Junior Laboratory Analyst

Eurofins Food Testing Ireland; Belfast; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Junior Analyst in the Food Testing microbiology department. This full-time role offers a chance to contribute to food safety by preparing samples and conducting microbiological analyses. With a commitment to employee growth, the company provides training and opportunities for career advancement. Enjoy a supportive work environment that values diversity and sustainability. If you're ready to make a difference in ensuring the safety of food and the environment, this role is perfect for you!

Benefits

Enhanced Annual Leave Entitlement

Company Pension Plan

Life Assurance Scheme

Healthcare Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Health and Wellbeing Programmes

Free Parking

Worldwide Career Opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience with MS Office applications, especially Excel.
• Desirable experience in microorganism culture.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of media for microbiological analysis.
• Microbiological analysis of samples according to protocols.
• Accurate record-keeping associated with UKAS quality system.

Skills

MS Office (Excel)

Organizational Skills

Microorganism Culture

Health and Safety Procedures

Education

Degree in a Related Scientific Field

Job 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.

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

We are seeking an Junior Analyst to work within our Food Testing microbiology department in Belfast.

This is a full time role working 36.25 hours per week - Sunday to Thursday 09:30 till 17:30. The training shift for the first 6 weeks will be MOnday to Friday 09:30 - 17:30.

Flexibility in working hours is required and overtime will be required to be worked at short notice during peak business demands during the week and at the weekend.

• Preparation of media (agars etc.) to be used in microbiological analysis.
• Sample preparation in line with company protocols.
• Microbiological analysis of water/food/feed/swabs samples in line with company protocols.
• Training and operation of relevant equipment.
• General housekeeping of laboratory and prevention of cross contamination.
• Accurate record-keeping associated with UKAS quality system.
• Effective communication with all employees.
• Report any anomalous results or situations to Line Manager.
• Adhere to Health and Safety procedures are adhered to within the laboratory.
• Collection of laboratory samples from customer sites (food only, when required).
• Any other related activities as required by post.
• Additional responsibilities as and when required.

Qualifications

• Computer literate with experience of MS Office applications (in particular Excel).
• Comfortable working in a busy environment.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work quickly and accurately.
• Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team.
• It is desirable to have a degree in a related scientific field.
• It is desirable to have experience of culture of microorganisms and knowledge of laboratory accreditation systems (ideally ISO 17025).

Additional Information

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:

• Enhanced Annual Leave Entitlement
• Additional Annual Leave Purchase scheme
• Annual Leave Sellback Scheme
• 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
• 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.

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!

Find out more in our career page: https://careers.eurofins.com/