Launch your career in Food Safety with a leading beverage manufacturer!
Competitive Salary + Benefits!
Job overview:
As a key member of the site Food Safety team, you will perform and monitor food safety-related microbiological tests, ensuring compliance with company and legal requirements. You will identify trends and opportunities for improvement and recommend preventative and corrective actions.
Job Title: Microbiologist
Job Type: Contract - 3 to 6 months (Full-Time)
*Potential to becoming permanent*
Pay Rate: 26.27/hour
Location: East Kilbride (G74 5DJ)
Shift Pattern: 6am-2pm and 2pm-10pm (Mon-Thurs), 6am-1pm and 1pm-8pm (Fri)
Working Hours: 39 hours/week
Skills & Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Microbiology
- Experience in practical microbiological testing on food products
- Excellent communication skills
- Methodical and organized approach
- Good understanding of statistical process control and problem-solving
Your responsibilities will include:
- Work with operational teams to improve quality performance and compliance.
- Conduct micro testing on products, cleaning effectiveness, and air quality.
- Review Food Safety performance, identify gaps, and recommend corrective actions.
- Support the launch of new products through microbiological checks.
- Conduct microbiological analysis for complaint investigations.
- Co-ordinate and support site validation activities.
- Provide microbiological reports and monitor performance.
- Review testing data to identify adverse trends.
- Manage and maintain microbiology testing equipment and facilities.
- Improve laboratory efficiency through new technologies.
- Provide basic microbiological training to other roles.
- Perform internal audits, GMP, hygiene audits, and compliance checks.
- Develop the microbiology lab to aid internal speciation.
- Support the Production Quality Assurance lab (training provided)
Benefits:
- Potential permanent spot based on the requirement
- Weekly Pay
- Free car parking
- Free drinks vending
- Paid accrued holidays
- Access to benefits scheme which includes 100's of high street discounts and much more
- Fantastic career opportunities
If this job sounds right for you and you have a thirst for more, please apply now!