LGC’s Clinical Diagnostics Business Unit develops and manufactures a comprehensive portfolio of catalogue and custom-developed diagnostic quality solutions and component materials for the extended life sciences industry. We partner with IVD assay developers, and pharmaceutical, CRO and academic institutions in commercialization activities across the entire diagnostic pipeline - from concept and early stage research, through expedited product development and onwards into routine clinical use. Laboratorians and diagnostic professionals across disciplines of clinical chemistry, immunochemistry, serology, molecular diagnostics and clinical genomics rely on LGC’s products to support accurate and reliable diagnostic results.

Our operating entities include Technopath Clinical Diagnostics, which is highly regarded as a leader in the IVD industry, having developed a first-of-its-kind range of consolidated immunochemistry quality control products, The Native Antigen Company, which is a manufacturer and supplier of antigens and antibodies, which are key components in vaccine research, and for the accurate diagnosis of a wide range of infectious diseases, SeraCare Life Sciences and Maine Standards, which are in vitro diagnostics (IVD) manufacturers of quality measurement tools (calibrators, controls, linearity, EQA/PT, biological materials). Our 450+ employees operate an ISO 9001-accredited facility in Tipperary (Ireland), Oxford (UK), and FDA-registered and ISO 13485-accredited facilities in Maine, Massachusetts and Maryland, USA.

Each day, our world-class staff, scientific expertise, operational efficiency and superior quality systems are ready to support the range of advanced technologies that collectively improve patient outcomes - from the widely adopted and established through to cutting-edge NGS and precision diagnostics.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following behaviours in line with LGC’s Core Values:

• Passion: Pride in our achievements engenders passion for our work and it translates into our ambition to make the world a safer place.
• Curiosity: We constantly look forward to what's next: our curiosity for today's discoveries makes tomorrow's innovations possible.
• Integrity: A commitment to high ethical standards has been at the heart of LGC since we started testing the integrity of products in 1842.
• Brilliance: We strive to be the very best in everything we say and do. We exceed customers' expectations through innovation and pioneering science.
• Respect: We respect gender, age, nationality, religion and individuality – our diversity is our strength.

• Support all production areas as needed through assigned projects
• Allocated projects to be progressed to conclusion within designated timeframes;
• Drive assigned projects through entire project life cycle i.e change control, FMEA, DCN etc.
• Review production manufacturing documents post execution as required by functional areas
• Provide SAP processing support to production as required by functional area
• Assist with required production tasks as an additional production assistant when required.
• Generate improvement ideas and report near misses;
• Assist in the measuring, monitoring and control the key parameters that drive the team’s performance in its KPIs as agreed with the Production Manager(s)
• Ensure that the audit standard is maintained on an ongoing basis;
• Completion of work to tight deadlines without comprising on quality of output;
• Achievement of individual goals and targets;
• Collaboration and communication and escalation of issues as required;
• Development of effective relationships;
• Adherence to site rules and procedures;
• Perform other related duties as assigned by manager

• Minimum Leaving certificate or equivalent qualification
• 3+ year’s relevant experience in a manufacturing role
• Capable of understanding and underlying processes across the full remit of the role
• Strong presentation skills with the ability to build strong working relationships with people
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate well both verbally and in writing
• Experience in production SAP activities i.e. order processing, stock movements, stock adjustments
• Attain a high attention to detail for the purpose of documentation creation, review and updating, change control processing including sub systems such as FMEA’s, risk assessments etc.
• Excellent knowledge of GDP/GMP systems within a medical device environment
• A positive, can-do, resilient and flexible attitude and self-starting ability with the aptitude to take ownership of tasks and projects as required and see them through to completion
• Performance driven with a proven track record of achievement, high integrity and capability to exercise sound judgement in decision making
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to prioritise.