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. 37.5 Hours per week. Tuesday - Saturday 6am - 2pm. Purpose of the post: Working within a busy, fast paced laboratory that performs microbiological testing on a high volume of water samples. You will be required to receive the samples into the laboratory and register them within the Laboratory Electronic Management System and make the samples available for testing for the Laboratory. To share the vision of providing the best possible quality to ensure each sample is processed with precision and accuracy. Main Duties: - Receipt, organisation and registration of samples. - Analysis of samples as required following training. - Prioritisation and time management of samples to maintain a continuous flow of samples in stability. - Ensure samples received are handled in accordance with documented procedures, including attention to temperature control, storage and maintenance of sample integrity. - Identify any anomalies and deviated samples and apply deviating comments as required. - E-mail clients with any sample queries in a professional manner. - Undertake good housekeeping, maintaining a tidy work environment and stock management. - Adhering to documented procedures for all aspects of laboratory work. - Analysis of samples as required following training. - Work well with others and display good teamwork and work to drive the laboratory forward through continuous improvement. - Attention to detail and maintaining quality records, and other quality related tasks as required. - Provide a high level of internal and external customer care. Essential - Proficient in Microsoft Office - Able to work in a fast paced working environment - Enthusiasm, energy and a driven outlook - Good team player - Good communication and organisational skills 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: - Life Assurance (4 times annual salary) - Health Cash Plan - Holiday Purchase and Sell Scheme - Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay Scheme - Company Pension Plan - Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 confidential support. - Worldwide career 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. 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.