Job Description

Company Description

Eurofins Forensic Services (EFS) is the largest forensic service provider in the UK and Europe. We are part of Eurofins Scientific, which 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 and forensics. 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.

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.



Working hours are 37.5 per week and Competitive Salary offered.

This is a full time role permanent in the Feltham site, near Heathrow airport.

We are currently recruiting for a Laboratory Technician to join our fantastic Workplace Drugs Testing (WDT) team at our site based in Heathrow. If you are passionate about a rewarding career in Forensic testing and want to use your expertise to its full potential, then this is a great opportunity to join a well-established and successful market leading company with over 30 years\' experience in providing Forensic Services to the Police forces of England and Wales, as well as other commercial organisations and public sector bodies.

The Workplace Drug Testing (WDT) laboratory predominately analyses samples for drugs of abuse. This role involves the handling human urine, saliva, and hair samples. It is very fast paced department which works to quite often short deadlines, therefore speed and accuracy are of the upmost importance. This is a truly exciting time to begin or continue your career with our first-class business, as a Laboratory Technician you will be responsible for the day to day submissions in the lab and maintaining chain of custody whilst carrying out tasks around the lab to assist the analysts to complete analysis of samples. The successful candidate will also be expected to open and log in samples through data entry onto our Laboratory Information Management System, check paperwork and sample integrity, and manage the storage and disposal of samples. You will also be expected to undertake a range of administrative duties such as scanning and filing of documents, along with participating in quality and safety tasks.

• Checking paperwork and sample integrity
• Accurate data input of information into our computer system
• Preparation of samples for screening
• Maintain an effective filing system for the team
• Sample storage management
• Sample disposal
• Provide support to the team, for example assisting the administration team when required.
• Achieving key performance indicator targets (individually and as part of a team)
• Participate in Quality and Safety tasks.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who is educated to A levels standard or equivalent, is highly motivated, enthusiastic and possesses the competence and team spirit to support others and contribute to a positive culture. Here at EFS integrity and customer focus is at the heart of everything we do, therefore you will need to have an understanding of the impact of a lack of integrity in forensics and care about excellent customer experience, and of course quality is a must, the ability to work quickly but accurately and give good attention to detail will see you excel in this role. If you have the ability to cope under pressure, multitask and work to deadlines, along with excellent oral and written communication skills and consider yourself to be a strong team player, who can demonstrate a high level of confidentiality when dealing with sensitive material, then we would love to hear from you.

• Educated to A/Levels or equivalent
• Computer literate
• Good computer skills including typing speed and accuracy
• Demonstration of good interpersonal and team playing skills
• Excellent attention to detail for effective data input
• Ability to handle a flexible workload
• Demonstrate a high level of confidentiality when dealing with sensitive material
• Proactive worker with an enthusiastic attitude to work
• Full commitment to and demonstration of upholding EFS values, Customer Focus, Quality, Competence & Team Spirit and Integrity. Good attention to detail, well organised, innovative.
• Quick and Accurate
• Good interpersonal and team playing skills
• Demonstration of good communications skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to cope under pressure, multitask and work to deadlines
• Strong team player
• Demonstrate a high level of confidentiality when dealing with sensitive material
• Proactive worker with an enthusiastic attitude to work.

Additional Information

Benefits:

In return for your hard work and loyal service, we will offer you a genuine career and salary progression through our Career Pathways Programme, a competitive salary, a selection of employee benefits via our flexible benefits menu which includes cycle to work, give as you earn, holiday purchase & sell scheme. In addition, we also offer the following:

As a Eurofins Forensic Services employee you will benefit from:

• Life Assurance (3 times annual salary)
• Free car parking
• Company Pension Plan
• 25 days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
• Everyone who joins our team also gets access to Perk box, 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
• Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 confidential
• HealthCare Cash Plan membership
• Enhanced company sick pay scheme
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Refer a friend scheme
• Subscription to wellbeing support

Applicants should note that security clearance will be required for this role. To gain security clearance you must have five years continuous residency in the UK. Criminal convictions may prevent you from gaining security clearance. This role will in addition require alcohol/drug screening. The organisation treats personal data collected during the recruitment process in accordance with its data protection policy. Information about how your data is used and the basis for processing your data is provided in the organisations applicant privacy notice.

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