Laboratory Technician

Eurofins; Needham Market; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A global life sciences company in Needham Market is seeking a Laboratory Technologist to analyze food samples using laboratory techniques. Full training will be provided; previous laboratory experience is not essential. The role requires a commitment to quality and safety standards in a fast-paced environment. Candidates should have GCSE level education or equivalent and exhibit strong teamwork and communication skills. This full-time position offers competitive employee benefits.

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

Qualifications

• Experience working in a fast-paced environment is advantageous.
• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent.
• Experience in working as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Complete analysis of food samples using laboratory techniques.
• Register, prepare, and analyze food samples as required.
• Maintain turnaround time at >99% to achieve daily targets.
• Ensure adherence to health and safety legislation.

Skills

Teamwork

Time management

Good verbal communication

Good written communication

Self-motivation

Education

GCSE level or equivalent

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

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

This is great opportunity to join Eurofins Food Testing Microbiology laboratory in Needham Market. The purpose of this role is tocomplete, to the required quality standards, the analysis of food samples for a given method using laboratory techniques. Further, assist in the efficient day-to-day operation of the laboratory.

Full training for this role is provided, laboratory experience is not essential.

Please note this is a full time role working 37.5 hours per week -Monday to Friday, 7.5 hour shifts between 08:00 and 20:00.

• Undertaking all tasks within the main laboratory appropriate to the level of training given to you by team leaders and management
• Registration, preparation, and analysis of food samples as required.
• Ensure all relevant paperwork is completed throughout the day
• Maintain turnaround time at >99%, ensuring that daily targets are achieved.
• Adhering to documented procedures for all aspects of laboratory work, ensuring that all relevant information concerning samples is recorded, that samples are handled correctly, and that all necessary records and quality data are maintained.
• 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.
• 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.
• To assist through operating best practice in order to meet the requirements of the UKAS accreditation standard.
• A flexible approach to work will be required to assist other departments as and when required.
• Assist with continuous improvement within the microbiology department.

Qualifications

• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent.
• Experience in working in part of a team.
• Experience working in a fast paced environment would be of advantage.
• Good organisation and time management.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to self-motivate.

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
• 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
• 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.

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