Company 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.
The Eurofins network 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 its companies around the world.
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.
The purpose of this role is to complete, to the required quality standards, the analysis of genomics samples for a given method using laboratory techniques. Further, assist in the efficient day-to-day operation of the laboratory.
Please note this is a 4 month fixed term contract. Working 37.5 hours per week, working Monday to Friday 7.5 hours per day between the hours of 07:30 till 17:30. The training shift for the first few weeks will be Monday to Friday 08:00 till 16:00.
As a Laboratory Technician, you will be responsible for performing analytical laboratory work, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of data, and maintaining high standards of laboratory practice following ISO15189 and ISO17025 requirements.
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Accurately handle and record analytical source data, ensuring proper insertion into Eurofins systems (Worksheets, LIMS, and QMS).
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Perform analytical laboratory tasks, including sample reception, quality control, normalization of samples, PCR preparations, and analysis procedures.
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Manage sample reception, shipment, storage, and disposal ensuring respect and dignity for the samples handed.
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Conduct weekly inventory checks and manage laboratory supplies.
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Prepare and modify Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for analytical work, ensuring compliance with protocols and instrumentation requirements.
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Maintain up-to-date and well-documented personal Training Logs.
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Ensure SOP, documentation, training and ongoing training are logged and acknowledged before performing new tasks.
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Contribute to the preparation and implementation of safety procedures within the laboratory.
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Control, maintain, and clean laboratory, equipment and areas. Perform regular maintenance and troubleshooting of instruments.
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Perform quality control on sample and prepare samples for analysis.
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Report and log any laboratory issues in the system and inform the Team Leader/Management promptly.
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Ensure all laboratory activities comply with company policies, standards, and legal requirements.
Qualifications
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Experience working in a laboratory environment (academic or industrial).
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Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant scientific discipline (e.g., Biology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Biomedical Science).
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Understanding of laboratory practices, laboratory safety procedures and regulatory compliance.
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Knowledge of ISO15189 and ISO17025 quality standards.
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Understanding of Microarray, NGS and other molecular biology techniques.
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Knowledge of sample handling, storage, shipment, and disposal requirements.
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Familiarity with quality control principles and deviation/non-conformance reporting.
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Strong attention to detail.
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Good organisational skills, including inventory management.
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Excellent communications skills, both written and spoken..
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:
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Additional Annual Leave at Employees set service dates
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Company Pension Plan
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Life Assurance Scheme (4 times annual salary)
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Healthcare Cash Plan (6+ months service)
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Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity Schemes
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Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential
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Health and Wellbeing Programmes
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Free parking
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Worldwide career opportunities
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We also have in place 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 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 support your development! Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.
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.
