5 Lab Technician jobs in Ireland

Job description: Position: Laboratory Technician Location: McQuillan Environmental, Antrim Responsible to: Technical Manager Contract type: Full-time, permanent Salary:Competitive/Negotiable DOE Working hours:Monday-Thursday: 8am- 5pm and Friday 8am-4pm Why work for McQuillan Companies? McQuillan Companies, a family-run business in Northern Ireland, offers a diverse range of services including roadworks, civil engineering, demolition, quarrying, waste management, outdoor cleaning, and analytical chemistry. If you're seeking a career in a growing company with a dynamic environment and great benefits, McQuillan Companies is for you. We value all perspectives and create a supportive space where people thrive McQuillan Environmental is one of Northern Irelands leading waste management companies, providing recycling and hazardous waste management to the regions leading companies throughout GB & ROI. We are a multi-site waste and resource management organisation serving all industrial and public sectors including hospitality, retail, manufacturing, construction and pharmaceutical to meet their sustainability and legislative commitments. We ensure that Sustainability is at the core of our waste management practices and as we move into the Circular Economy, we offer tailored solutions to support all our customers Corporate Social Responsibility requirements. McQuillan Environmentals UKAS 17025 accredited laboratory provides testing, monitoring and waste consultancy services to a wide range of industrial companies, environmental consultants, contractors, retailers and government authorities throughout Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and UK. Our services comprise testing of waste water, trade effluents, groundwater, surface water, landfill leachate, soil, waste and other products to assess their quality, impact on the environment and waste classification. We offer a range of benefits including: Competitive salaries An employee health scheme Employee private healthcare An excellent employee pension scheme 31 days of annual leave, increased in line with years of service milestones Working as a part of a dynamic group of professionals who excel at maintaining regulatory standards while fostering a supportive and welcoming environment Excellent development, learning and training opportunities Participation in a range of team building activities Overall objectives We seek to appoint a Laboratory Technician to join our busy and expanding team within McQuillan Environmental. If you are looking for a career opportunity within a growing business that includes a range of benefits, in a dynamic and engaging working environment then McQuillan Companies is the place for you. This role will require someone with a 'can do' attitude, a commercial approach and demonstrable attention to detail. The successful candidate will report to the Technical Manager and must be hardworking, reliable, and possess excellent communication & inter personal skills. In return you will be awarded a competitive salary, variety within your role, the ability to build upon your existing experience within the profession and the opportunity to work within a friendly and supportive team. Key responsibilities: General housekeeping of laboratory and cleaning of glassware. Ensure adequate supplies of materials and consumables are available to support projects. Ensure that tasks relating to quality standards and procedures are carried out in the specified manner. Preservation and digestion of samples. Retain an up to date knowledge of analytical techniques and equipment. Identify incidents of out of specification results and inform their supervisor Daily checks and calibration of laboratory equipment Keep their supervisor informed on a regular basis of progress and any circumstances that alter agreed timescales. Ensure that laboratory equipment remains in calibration and functions as required. Where this is not the case inform the appropriate persons for them to action. Other duties as may be deemed appropriate by their supervisor and that fall within the general remit of the post. Be responsible for ensuring that all analysis performed and associated tasks are performed in accordance with McQuillan Envirocare quality policies and procedures and are in accordance with the appropriate regulatory guidelines. Ensure that project information is controlled and distributed as per the relevant SOP. Ensure that supporting documentation is maintained as per defined procedures. Review results generated and inform their supervisor of anomalies, failures or other unusual events and draw conclusions on the work carried out. Ensure that equipment in use has been validated as required. Ensure that all activities within the laboratory are performed in a safe manner in keeping with the Companys written procedures. Assist in the safe operation of the Analytical Laboratory. Perform all activities in accordance with written safety procedures. Report all accidents or unsafe conditions in the workplace. Participate in Health and Safety training. Perform COSHH assessments for materials in the analytical laboratory. Participate in training as required. With their supervisor undertake appraisals and disciplinary action where applicable. Responsible for ensuring project communications (e.g. e-mails, reports) are maintained and updated. Communicate regularly with their supervisor. Essential Criteria: Have a minimum of 5 GCSE passes, including a science discipline. Desirable criteria: A full, clean driving license LIMS experience Previous experience working in lab Closing date for applications is:Tuesday 5th August 2025. This job description should not be regarded as conclusive or definite. It is a guideline within which the individual jobholder works. It is not intended to be rigid or inflexible and may alter as the Companys strategic direction changes. Skills: Excellent communication skills Attention to detail Excellent time management Organisational skills Ability to work on own initiative Pro-Active approach Good Report writing skills Benefits: Competitive salaries An employee health scheme An excellent employee pension scheme 31 days of annual leave Sevice milestones L&D opportunities