[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All Steris jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/steris/) · [Search jobs](/search/) Steris · Tullamore, Offaly, Ireland # Laboratory Assistant Tullamore, Offaly, Ireland Full-time Research & Science Listed on Steris’s official careers site. Posted October 9, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on Steris’s careers site →](https://careers.steris.com/us/en/job/SCZSCCUS56806EXTERNALENUS/Laboratory-Assistant) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Steris](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/steris/) / Laboratory Assistant ## Job description ### Position Summary To assist and supply the demands of the laboratory to support the daily organisation of the microbiology and chemistry units thus facilitating the timely testing and analysis of all samples. The laboratory assistant is responsible for media preparation, the cleaning and maintaining of tools and equipment, and ensuring all lab consumable are rotated and adequately stocked. ### Please note This is a part-time role, 8 hour shift for Saturdays. ### Duties Safety - To ensure all laboratory work is carried out in compliance with the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 including section 13 "Duties of employees", Health and Safety policies and all relevant statutory provisions in conjunction with the laboratory staff and under the direction of the laboratory senior management team. - Cleaning of general laboratory, test rooms and cleanroom, including the disposal of laboratory waste generated in carrying out duties. - Continuously monitor work area for unsafe conditions and take immediate action to correct unsafe conditions. ### Quality - To ensure all work in the laboratory is carried out in compliance with Good Laboratory Practice, ISO13485 (Current Revision), ISO17025 (Current Revision) accreditation requirements, internal procedures and in conjunction with the laboratory staff and under the direction of the laboratory senior management team. - To understand and always abide by the STERIS Quality Management System and the incorporated procedures. - To ensure the Laboratory unit is maintained in a clean and orderly condition and complete general house keeping tasks as per relevant quality documentation. - Maintain accurate and sufficiently detailed records of all quality tests performed, ensuring all documentation meets Good Document Practice (GDP) - Maintain test equipment and instrumentation in good order. - Perform review of GLP documentation generated in the Laboratory. This documentation includes, but is not limited to, protocols, reports, procedures, policies, test reports, log books and internal records. - To alert a member of the senior laboratory management team to any process, job related problems or discrepancies. Duties - cont'd Quality - To ensure the Laboratory unit is maintained in a clean and orderly condition and complete general housekeeping tasks as per relevant quality documentation. - Maintain test equipment and instrumentation in good working order. - To alert a member of the senior laboratory management team to any process, job related problems or discrepancies. ### Cost - Record and monitor consumable stocks relating to the Laboratory to ensure adequate stocks of supplies are maintained at all times. - To be proactive in highlighting and resolving situations to support turnaround time adherence and testing requirements. ### Other - Undertake any other duties as directed by the site management team. - Undergo internal and external training as required. - To provide support to ongoing continuous improvement efforts and LEAN activities with STERIS - To deal with all organizational, customer and internal parties information with strict confidentiality at all times and in a professional manner. - To help create and maintain a proactive culture where team members are empowered to deliver the company values of ACHIEVEMENT, INNOVATION, INTEGRITY and ACCOUNTABILITY. ### Education Degree High School Diploma or GED ### Required Experience Excellent written and oral communication sklills Excellent interpersonal skills including cooperation and teamwork Meticulous attention to detail Analytical and problem-solving skills Organisational and time management skills STERIS is a leading global provider of products and services that support patient care with an emphasis on infection prevention. WE HELP OUR CUSTOMERS CREATE A HEALTHIER AND SAFER WORLD by providing innovative healthcare and life sciences products and services around the globe. For more information, visit www.steris.com. STERIS strives to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Oct 9, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 11, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 18, 2026 - Listed for: 9 days - Location: Tullamore, Offaly, Ireland - Employment type: Full-time[Apply on Steris’s careers site →](https://careers.steris.com/us/en/job/SCZSCCUS56806EXTERNALENUS/Laboratory-Assistant) ## More jobs at Steris ### [Customer Service Laboratory Administrator](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/steris/jobs/9c816826d336511b5740/) Tullamore, Offaly, Ireland ### [Team Leader, Laboratory Operations I](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/steris/jobs/4d3bb986110f94e1e98f/) Tullamore, Offaly, Ireland ### [Electrical and Automation Maintenance Technician](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/steris/jobs/e1408f1f3ead17d7c076/) Tullamore, Offaly, Ireland ### [Laboratory Supervisor I](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/steris/jobs/d8f94c558b7429287a74/) Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, United States ### [Laboratory Technician](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/steris/jobs/c592add587653ee11171/) Swindon, United Kingdom ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Laboratory Assistant](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/sgs/jobs/e1a6014e48c8cb766c38/) SGS · Alexandria, NSW, Australia ### [Laboratory Assistant](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/sgs/jobs/586fbe01e22cd72a0bb7/) SGS · Renison, TASMANIA, Australia ### [Assistant in laboratory](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/totalenergies/jobs/2215831e00e52416ec79/) TotalEnergies ### [Laboratory Assistant/ Асистент лабораторії](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/cargill/jobs/91d6d38469523712093c/) Cargill · Zhorniska, Ukraine ### [Biological Laboratory Technician / Chemical Laboratory Technician (m/w/d)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/daiichi-sankyo/jobs/554e9d8d00449c9d1ed7/) Daiichi Sankyo · Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm, DEU OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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