Summer Internship (May- Sept 2024)

£22,606

Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire

Analytical Services

We offer commercial analytical lab chemistry testing for food and drink, including: nutritional and health, microscopy, biochemistry, allergens, chromatography, packaging, cereals and ingredients, and wines and spirits

Sample Handling Team

Are you a University Science Student looking to gain work experience over the summer in a science environment?

If you're looking to widen your knowledge, this could be a great opportunity for you!!

Our Sample Handling Team ensure that samples are received, checked in, processed and passed onto our scientists to perform testing/ analysis.

Position

Sample reception-receiving deliveries and unpacking samples, shipping of parcels/post. Liaising with couriers.
Logging samples into LIMS (lab software) and storage.
Other duties as agreed, depending on experience (lab based or administrative).
Assisting the Sample Administrator in maintaining an efficient workflow through the laboratory.
Supporting sample preparation- mixing and blending samples. Preparing food & drink samples for chemistry testing.

Requirements

Experience of physical task- experience in hospitality, retail etc.
Can do attitude.
Computer literate.
Good written and verbal communication skills.
Practically minded and able to work in a team.
Good organisational skills in managing own workload.
Ability to adapt and change between different tasks/activities as time permits.

Additional information:

Must be able to get to our rural location each day- drive or lifts as no public transport.

Working hours- Monday-Friday 8.45am-5.15pm (4.30pm finish on Fridays).

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