Job Description
Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
This is a great opportunity to join Eurofins Food Testing Chemistry team as a Laboratory Analyst. The purpose of this role will be to complete to the required quality standards, the extraction and analysis of samples for all food chemistry, contaminants and environmental methods using appropriate techniques.
Please note this is a full time role working 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 08:00 till 16:00.
1. Prepare, extract and analyse food samples in accordance with standards of quality and the requirements of ISO17025.
2. Preparation of calibration and quality standards to check method and instrument performance.
3. Reporting and / or calculation of results in accordance with methods of analysis.
4. Plotting and acting upon quality control data produced per batch.
5. Maintain turnaround time at >99%, ensuring that daily targets are achieved.
6. Maintain stock levels of consumable items for methods being undertaken.
7. Provide a high level of internal and external customer care.
8. Responsible for ensuring that UK health and safety legislation is maintained and helping to ensure that the working environment is kept in a clean and tidy manner with due attention to the careful maintenance of all laboratory fittings and equipment.
9. Ensure personal protective clothing equipment is worn in accordance with the Health & Safety policy.
10. Work with the team to drive the laboratory forward through continuous improvement.
11. To assist through operating best practice in order to meet the requirements of the UKAS 17025 accreditation standard.
12. To partake in any developmental training as required in compliance with the Company Standard.
13. Responsible for promoting a professional image of the Company and for complying with the Company's Equal Opportunities and Harassment Policies at all times, including work related events which take place outside normal working hours.
14. Comply with all relevant Health, Safety and Security Regulations.
Qualifications
15. Knowledge of UKAS.
16. Good laboratory skills and practices. Experience can be gained through higher education project.
17. Science degree; or equivalent qualification; or significant laboratory experience.
18. Enthusiasm, energy and a driven outlook.
19. Excellent communication skills
20. Excellent organisational skills
21. Proficient in Microsoft Office
22. Maths and English at GCSE C or above or equivalent.
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:
23. Enhanced Annual Leave Entitlement
24. Company Pension Plan
25. Life Assurance Scheme (4 times annual salary)
26. Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity Schemes
27. Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential
28. Health Cash Plan
29. Health and Wellbeing Programmes
30. Free parking
31. Worldwide career opportunities
32. We also have in place rewards recognising the great work out 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 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.