Histology Laboratory Technician

Role Description

Core Competencies: 

·       Work safely in the laboratory – following all relevant SOP’s, health and safety, risk assessments and COSHH documentation. 

·       Understand and follow all quality procedures to meet the required quality standards 

·       Understand and comply with any internal or external regulations relevant to the workplace 

·       Maintain excellent housekeeping, including laboratory maintenance procedures, cleaning, and decontamination 

·       Understand and perform management, control, and disposal of laboratory waste 

·       Always understand and adhere to Good Laboratory Practices 

·       Undertake any mandatory training as required by the business 

Duties and responsibilities:

• Be competent to work on rotation for dissection, embedding and microtomy

• Independently carry out special stains

• Operate tissue processors

• Maintain tidiness and cleanliness in own working area

• Participate in the reception, preparation, and documentation of specimens in accordance with laboratory policies and protocols.

• Participate in the entry of data to laboratory computer systems.

• Prepare staining solutions and reagents and assist in the maintenance of adequate stocks of reagents and consumables.

• Ensure the efficient and safe use of consumables and equipment within the working area.

• Be responsible for the day-to-day maintenance and cleanliness of the equipment with which they are working.

• Assist in developing/ improving procedures, H&S, QA and ESG initiatives

• Participate in record keeping processes, including maintenance records, electronic and paper based.

• Participate in internal quality control procedures.

• Participate in risk management of the department including error reporting and corrective actions

• Lead slide quality control and matching

Other:

• Effective team worker

• Good organizational skills to enable the post-holder to complete tasks in an efficient and effective manner

• Knowledge of company and lab policies

• Knowledge of laboratory IT systems

• Communicate and role model the values and behaviour of Zoetis

·       Communicate efficiently, courteously and with clarity at all times, whether face to face, telephone or electronic methods referring enquiries to senior staff where appropriate. 

• Undertake any other reasonable duty, when requested to do so by an appropriate manager.

• Demonstrate on going competency against training plans and participate positively in activities.

• Complete all statutory, mandatory, and essential training within timeframes specified.

Safety:

• Observe safety regulations and attend mandatory fire, manual handling and other courses as required.

• Report all incidents and adverse events to managers and assist in the investigations of any incidents.

• Participate in risk assessment monitoring.

• Ensure that the equipment within area of work is maintained and operated as per SOP’s.

Any unsolicited resumes sent to Zoetis from a third party, such as an Agency recruiter, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Zoetis mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Zoetis employees, or to Zoetis resume database will be considered Zoetis property. Zoetis will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.

Zoetis will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. This includes any Agency that is an approved/engaged vendor but does not have the appropriate approvals to be engaged on a search.

Notice: Zoetis Recruiters will contact candidates via email from an address ending in @zoetis.com and may also initially connect with candidates through LinkedIn, including LinkedIn InMail. Zoetis does not use Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, or other web-based/generic email domains to communicate about job opportunities, interviews, or offers of employment. If you receive a recruitment-related email message claiming to be from Zoetis that does not come from @zoetis.com, please treat it as suspicious. For your security, do not reply, click links, open attachments, share personal or financial information, or send money in response to unexpected or questionable recruitment communications.