Chemistry Laboratory Technician

Linlithgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

11/17/2024

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.

Job Description

This is a great opportunity to join our Food & Water Chemistry laboratory in Linlithgow. The purpose of this role will be to to carry out basic chemistry practices which contribute to the production of reliable and accurate test results.

This is a part time permanent role working 24 hours per week - Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 09:30-18:00 (30min break unpaid).

• To carry out basic chemistry practices which contribute to the production of reliable and accurate test results.
• To prepare samples for analysis when required.
• To prepare chemical solutions when required.
• To accurately record all activities performed, on appropriate paperwork.
• To wash all laboratory glassware using dishwashers and hand washing as required but always mindful of the glassware requirements.
• To render biohazardous waste safe for disposal according to MSDS sheets.
• To report any unsafe or poor working practices in the laboratory.
• To provide general assistance to Laboratory Staff at all levels.
• To carry out housekeeping duties in line with Eurofins: Linlithgow’s documents or manuals as required (including cleaning of equipment when required as part of Quality procedures).
• To ensure laboratory floors are brushed and washed at least twice per week.
• To ensure general waste bins are emptied daily and are clean.
• To ensure handwash and other staff facilities are kept clean, tidy and stocked as required.
• To provide training to new laboratory staff as required.
• These job descriptions can never be all encompassing and hence flexibility is required.
  
  
  
  

Qualifications

• Standard grade Education including Science/s, Mathematics & English, or equivalent.
• Ability to work alone or as part of a team.
• Knowledge of the routine workings of a Laboratory Environment and the importance of a clean lab.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Computer literate, ability to use Word and Excel to basic level.
  
  
  
  

Benefits

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
• Additional Annual Leave Purchase scheme
• Annual Leave Sellback Scheme
• Additional Annual Leave at Employees set service dates
• Company Pension Plan
• Life Assurance Scheme (4 times annual salary)
• Healthcare Cash Plan (6+ months service)
• Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity Schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential
• 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.

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/