Lab Technician – Food Research

Food Research and Development Lab Technician

£28,000 - £32,000 DOE

Are you looking for a lab based role with an innovative, sustainability focused start‑up? Do you have a relevant degree and strong lab experience?

• Permanent, Full time. Based in York. £28-32k DOE.
• Support with lab based research and development activities.
• Extraction, purification and analysis of plant derived samples.
• Analytical testing including viscosity, moisture, spectrophotometry and HPLC, among others.
• Provide support around the lab as required and be adaptable to requirements.

• BSc or above in Chemistry, Biochemistry Plant/Food Science or a closely related scientific discipline.
• Strong basic Lab Skills, developed ideally from time in an industrial role (such as a placement). Experience gained from MRes would be considered.
• Experience with HPLC and other analytical instruments.
• Desirable: knowledge of microbiology and fermentation and experience specifically with plant based samples or carbohydrate analysis.

This is a great opportunity to join a start up at an exciting time. Excellent possibilities of growing and developing with the company as they expand.

For more information or to apply, please contact Louis Williams.