Waste Disposal Technician

Eurofins; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced Annual Leave Entitlement

Company Pension Plan

Life Assurance Scheme

Health and Wellbeing Programmes

Free parking

Job summary

Eurofins is seeking a Waste Disposal Technician to manage safe handling, treatment, and disposal of clinical and microbiological waste in a food testing lab. You will operate the on-site disposal instrument, ensure correct waste segregation, and maintain records, while following biosafety rules and quality policies.

This full-time role runs Mon-Fri, 10:00–18:00. You will contribute to waste management, containment, and environmental compliance, with PPE use and routine inspections to uphold high

Qualifications

• Good understanding of health and safety practices.
• Ability to follow standard operating procedures accurately.
• Good organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Manual handling training and lab safety awareness.

Responsibilities

• Collect, handle, and process laboratory pathogen waste in accordance with approved procedures and biosafety requirements.
• Operate the on-site waste disposal instrument safely to treat microbiological waste prior to disposal.
• Ensure all waste is correctly segregated and prepared before treatment.
• Monitor the performance of the waste disposal instrument and report faults or issues.
• Complete records relating to waste treatment, disposal, checks and equipment usage.
• Ensure PPE is used when handling laboratory waste.
• Transfer waste to appropriate collection, storage, or disposal locations.
• Maintain waste corridors, storage areas, and disposal facilities to a high standard of cleanliness.
• Report spills, safety concerns, defects, or non-conformances promptly.

Skills

Health & safety

SOP adherence

Attention to detail

Teamwork

PPE use

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.

Job Description

Unfortunately, we are unable visa sponsorship for this role.

The Waste Disposal Technician is responsible for the safe handling, treatment, and disposal of clinical and microbiological waste generated within a food testing laboratory. The role ensures that pathogen-contaminated waste is processed through the site waste disposal instrument in accordance with company procedures, biosafety requirements, and relevant waste legislation.

This is a full time role 37.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday 10:00 till 18:00.

• Collect, handle, and process laboratory pathogen waste in accordance with approved procedures and biosafety requirements.
• Operate the on-site waste disposal instrument safely and effectively to treat microbiological waste prior to disposal.
• Ensure all waste is correctly segregated and prepared before treatment.
• Monitor the performance of the waste disposal instrument and report any faults or operational issues.
• Complete required records relating to waste treatment, disposal, maintenance checks, and equipment usage.
• Ensure appropriate use of personal protective equipment (PPE) when handling laboratory waste.
• Remove general waste, recycling, and glass waste from designated waste corridors and laboratory areas.
• Transfer waste to appropriate collection, storage, or disposal locations.
• Ensure waste containers are available, correctly labelled, and maintained in good condition.
• Support recycling initiatives and promote effective waste segregation throughout the laboratory.
• Maintain waste corridors, storage areas, and disposal facilities to a high standard of cleanliness and organisation.
• Conduct routine inspections of waste storage and treatment areas.
• Immediately report spills, safety concerns, equipment defects, or non-conformances.
• Assist with contamination control and housekeeping activities as required.
• Follow site health, safety, environmental, and quality policies at all times.
• Participate in training programmes and continuous improvement activities.
• Maintain compliance with laboratory quality systems, health and safety procedures, and waste management regulations.

Qualifications

• Good understanding of health and safety practices.
• Ability to follow standard operating procedures accurately.
• Good organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Physically capable of moving waste containers and handling waste safely.
• Basic computer skills for record keeping and documentation.
• Previous experience working in a laboratory, waste management, environmental services, healthcare, food manufacturing, or related environment.
• Knowledge of microbiological or clinical waste handling procedures.
• Understanding of ISO quality systems and laboratory compliance requirements.
• Manual handling training.
• Experience working within a UKAS-accredited laboratory environment.

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.

• Being part of a Reward and Recognition Scheme, recognising great work across our teams.
• Holiday entitlement increases with service.
• The option to opt into our Health Cash Plan, designed to help look after your everyday health and wellbeing. This allows you to claim back the cost of routine healthcare expenses such as dental check-ups, eye tests, glasses or contact lenses and other everyday medical treatments.
• Life Assurance from day one, providing cover of threetimes your annual salary.
• Automatic enrolment into our Company Pension Plan after three months (with the flexibility to opt out if you choose)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme, offering 24/7 confidential support for both personal and work-related matters.
• Being able to register your interest in volunteering days, which are designed to support employees who wish to do voluntary work during working hours as part of a wider strategy to contribute positively to the local community.
• Free on-site car parking.
• The opportunity to explore worldwide 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.

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.

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.