Job description
Location: Plantation, USA
AB Vista Lab Services, operating from laboratories in Ystrad Mynach, Wales and Plantation, USA is the global customer service laboratory for AB Vista, a division of AB Agri Ltd.
The main role of a laboratory analyst is to ensure requested laboratory analyses (e.g. ELISA, NIR, other biochemistry), collecting and logging samples into the laboratory management system, some office/clerical work, media/reagent preparation.
What you'll be doing:
- Analysis of customer samples, especially feed samples for phytase, xylanase and cellulase activity by a variety of wet chemistry and ELISA methods.
- Preparation of buffers, solutions and reagents including use of equipment such as pH meters, fume cabinets, centrifuges
- Sample preparation: Preparation and weighing out of various sample types for analysis, occasionally milling of customer feed samples using laboratory mills and other grinders.
- Data collection and input, e.g. taking pH readings or spectrophotometer readings (UV-VIS and NIR instruments).
- Inputting data into and issuing reports from the LIMS system
- Conduct performance evaluations of assigned personnel.
- Lead regular, assigned meetings with assigned personnel.
- Responsible for the development of assigned personnel.
What you'll bring:
- Experience with PCR
- Experience working in an ISO 17025 environment
- Experience working with a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
- Management experience
- Qualified to a minimum Bachelor’s Degree, or equivalent experience.
- Analytical or technical experience in a relevant scientific laboratory environment, to include handling and using a range of chemical agents, manual handling techniques and preparing solutions and buffers
- Possess excellent communication skills: verbal, written and listening
- Experience of using laboratory equipment
We’re looking for trail-blazers, non-conformists, innovators.
When you join us, you'll do meaningful work and be rewarded fairly for it. From annual salary reviews and incentive bonus, company car/allowance, ongoing career development and enhanced family, financial and wellbeing benefits – these are just some of the ways we reward you - from day one.
About us
We’re AB Vista an animal nutrition technology company offering pioneering products and technical services to the global animal feed industry. We’re part of the AB Agri community of leading animal nutrition products and services businesses.
We’re part of AB Agri, the agricultural division of Associated British Foods (ABF plc) and we’re passionate about feeding the world responsibly and affordably by making quality animal feed, creating nutrition and technology-based products, and offering data services for the agri-food industry. What sets us apart is how we delight our customers - and that’s because of great people like you. People with different life experiences who share common values. Together we’re building a fair, innovative and inclusive culture.
As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to ensuring our application and recruitment processes work for everyone so if you need any additional support (like alternative formats for your application, bringing a support dog to the offices, a sign language interpreter - or anything else) just let us know.
Application Notes
We hope you feel that AB Agri is somewhere you can thrive and so we’d love to hear from you. We get a lot of applications for our roles and sometimes need to close the process early so register your details and upload your CV via our careers website as soon as you can – it will only take a few minutes.
When you do, we’ll ask you some equal opportunities questions just to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive – or show us areas we can improve. This information is anonymised, separate from your application and is never seen by the hiring panel. You can choose not to answer these questions and this won’t affect your application.
Apply today or contact our recruitment team for more information.
Agencies and media sales
AB Agri group politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We don’t accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them
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