Job Description
37.5 Hours per week. Tuesday - Saturday. 6:00-14:00 and 10:00-18:00 (2 Week Rotation).
Purpose of the post:
To assist in the day to day preparation and analysis of Water Samples within the Laboratory in accordance with documented procedures.
1. Undertake all tasks within the laboratory appropriate to your level of training.
2. Preparation and analysis of samples utilising good laboratory practice.
3. Ensure samples received are handled in accordance with documented procedures, including attention to temperature control, storage and maintenance of sample integrity.
4. Knowledge of Laboratory Quality System in order to comply with the policies, procedures and associated documents.
5. Maintenance of accurate records as detailed in the quality procedures.
6. Work with Team Leader, Laboratory Manager to achieve daily targets, ensuring client turnaround time is met.
7. Work with the team on continuous improvement initiatives.
8. Report any anomalies or concerns direct to your line leader.
9. Ensure client contact is conducted in a professional manner and any client queries are dealt with or notified to your line leader.
10. Uphold and maintain client and company confidentiality
11. Comply with Health and Safety procedures keeping the working environment clean and tidy
12. Maintenance of laboratory fittings and equipment as directed.
13. Undertake any other duties commensurate with the post as required
Qualifications
14. Maths, English, Chemistry or Biology at GCSE grade C or above or equivalent
15. Proficient in Microsoft Office
16. Good laboratory skills and practices
17. Enthusiasm, energy and a driven outlook
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:
18. Enhanced Annual Leave Entitlement
19. Annual Leave Sellback Scheme
20. Additional Annual Leave at Employees set service dates
21. Company Pension Plan
22. Life Assurance Scheme (4 times annual salary)
23. Healthcare Cash Plan (6+ months service)
24. Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity Schemes
25. Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential
26. Health and Wellbeing Programmes
27. Worldwide career opportunities
28. 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!