Stage Specific Operator

Eurofins Scientific SE; Macclesfield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Eurofins Scientific is seeking a Stage Specific Operator for a fixed-term contract starting in July 2025. The role involves critical manufacturing operations within an Aseptic Processing Area, requiring strong literacy skills, operational knowledge, and the ability to work under minimal supervision. Successful candidates will enjoy various employee benefits, including health plans and career opportunities.

Benefits

Health Cash Plan

Life Assurance (4 times annual salary)

Company Pension Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Free car parking

Worldwide career opportunities

Access to Perkbox for discounts

Qualifications

• Strong literacy and numeracy skills with GCSEs in English and Maths.
• Operational knowledge of procedures and compliance with GMP & SHE.
• Ability to work in an Aseptic Processing Area.

Responsibilities

• Set-up and operation of specific operating equipment.
• Performing technical adjustments and cleaning activities.
• Managing inventory and completing GMP documentation.

Skills

Strong literacy and numeracy skills

Operational knowledge of procedures

Good communication skills

Ability to learn new processes

Manual dexterity

Team collaboration

Education

GCSEs or equivalent qualifications in English and Maths

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.

Eurofins PSS Insourcing Solutions is a global, award-winning insourcing solution. We place our skilled team directly at the client site, managing operations seamlessly and eliminating complexities. We ensure a strategic, long-term service commitment that delivers value directly at the client’ site, utilising their facilities, equipment, and methodologies, while maintaining the same service, expertise, and cGMP compliance available at the Eurofins facility. If you're an employee seeking an exceptional career journey, Eurofins PSS Insourcing Solutions is your gateway to a future where innovation, collaboration, and success converge. Join us in a world where excellence knows no boundaries!

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

This is a fixed term contract position, starting in July 2025 till June 2026. This is a shift position, whereby you work 4 nights on starting at 22:00 till 06:00, then you have 4 rest days.

Please note you will work a day shift, Monday - Friday for 6 weeks whilst Training.

The core activity of the Stage Specific Operator role is to undertake the Cutting, Check-weighing and/or Primary Packing tasks associated with the Zoladex manufacturing process.

Each operation is performed within an Aseptic Processing Area; therefore, the Service Provider must be medically fit to work in such an area, adhere to strict operational behaviours and be able to work with minimum supervision.

Whilst having a detailed knowledge in at least one area of operation, the Stage Specific Operators development will focus on the ability to have a high level of operational knowledge for all activities associated with the Cut, Check-weigh and Packing processes.

Job Responsibilities

In addition to the general description of this job function, the following summarize key result areas, specific accountabilities and / or tasks, etc. associated with this scope of work:

Generic Tasks:

• Set-up and operation of specific operating equipment.
• Performing technical adjustments of specific operating equipment.
• Operation of weighing/counting balances.
• Performing Hatch Transfers of consumables, components and various equipment.
• Management of component inventory.
• Performing product and component reconciliations.
• Performing minor interventions.
• Participating in major interventions.
• Completing and approving GMP documentation.
• Performing cleaning activities on critical locations.
• Performing cleaning operations of general APA and White Area locations.
• Taking and managing QC and reference samples.
• Conducting equipment performance monitoring e.g., balance and bag sealer checks.
• Conducting environmental and personal monitoring.
• Testing in-line critical devices e.g., sensor challenge tests.
• Set-up and change of in-line filters.
• Gathering KPI data.
• Identification and delivery of continuous improvement initiatives.
• Application of Lean tools and techniques, including participation in PDCAs.
• Supporting the development/training of new starters through on-the-job coaching.
• Participate in adverse event investigations e.g., QN and Customer Complaint investigations.

Cutting Tasks:

• Product Inspection.
• Critical positioning and alignment of equipment e.g., analytical balance.
• Managing stock and performing critical checks within the product store.

Check-weighing Tasks:

• Manual Assembly of QC samples in syringes.
• Archiving of electronic records.
• Critical positioning and alignment of equipment e.g., analytical balance.
• Managing stock and performing critical checks within the product store.

Primary Packing Tasks:

• Performing Safety Checks on the HH60 Packing Line.
• Set-up of critical variable data.
• Visual inspection of Packed Pouches.
• Performing Bulk Packing for specific markets e.g., Japan.

Qualifications

• Strong literacy and numeracy skills, evidenced by GCSEs or equivalent qualifications in English and Maths.
• Ability to work within the Aseptic Processing Area.
• Operational knowledge of procedures and compliance with GMP & SHE requirements e.g., COSHH, risk and manual handling assessment.
• Operational knowledge of specific line equipment.
• Ability to work using fully electronic media, including MS Office.
• Good clear communication skills both written and verbal.
• Ability to quickly learn new processes.
• Form strong working relationships with colleagues.
• Manual role with ability to operate machinery and lift and transport equipment, products and tools.
• Ability to learn and adapt to changing operational requirements.
• Ability to undertake core tasks independently.
• Ability to work in a lab environment with some supervision and be capable of developing solutions to problems as part of a team.
• Willing to operate in a flexible manner and able to reuse both internal and external experiences and incorporate them into relevant improvements. Ability to switch priorities at short notice is desired.
• Good team player, organised, accurate, have strong documentation skills.
• Passionate about quality and client service.

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:

• Reward and Recognition
• Health Cash Plan
• Life Assurance (4 times annual salary).
• 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 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.

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/