Lab Analyst; FMCG​/Pharma)

Liverpool

Temporary ongoing role

£14.87 per hour

37.5 hours per week

7am to 3pm

Search recruitment are currently recruiting a microbiologist based on site in Liverpool. This role is working in the Quality Services team, working in a QC laboratory that supports a medical nutrition manufacturing environment and interacts closely with production, supply chain, engineers and external laboratories. This is a temporary ongoing position but could become permanent for the right person.

• Maintaining RFT and OTIF performance within your lab area.
• Developing your technical capability through structured training and competency assessments.
• Supporting improvements to lab systems, processes and methods.
• Contributing to the implementation of new methodologies that enable testing of additional products in house.

• Perform routine microbiological and analytical testing in line with SOPs, GMP and GLP, and complete required training and competency assessments.
• Maintain day‑to‑day laboratory standards and rotas, oversee assigned equipment and methods, and manage consumable ordering and receipt.
• Check and verify data to ensure accurate reporting, and initiate and support Out of Specification procedures when needed.
• Implement assigned corrective actions and contribute to lab process improvement projects aligned with quality KPIs.
• Assist in the introduction and validation of new methods and equipment, and update SOPs and documentation when processes change.
• Follow Health and Safety standards at all times while supporting the wider quality ambition across the manufacturing site.

• BSc in Microbiology, Chemistry or a science‑based discipline.
• Fluent English, spoken and written.
• Relevant academic background and/or experience in a pharma or FMCG environment.
• Familiarity with physical processing of food ingredients, particularly dry powders.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities in a pressurised, highly measured setting.
• Strong analytical, technical and problem‑solving skills, with confident communication and presentation skills.
• Collaborative, adaptable approach with willingness to share ideas and work across functions and external partners.
• Nice to have: experience of LIMS systems.

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.