Job Description

Laboratory Assistant

  • Salary: £13.30
  • REF Number: bh-71355
  • Consultant: Hendre Moolman
  • Contact: 01438842970
  • Date Published: 24.09.2026
  • Industry: Pharmaceutical
  • Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England
  • Functional Expertise: Laboratory

Talentmark are recruiting for a Laboratory Assistant, to join a massive multinational consumer goods company that manufactures and sells a wide range of well-known household, personal care, and hygiene products at its site located in Newcastle on a contract basis for 8 months. This role is fully site based.

Salary:

£13.30 per hour PAYE

Laboratory Assistant

Role:

  • Weighing product and making solutions.
  • Preparation and testing of formulations, including preparation of products for consumer tests; physical

    and chemical analysis of formulations/products.

  • Performing large or small-scale performance tests following defined test methods.
  • General housekeeping and ensuring labs are kept appropriately according to operating procedures.
  • Running mechanical equipment and computer-activated test methods.
Your Background:

  • Hold a relevant scientific qualification.
  • Experience working in a laboratory environment.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills.
Apply:

For more information, or to apply for this Laboratory Assistant

please contact the Key Accounts Team on 01438 870011 or email pharmacontracts@talentmark.co.uk. Please quote reference 71355.

It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK

Please note:

This role may be subject to a satisfactory basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

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