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.

The Eurofins network of companies is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and agroscience contract research services. It is one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies, as well as having an emerging global presence in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisations. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over 35 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 61,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of ca. 900 laboratories in 61 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

In 2022, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.7 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.



37.5 hour week Tuesday - Saturday Rotating 6am - 2pm and 10am - 6pm.

Main Duties:

• Ensure all team members on the line are performing duties/tests to the specified quality and technical standards
• Ensure hygiene levels are maintained and improved
• Ensure line starts promptly at the start of shift and ensure workplace organisation levels are maintained
• Ensure line is stocked appropriately so that productivity through the shift is maintained
• Communicate any operational issues immediately and directly to line manager and ensure that any equipment faults or failures are highlighted immediately
• Ensure end of shift duties are carried out
• Maintain accurate line records for operational, technical, health & safety and line manning requirements
• Ensure that daily targets are achieved through the productivity of your line
• Ensure personal protective clothing equipment is worn in accordance with the Health & Safety policy.
• Assist in driving 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 and other client specific requirements
• 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
• Read and comply with company rules, procedures, agreements and any notices displayed by the Company
• Any other reasonable tasks as delegated by the line manager
• Act as a deputy to the Team Leader in respective areas

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in science
• Understanding of ISO 17025, UKAS, key customer requirements, audit procedures, methods etc
• Experience working in a UKAS accredited laboratory
• Good organisational and technical problem-solving skills
• Capable of working well under pressure
• Ability to motivate a team at times of fluctuating workloads
• Reliable and thorough
• Willing to take on responsibility
• Strong people management skills
• Strong management skills of for performance/absence management
• Full commitment to meeting customers expectation
• A passion for providing a safe working environment

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:

• Holiday Purchase 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 to 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.

Application Tips

It\'s really helpful for our Recruitment Team if you include a full up to date CV, your current location and a contact number so we can talk to you about our exciting opportunities. Please also detail your current Right to Work status in the UK.

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.

Sustainability matters to us! We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. 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!

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