Laboratory Technician

  • Full-time

Company Description

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate.

Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.

We’re proud to be an armed forces-friendly place to work and welcome applications from reservists, armed forces veterans (including the wounded, injured and sick), as well as cadet instructors, and military spouses and partners.

If you want to continue to help make our world a safer and healthier place, then apply for the role below and become a part of the extraordinary Eurofins.

Job Description

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role

37.5 Hours per Week. Tuesday - Friday. 14:00 - 22:00 & Saturday 12:00 - 20:00.

Purpose of the post:

Responsible for the preparation of water samples for analysis through filtration and direct plate techniques in line with company protocols. Working closely with other departments to ensure testing timelines are met. Working in line with our Health, Safety and Quality procedure to deliver accurate results in a safe, clean environment.  

  • Perform routine tasks in line with our protocols to prepare and analyse water samples. To include filtration and pipetting amongst others. 
  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment used for testing, including calibrations and cleanliness.
  • Use of the Lims system to record and maintain sample traceability data and ensure correct testing is carried out for each sample.
  • Ensure accurate labelling, storage and disposal of samples takes place.
  • Monitor lab supplies and inventory and restock where required.
  • Support with daily quality tasks such as calibration checks, Daily Process Controls, Internal and external quality checks, and custody record completion.
  • Collaborate with other team members and show flexibility to help meet demand and achieve the required turnaround time ensuring results are reported on time. 
  • Ensure cleanliness and hygiene levels remain at a high standard.
  • Take responsibility for your own training records to gain full competency in the tasks you perform and to keep abreast of any updates required. For flexibility this could include tasks from other areas.
  • Understand the concept of 5S and adhere to the principles set within your area. Along with following lean production standards.
  • Work with the team to drive the department forward through continuous improvement.
  • Work with the team to ensure that all waste generated is removed from the lab via the correct waste streams and seek ways to reduce our carbon footprint.
  • Undertake any other reasonable task or responsibility requested by a senior manager.  

Qualifications

  • Experience in a fast-paced working environment and working under pressure to meet demand.
  • Computer literate.
  • Enthusiastic and able to work efficiently.
  • Strong attention to detail and organisation skills.
  • Good communication skills and a team player.

Additional Information

At Eurofins we are growing, innovating and always learning. We celebrate the achievements of our employees through annual long service awards, recognise our colleagues special life events, and we are committed to charitable causes through global fundraising activities.

As a Eurofins employee you will benefit from:

  • Reward and Recognition
  • Health Cash Plan
  • Life Assurance (4 times annual salary).
  • Company Pension Plan
  • Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential support.
  • Free car parking
  • Worldwide career opportunities
  • Everyone who joins our team also gets access to Perkbox, allowing you to save money all year round. Whether its supermarket savings or days out, the daily coffee or a summer holiday – there’s something to suit everyone’s lifestyle.

What Happens Next

Our people are the backbone of what we do, so it's incredibly important we find the right individuals to join us. As a potential new recruit you'll be invited to meet the team in the form of an assessment centre or a staged interview process dependent on the role and it's requirements, this will give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get you know your key skills and strengths. 
 
Your data 
As part of any recruitment process, the company collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. The company is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations.
 
We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

Sustainability matters to us! We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!

Find out more in our career page: https://careers.eurofins.com/ 

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