Junior Laboratory Assistant
NSF
Date: 1 day ago
City: Blackwood, Wales
Contract type: Full time
Job Description
Join the UK’s Leading Independent Water Testing Lab – and Help Shape the Future of Safe Water!
Are you curious about how everyday materials interact with the water we drink? At NSF’s Oakdale office in South Wales, you’ll be part of the UK’s largest independent water fittings and materials testing laboratory, with over 75 years of expertise in water safety and quality.
We’re looking for a Junior Laboratory Assistant to join our Materials Testing team - where you’ll help test materials that come into contact with drinking water, ensuring they meet national and international safety standards.
Responsibilities
Including, but not limited to:
With a legacy spanning more than 80 years, NSF leverages science and innovation to improve human and planet health. We provide science-driven, independent testing, inspection, certification, and advisory services and develop the very standards that drive the food, water, and life sciences industries worldwide. We empower our clients to navigate shifting regulations to improve consumer health, safety, and quality of life.
One of our core values is We Are One NSF. This means that while we’re one team, we embrace the cultural, ethnic, language, and demographic diversity that reflects the societies in which we live and work.
Come join a team that makes a difference in the world. More information about NSF can be found at nsf.org.
NSF is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or disability.
Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Please note that NSF is not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies/search firms for this role. Resumes submitted to an NSF employee by a third-party agency without a valid written & signed search agreement between NSF and said third-party agency will become the sole property of NSF. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.
About The Team
NSF's global network of state-of-the-art laboratories is the "backbone" of NSF's comprehensive testing and certification services. Staffed by engineers, chemists, microbiologists and toxicologists, we offer world-class technical expertise across the food, water and life sciences industries.
Join the UK’s Leading Independent Water Testing Lab – and Help Shape the Future of Safe Water!
Are you curious about how everyday materials interact with the water we drink? At NSF’s Oakdale office in South Wales, you’ll be part of the UK’s largest independent water fittings and materials testing laboratory, with over 75 years of expertise in water safety and quality.
We’re looking for a Junior Laboratory Assistant to join our Materials Testing team - where you’ll help test materials that come into contact with drinking water, ensuring they meet national and international safety standards.
Responsibilities
Including, but not limited to:
- Performing tests on materials that are intended to come into contact with drinking water
- Preparing and conducting odour and flavour assessments for expert panellists
- Running analytical tests on water samples, including colour, turbidity, and metal content (using ICP-MS)
- Supporting basic microbiological testing, including cell-line maintenance
- Accurately recording and entering data, and maintaining lab records
- Communicating with customers, suppliers, and subcontractors
- Helping with general lab upkeep, including washing glassware
- Enthusiastic, conscientious, and detail-oriented individual
- Someone who can work independently and take initiative
- A background in science (further or higher education preferred) and ideally some lab experience - but don’t worry, full training will be provided
With a legacy spanning more than 80 years, NSF leverages science and innovation to improve human and planet health. We provide science-driven, independent testing, inspection, certification, and advisory services and develop the very standards that drive the food, water, and life sciences industries worldwide. We empower our clients to navigate shifting regulations to improve consumer health, safety, and quality of life.
One of our core values is We Are One NSF. This means that while we’re one team, we embrace the cultural, ethnic, language, and demographic diversity that reflects the societies in which we live and work.
Come join a team that makes a difference in the world. More information about NSF can be found at nsf.org.
NSF is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or disability.
Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Please note that NSF is not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies/search firms for this role. Resumes submitted to an NSF employee by a third-party agency without a valid written & signed search agreement between NSF and said third-party agency will become the sole property of NSF. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.
About The Team
NSF's global network of state-of-the-art laboratories is the "backbone" of NSF's comprehensive testing and certification services. Staffed by engineers, chemists, microbiologists and toxicologists, we offer world-class technical expertise across the food, water and life sciences industries.
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