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Quality Control (Laboratory Assistant)

Quality Control (Laboratory Assistant)


Ledbury

🌞 Summer Opportunity: Laboratory Assistant - Quality Control in Ledbury 🌞

Looking for a hands-on summer role where you can gain real laboratory experience, earn great pay, and be part of a fast-moving production environment? This could be the perfect opportunity.

We’re recruiting a Quality Control (Laboratory Assistant) for a short-term summer project with a leading manufacturing business in Ledbury. If you’re detail-driven, curious, and ready to get stuck in, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring top-quality products every day.

💼 The Role
As a Laboratory Assistant, you’ll be right at the heart of operations—supporting quality control in a busy soft fruit milling environment. No two shifts are the same, and you’ll gain valuable, hands-on lab experience that can boost your future career.

🔬 What You’ll Be Doing

- Acting as the key contact for QC lab activities during your shift
- Carrying out daily equipment checks to keep everything running smoothly
- Sampling and preparing materials from production lines
- Performing wet chemistry testing
- Conducting fruit quality checks (weight, condition, Brix)

- Comparing results against specifications and flagging any issues
Accurately recording data in SAP systems - Managing lab stock and chemical inventory
- Keeping the lab clean, safe, and organised
- Supporting both Quality and Production teams

🎯 What We’re Looking For

- Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach
Confident with computers (SAP experience is a bonus) - Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Good communication skills
- Previous lab or production testing experience (helpful but not essential)

🌟 What You’ll Gain

- Valuable hands-on lab experience in a real production setting
- Exposure to quality control processes in the food industry
- A supportive, team-focused environment
- A great addition to your CV for future science or manufacturing roles

💰 The Details

- Pay: £32,043 pro rata (£15.31 per hour)
- Contract: Fixed-term summer project
- Hours: Full-time, 12-hour shifts (days, nights & weekends)
- Start: Immediate start available

📞 Apply Now
Ready to make your summer count?
Contact Pertemps Gloucester today:
📍 Unit A4, Elmbridge Court, Cheltenham Road East, Gloucester, GL3 1JZ
📞 01452 507500 (Mon-Fri, 08:00-17:00)
Don’t miss out—this is a fantastic short-term opportunity to build experience, earn well, and be part of a high-energy team this summer. Apply today!

Salary: £15.31 per hour

Hours Per Week: Full-Time

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