Laboratory Analyst
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Joining Eurofins Food Chemistry team, the purpose of this role is to complete, to the required quality standards, the analysis of food samples for a given method using laboratory techniques.
This is a 6 month fixed term contract, working 37.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday 08:30-16:30
- Registration, preparation, and analysis of food samples as required.
- 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.
- Ensure all relevant paperwork is completed throughout the day.
- Maintain turnaround time at >95%, ensuring that daily targets are achieved.
- 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.
- To assist through operating best practice in order to meet the requirements of the UKAS accreditation standard.
- 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.
- Maintain a clean as you go mentality
- Undertaking all tasks within the main laboratory appropriate to the level of training given to you by senior analysts and management
- A flexible approach to work will be required to assist other departments as and when required
- Assist with continuous improvement within the chemistry department
- Educated to GCSE level, or equivalent.
- Experience in working in part of a team.
- Experience working in a fast pace environment.
- Good organisation and time management.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to self-motivate.
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:
- 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 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.
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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.