Bioprocess Operating Technician

Salary: £27000 - £32000 per annum

Work Type: Permanent

Location: Corsham, England

Industry: FMCG

Bioprocess Operating Technician

Salary: £27,000 - £32,000

Location: Corsham Science Park

Cellular Agriculture Ltd produces technology that aims to make cultivated meat a widely available, sustainable, ethical, affordable protein alternative.

We are passionate about food security with an enthusiasm for next-generation solutions, innovative technologies, sustainability, and the future of food and agriculture, and are looking for like-minded people to join our growing team.

The company integrates activities across a Research and Development Department responsible for innovating, an Engineering Department that delivers scaled iterations of bioreactors and bioprocess, and the Operations Department responsible for ensuring the company runs smoothly. These Departments work seamlessly together towards delivering technology that allows a sustainable alternative protein to diversify food stuffs for food security across the world.

We are committed to being an inclusive workplace. We strongly believe in the benefits a diverse team brings, and having and equitable culture in which all our people can thrive, with everyone being able to influence our day-to-day working for the better and encouraging growth.

What This Role Entails

• Setting up and running test rigs for bioreactors and downstream processing units under instruction from project managers and 'chipping in' where necessary across the company to accelerate the R&D and Engineering workplans.
• Being the source of knowledge and support for certain items of equipment.
• Working with other technicians with a range of expertise to maintain a professional, clean and safe working environment.
  
  

Objectives

• Support bioprocess development work by running upstream and downstream test systems.
• Maintain or modify equipment to improve quality and productivity.
• Run and maintain the bioprocessing lab to a high standard.
  
  

Experience

Selection criteria:

• At least one year working in biotechnology or food & beverage R&D or manufacturing.
  
  

Delivering For An Organisation

• Experience of responsibility for managing the day-to-day running of several items of equipment or entire labs
  
  

Team working

• Demonstrable ability to work with a diverse range of people, working towards a common goal in a multi-disciplinary environment.
  
  

Ability to 'get to the bottom of' what a colleague really needs to solve their problems.

Expertise

• Essential: setting up and operating bioreactors, downstream processing units or whole bioprocess/process.
  
  

Preferable: mammalian cell culture and analysis.

The Benefits

In addition to working in a world class facility based in the Bath region with a supporting and inclusive team, you will receive a highly competitive base salary, share options in a growing biotech enterprise, competitive holiday allowance and a fantastic benefits package including pension, Bupa medical cover and life assurance. You will have access to world-class training, development, and networking with organisations across cellular agriculture, and food systems.

Closing date: Monday 23rd September

On site interviews to be held on Wednesday 2nd October