writing technical reports.
- Act as a technological resource in your technical area.
- Efficiently administer samples for scientific analysis by creating records, assigning analytical tests, and allocating samples for analysis.
- Maintain chain-of-custody for controlled samples.
- Input results and liaise with clients.
- Demonstrate high-quality customer service by ensuring work is done on time, analytical data reliability, and accurate and timely provision of results.
- Assist with routine checks/calibrations and control documentation to ensure the supply of the most current versions to analysts.
Additional Information:
- Degree should ideally be chemistry based, but other scientific disciplines will be considered.
- Candidates ideally need to have some practical lab experience as well as general lab skills e.g. attention to detail, good written and verbal communication, flexible and adaptable, well organised, problem solving etc.
- This is initially a very short contract due to high volume of work but there is potential for the contract to be extended but this is dependent on the current high volume of work remaining at this level.
- Due to the short contract duration, candidates need to be available to start and for interview immediately.
- Candidates need to live within an easily commutable distance from site.
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Please note that our clients are unable to offer visa sponsorship. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
CS Technical Staffing Ltd acts as an Employment Business and an Employment Agency.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.