Pros
- Generally, Bio search is a great place to work, staff are very welcoming and friendly (this is mentioned a lot by staff) and there is a great social culture, social events are organised quarterly, teams organise meals out occasionally and there is a summer bbq and a paid Christmas party. Previous Christmas parties have included a paid 4 course meal and drinks in a 5* hotel. - traditional techniques are the main methods used by the microbiology labs, as these are the most effective - if you have just finished uni with a science degree, Bio search is a great place to start your career, offering UKAS accredited testing, there is always plenty to learn. If you are fully trained, are a hard worker and want to progress in this field, there is plenty of opportunities for career progression, hard work will always pay off and is very much valued. Be open with management that you want to progress. - yearly appraisals have been introduced to help develop individuals -management operate a complete open door policy, staff are always reminded they can talk to their line managers about anything - weekly meetings with the teams are held to communicate important information, staff are very much encouraged to raise any issues in these meetings or to share ideas for improvements -QR code so staff can anonymously submit continuous improvement ideas - annual leave accrues with each year of service up to a maximum of 5 years -opportunities to train in fire safety, first aid, water safety courses etc - Staff are thanked for their hard work in different ways, including pizza days, lunch out, paid drinks at social events, summer bbq or a bbq box, paid Christmas party, Christmas bonus, monthly and weekly meetings are also held where staff are recognised for their efforts. -pay progression once fully trained and for extra responsibilities - location is good, 20 minute walk from city centre and free onsite parking - perkbox rewards - the food lab particularly is a fantastic team who are all great team players and work hard to achieve team goals, a great atmosphere to work in - there are some great managers in the management team who work very hard and some below negative comments are unfair to categorise them all the same
Cons
The company has been rapidly growing and going through its biggest growth phase although this is a good thing for the company this can obviously be challenging for all staff, important to monitor and adapt to this growth although there are many limiting factors which slow the progress of these adaptations Staff have to focus on too much at once, more investment needed to allow staff more time to correctly and accurately carry out their roles The business has been rapidly outgrowing the size of the building and it is becoming run down, new building needed within the next year