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.

Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. 

37.5 Hours per week.  Monday - Friday.  08:00 - 16:00.  Occasional Saturdays. 

Purpose of the post: 

To prepare samples for analysis using the current laboratory protocol, to assist Associate Practitioners in maintenance and preparation of equipment.

• Receive, sort and identify specimens received.
• Register patient details and tests required on the laboratory computer system.
• Prepare samples where appropriate for analysis.
• Work within the departmental good laboratory practice, health and safety policy and code of conduct and maintain health and safety standards.
• Maintain laboratory and ensure workbenches are clean and tidy.
• Safely handle and dispose of blood, urine or other biological material or hazardous chemicals.
• Prepare referral samples for external laboratory analysis.
• Advise users of the service on appropriate testing protocols.
• Advise users of the service on appropriate testing protocols.
• Enter request on the laboratory LIMS and prepare samples for analysis under supervision of the BMS(s).
• Operate equipment such as loading centrifuges and automated equipment and use of pipettes and computer terminals in accordance with the laboratory SOPs.
• Complete studies as directed by the BMS(s).
• Be familiar with Laboratory Information System (LIMS)
• Comply with local and national policies for the safe, secure and confidential processing and storage of patients and other laboratory information.

• Scientific qualifications at GCSE/A level or equivalent.
• Good verbal and written skills.
• Knowledge of Microsoft office and good keyboard skills
• Highly Proficient with Microsoft Office
• Data entry skills.
• Able to communicate and work within a team.
• Numerate and able to undertake scientific calculations.
• Good timekeeping and attendance record.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Good time management skills.
• Ability to work without close supervision.
• Ability to work to deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to follow procedure.

Benefits

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:

• Enhanced Annual Leave Entitlement
• Annual Leave Sellback Scheme
• Additional Annual Leave at Employees set service dates   
• Company Pension Plan
• Life Assurance Scheme (4 times annual salary)
• Healthcare Cash Plan (6+ months service)
• Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity Schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential
• Health and Wellbeing Programmes
• Worldwide career opportunities
• We also have in place rewards recognising the great work our employees deliver, their dedicated service and celebrating special life events.

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.
 
Closing Date
We reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore we would urge candidates to submit an application as early as possible.
 
Due to the high volume of applications we receive please be aware that if you do not receive a response within 4 weeks of the vacancy expiry date unfortunately, on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful. 

We support your development! Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.

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 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/