Job Description
Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
37.5 Hours per week. Saturday - Wednesday. 7.00am - 3.00pm.
Purchase of the post:
The postholder will be a committed member of a small laboratory team processing water samples.
* Perform analytical methods within the laboratory to generate accurate and reliable results for the customers (both Microbiology & Chemistry analytical procedures)
* Follow the procedures set out within the Quality Management System
* Comply with EN ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation standards in accordance with procedures
* Perform supporting tasks, including, but not limited to cleaning, calibrations, daily checks, sample reception, media preparation, supporting stores department
* Maintain a tidy and clean workplace
* Perform validation exercise on new analytical methods
* Ensure any delays in reporting results are communicated to the customers
* Raise any concerns about performance of analytical methods, to the Laboratory/ Deputy Manager
* Participate in Proficiency Testing Schemes
* Perform audits on analytical methods and the quality system
Qualifications
* Good organisational skills
* Able to prioritise
* Attention to detail
* Trustworthy and reliable
* Self-motivated and can use initiative
* Able to work in a team
* Previous experience working within a laboratory and understands the importance of good laboratory practices
* Problem solving and troubleshooting skills
* Confident working with a variety IT Systems for example LIMS and Microsoft Office
Additional Information
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
* Free Parking
* 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/