Lab Assistant/ Administrator - Animal feed manufacturer

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Lab assistant / Administrator job opportunity for a growing animal feed manufacturer based in the East Yorkshire area.

Company: Leading producer of animal feeds which has seen rapid growth in the last few years, now looking to establish itself as a leader in quality within this sector.

Hours of work: Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm.

Why join? 

• Stable and growing business.
• Opportunity to learn new skills.
• Variety of work across the office and laboratory.

Location:  East Yorkshire

Duration: Permanent

Salary: Up to £28k dependent on skills and experience.

Job role: 

Your time will be split 50:50 across the Office and laboratory functions, providing admin support and customer service along with laboratory sample preparation and general housekeeping.

You  will be involved in:

• Entering customer orders onto the database and generating batch numbers.
• Creating and printing order labels.
• Answering customer queries over the phone or via email.
• Checking incoming and outgoing lorries for weight using the weighbridge.
• Sample preparation (including meat products) in the laboratory.
• General housekeeping of the Laboratory.  
• Longer term -  the opportunity to test lab samples.

What do you need to be considered?

You will need:

• Previous customer service and administration experience.
• Experience working in a laboratory would be preferable (but not essential)
• Working knowledge of Microsoft, Word, Excel and Outlook. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Flexible approach to working across office and laboratory environments.