Job Description

Company Description

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.



Please note, this is a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract.

Working hours are Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm.

As Application Support Engineer for Eurofins Food and Water Testing UK you will be working with our software support application teams. You will be providing 1st and 2nd support our business customers for Software Application related issues. As well as working on projects to move away from current legacy solutions and to implement latest technology best practices.

Working on internal software systems running our laboratories across the UK and Ireland, you will be part of a support team and also integral part of the implementation team, working to implement new systems and improve processes. You will be working with the support team, as well as Business Analysts as part of a large and dynamic IT Solutions team.

• Handling support requests for internal business users
• Problem solving and bug fixing
• Database Querying, code writing and configuration
• Actively learning new or unfamiliar technologies
• Project work, on developments and improvements to systems
• Working on our LIMS systems and internal tools
• Working with the business to understand requirements and problems

Qualifications

• Good problem solving ability
• A passion for technology
• Good communication skills
• Good IT Skills (Office, Excel, any previous programming interest would be helpful)
• Microsoft SQL Query and Scripting Experience
• Visual Basic Development Experience

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:

• Life Assurance (4 times annual salary)
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay Scheme
• Company Pension Plan
• Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 confidential support.
• Free car parking
• Worldwide career opportunities
• Everyone who joins our team also gets access to Perkbox, allowing you to save money all year round. Whether its supermarket savings or days out, the daily coffee or a summer holiday - there\'s something to suit everyone\'s lifestyle.

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.

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