Eurofins
Sample Preparation Technician
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Eurofins Scientific
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.
The Eurofins network 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 its companies around the world.
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 network.
Job Description
Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
The purpose of this role is to prepare food samples for analysis as specified by and in line with client requirements, ensuring smooth operation and flow of samples by following standard procedures currently in place.
This is a full-time role working 37.5 hours per week. Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00.
- Complete the preparation of food samples in accordance with standard operating procedures, standards of quality, and the requirements of ISO17025.
- Distribution of samples to laboratories for analysis.
- Identify any anomalies and be able to take the necessary steps for a quick resolution.
- Adhere to documented procedures for all aspects of departmental work, ensuring that all relevant information concerning samples is recorded, that samples are handled correctly, and that all necessary records and quality data are maintained.
- Maintain turnaround time at >99%, ensuring that daily targets are achieved.
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders in regards to sample/result queries via email and telephone, maintaining a professional approach at all times.
- 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.
- Partake in any cross-departmental developmental training to support and assist with the registration of chemistry samples.
- Ensure personal protective clothing equipment is worn in accordance with the Health & Safety policy.
- Work with the team to drive the laboratory forward through continuous improvement.
- Knowledge of Laboratory Quality Manual in order to ensure compliance at all times with the policies, procedures, and associated documents which are referred to in the manual.
- Assist through operating best practice in order to meet the requirements of the UKAS accreditation standard.
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Qualifications
- Educated to GCSE level Maths, English, Chemistry, or Biology, or equivalent.
- Experience in a laboratory and production environment would be desired but not essential.
- Enthusiasm, energy, and a driven outlook.
- Good communication skills both written and verbally.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office.
Additional Information
At Eurofins, we are growing, innovating, and always learning. We celebrate the achievements of our employees through annual long service awards, recognize our colleagues' special life events, and we are committed to charitable causes through global fundraising activities.
As a Eurofins employee, you will benefit from:
- 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
- Free parking
- Worldwide career opportunities
- Rewards recognizing the great work our employees deliver, their dedicated service, and celebrating special life events.
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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 center or a staged interview process dependent on the role and its requirements. This will give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get to 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 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 applicants based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.
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