Looking for a role where attention to detail really matters?
Join SGS Glasgow, the Global Centre of Excellence for Biosafety Testing, and play a vital role in supporting the safe handling, tracking, storage, and shipment of samples that help bring life-saving medicines to market.
What You'll Be Doing
- Receiving, logging, storing, and issuing samples and test items.
- Preparing shipments and coordinating sample deliveries.
- Supporting laboratory housekeeping, cleaning, and waste management.
- Maintaining accurate documentation and databases.
- Communicating with clients and internal teams regarding samples and paperwork.
- Providing general administrative support, including filing, scanning, and archiving
This role would suit someone from a wide range of backgrounds, including retail, hospitality, customer service, administration, logistics, warehouse operations, healthcare, scientific support, quality, or laboratory environments. If you enjoy being organised, helping others, and working in a structured setting, we'd love to hear from you.
You'll be:
- Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
- Comfortable managing records, data, and multiple priorities.
- Confident communicating with clients, colleagues, and stakeholders.
- Proactive, reliable, and eager to learn.
- A team player who enjoys supporting others and solving problems.
- Interested in working in a scientific environment, although a science background is not essential.
What you'll need:
- A positive attitude and willingness to learn.
- Good organisational and communication skills.
- Confidence using computer systems and handling information accurately.
No laboratory experience is required. Full training will be provided. We're open to candidates from a variety of backgrounds, including retail, hospitality, customer service, administration, healthcare, logistics, warehouse, and other customer-focused or organised working environments.
At SGS, we believe in rewarding our employees for their hard work and commitment. As part of our team, you would be eligible for:
- Performance related bonus (discretionary and subject to eligibility criteria)
- Private medical cover
- Competitive pension scheme + Life Assurance
- Generous Annual Leave allowance (increasing with service) plus bank holidays
- Retailer Discounts
- Enhanced maternity/paternity and adoption pay
- Length of Service Awards
- Christmas Vouchers
- Health & Wellbeing initiatives
- An additional day off for your birthday
- Discounted Gym Membership
SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law.
APPLY NOW for full consideration, if you are selected for an interview, or further consideration, we will be in touch with you directly