Level 3 Core Facility Technician (Biomedical Sciences Stores)

The role

We are looking for a proactive, enthusiastic team player to join the Faculty of Life Sciences as a Stores Technician. You will be joining a team of Technicians who help support the ongoing research and teaching activities across the Biomedical Sciences Building. This is a critical customer facing role, who will deal with students, staff, and couriers daily, you may also be asked to work across the wider building technical teams areas.

What will you be doing?

You will be principally working as part of a small team of technicians, who ensure the smooth and efficient running of the Biomedical store’s facility, you will also deputise for the store’s manager in his absence and assist in all the store areas when necessary. This role’s main duties will be processing the internal stores orders, stock control, accepting deliveries and organising the shipping of courier parcels. The daily operations can be varied so a positive and problem-solving attitude is required to maintain the variety of stores functions necessary e.g. building delivery point, consumable and chemical store, receiving and sending couriers parcels etc. This is a critical building core facility, which supports a wide range of research / international collaborations into many medical areas.   

You should apply if

The successful applicant must be a good communicator, have excellent IT skills, be self-motivated, who can multitask and develop relationships quickly. This role would ideally suit someone with some science background, with experience of sending international courier parcels and working in a store’s / customer facing environment. A keen eye for detail, organisational skills and some safety experience would be very beneficial, due to the nature of the products and legislative procedures needed in the building.

Additional information

Contract type: Open ended 

Shift pattern: 35 hours per week

This advert will close at 23:59 GMT on 16/10/2023

For any informal enquiries please contact Roger Barker: R.J.Barker@bristol.ac.uk

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