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Job Post Details

Microbiological Food Analyst - Evening - job post

ifp-labs UK West Yorkshire Ltd
Halifax HX2 6JB
£9.09 - £13.18 an hour - Full-time
Responded to 51-74% of applications in the past 30 days, typically within 9 days.

Job details

Pay

  • £9.09 - £13.18 an hour

Job type

  • Full-time

Shift and schedule

  • Monday to Friday

Location

Halifax HX2 6JB

Benefits

Pulled from the full job description

  • Free parking
  • Discounted or free food
  • Casual dress
  • Health & wellbeing programme
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Company events
  • Enhanced maternity leave

Full job description

Previously operating as Microsearch Laboratories, we now trade as ifp-labs UK West Yorkshire Limited. We are a UKAS accredited laboratory that has been providing analytical services to the food industry for over 30 years. We are a fast-growing company comprising of five separate laboratories based across two sites.

We currently have a unique entry level opportunity available within our microbiological laboratory team.

Titled as a Microbiological Food Analyst this role is ideally suited to someone keen to learn a new vocation. Specific microbiological experience is not required for this role as full and ongoing training is provided.

Here at Ifp-labs we are more interested in recruiting the right type of person for this role – someone with a keen interest in science, interested in getting started on their career path with a business that will offer the opportunity to work, develop and learn at the same time and someone with an enthusiastic, energetic, and conscientious nature to succeed in this role. For the right candidate this role opens great opportunities to progress within our business as we also develop and grow with great career prospects, employee development programs and a range of benefits/incentives.

Key duties will include:

Preparing food samples & swabs for microbiological analysis by;
- Measuring, weighing and resuscitation of samples.
- Preparation of serial dilutions.
- Inoculation of petri dishes.
- Pouring molten agar.
- Incubation of prepared petri dishes.

Keeping a clean and sanitary working environment.

Strict adherence to laboratory methods.

We’d expect a high level of attention to detail and efficiency in your work at all times, good organisation skills and the aptitude and ability to learn and develop within the work environment.

Shifts available are:

Monday to Friday, 12pm - 8pm, with a 35 minute unpaid break with a 1 in 4 Saturday rota commitment, 8am to 4pm.

Rates of pay are dependent on age and all rates are starting rates. All wages increase with length of service and experience.

Unspent criminal convictions required to be declared at application.

Closing Date: 30th July 2026

Estimated planned interviews: 5th August 2026

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £9.09-£13.18 per hour

Benefits:

  • Casual dress
  • Company events
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Discounted or free food
  • Enhanced maternity leave
  • Enhanced paternity leave
  • Free parking
  • Health & wellbeing programme
  • On-site parking

Application question(s):

  • Are you looking for a permanent career at this time?
  • What's interested you in working at ifp-labs?
  • Please confirm the shift pattern / hours you are applying for.
  • Where are you based?
  • Please confirm the name of the role you are applying for.
  • Please confirm if you are able to reliably commute to our Brearley site in Halifax, West Yorkshire?

Education:

  • GCSE or equivalent (required)

Work authorisation:

  • United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

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