Laboratory Analyst

Eurofins Food & Water Testing UK & IE; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A global analytical testing company in Wolverhampton seeks a Laboratory Analyst to join their Food Testing Chemistry team. You will be responsible for extracting and analyzing food samples while adhering to UKAS quality standards. Candidates should possess a science degree or significant laboratory experience, along with strong communication and organizational skills. This is a full-time role, and the company offers various benefits including enhanced annual leave and a company pension plan.

Benefits

Enhanced Annual Leave Entitlement

Company Pension Plan

Life Assurance Scheme

Health Cash Plan

Free parking

Qualifications

• Knowledge of UKAS.
• Experience can be gained through higher education project.
• Enthusiasm, energy and a driven outlook.
• Maths and English at GCSE C or above or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, extract and analyse food samples.
• Maintain turnaround time at >99%.
• Ensure health and safety legislation is maintained.

Skills

UKAS knowledge

Laboratory skills and practices

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Education

Science degree or equivalent

Job description

Overview

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

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

This is a great opportunity to join Eurofins Food Testing Chemistry team as a Laboratory Analyst. The purpose of this role will be to complete to the required quality standards, the extraction and analysis of samples for all food chemistry, contaminants and environmental methods using appropriate techniques.

Please note this is a full time role working 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 08:00 till 16:00.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, extract and analyse food samples in accordance with standards of quality and the requirements of ISO17025.
• Preparation of calibration and quality standards to check method and instrument performance.
• Reporting and / or calculation of results in accordance with methods of analysis.
• Plotting and acting upon quality control data produced per batch.
• Maintain turnaround time at >99%, ensuring that daily targets are achieved.
• Maintain stock levels of consumable items for methods being undertaken.
• Provide a high level of internal and external customer care.
• 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 with due attention to the careful maintenance of all laboratory fittings and equipment.
• 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.
• To assist through operating best practice in order to meet the requirements of the UKAS 17025 accreditation standard.
• To partake in any developmental training as required in compliance with the Company Standard.
• 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.
• Comply with all relevant Health, Safety and Security Regulations.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of UKAS.
• Good laboratory skills and practices. Experience can be gained through higher education project.
• Science degree; or equivalent qualification; or significant laboratory experience.
• Enthusiasm, energy and a driven outlook.
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Maths and English at GCSE C or above or equivalent.

Benefits

• Enhanced Annual Leave Entitlement
• Company Pension Plan
• Life Assurance Scheme (4 times annual salary)
• Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity Schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme 24/7 confidential
• Health Cash Plan
• Health and Wellbeing Programmes
• Free parking
• Worldwide career opportunities
• Rewards recognising the great work our 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 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 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.

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