Facilities and Equipment Coordinator

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Facilities and Equipment Coordinator to join our team at the Clinical Biomanufacturing Facility at the Pandemic Science Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine.

The Clinical BioManufacturing Facility (CBF) at the University of Oxford produces high-quality Investigational Medicinal Products (IMPs) according to the requirements of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) to support early-phase clinical trials in the UK and worldwide. We manufactured the first doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 for the UK trials and vaccines for Malaria, TB, Zika, Rabies, Plague, Ebola and other diseases that have a global impact.

You will be responsible for supporting the day-to day operations of the Clinical BioManufacturing Facility (CBF). You will provide support the Building and Facilities Manager in ensuring a continuous supply of facility consumables is available at all times, e.g. liquid nitrogen, dry ice, purified water, consumables and compressed gasses. You will ensure that equipment maintenance, calibration and repair work is booked and completed on time and properly documented with minimal interference to operations and you will be responsible for all waste disposal, including autoclaving, decontamination of equipment, hazardous and WEEE waste, following University waste removal and disposal procedures. You will be a point of contact of Oxford University Estates Services (OUES) engineers, contractors and ensure that building and equipment faults are responded in a timely manner.

It is essential that you have A-Levels (Grade A-C) including one science or an equivalent level of knowledge and relevant experience. You will have demonstrable experience of supervising contractors on site, prioritising tasks, managing and planning own work schedules. You will have excellent communication skills and ability to write and understand complex scientific and technical documents.

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online and you will be required to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your online application. Your supporting statement must explain how you meet each of the selection criteria for the post using examples of your skills and experience.

This position is offered full time on fixed term contract for two years, with possibility of extension, and is funded by the Department.

Only applications received before 12 midday on 2 April 2024  will be considered. Please quote 169480 on all correspondence.

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