Chemistry Laboratory Analyst

This is a great opportunity to join Eurofins Food Testing within the Chemistry department. The purpose of this role is to provide with due care and attention accurate quality and timely chemical analysis as required by the core business of Eurofins.

This is a full time permanent role working Monday to Friday 09:3018:00 (30min break unpaid). 

• To provide chemical preparation testing and analysis in line with current approved and validated methods with respect to all facets of Eurofins Business.
• You will be expected to be competent (as per your training records) in:
• Ensure testing of samples carried out within agreed timescales and with strict adherence to written methods and procedures.
• Quality / verification checks. Take part in verification checks as required and assure all information recorded and acted upon.
• Take part in External and Internal Quality Assurance schedules in order to assure competency and complete all associated documentation for participation as directed by your manager.
• Maintenance of laboratory equipment. 
• Waste disposal cleaning and general housekeeping duties as required.
• Stock control.
• To report any unsafe or poor working practices in the laboratory record of all tests undertaken
• To liaise with personnel at all levels as required. This may be to provide advice report deviations unsafe conditions etc.
• To provide training to new laboratory staff as required.

Qualifications :

• Minimum Higher National Certificate or 3 years relevant experience.
• Be familiar with and proven proficient in Chemical Testing and interpretation of results.
• Be familiar with the wider aspects of food chemistry.
• Have a working knowledge of UKAS principles for Laboratory Accreditation to ISO17025.
• Ability to work alone or as part of a team.
• Great verbal and written communication skills.
• Computer literate ability to use Word and Excel to Intermediate Level.
• Understanding analytical processes to produce systems that will facilitate laboratory throughput whilst improving quality

Additional Information :

Benefits

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 its incredibly important we find the right individuals to join us. As a potential new recruit youll be invited to meet the team in the form of an assessment centre or a staged interview process dependent on the role and its 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!

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime