Job Description
We are continuously recruiting for Microbiology Technicians for our newly refurbished laboratory. Joining our state of the art laboratory within Eurofins Food Testing, we offer full training for the role and n o pervious laboratory experience is required.
Working hours are on a 4 week rotational shift pattern as follows:
Week 1: Mon - Friday, 8:30am-5pm
Week 2: Mon, Tues, Weds, Thurs, 11am-7:30pm and Saturday 8:30am-5pm
Week 3: Sunday, Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fri, 8:30am-5pm
Week 4: Mon - Friday, 11am-7:30pm
Main duties to include:
1. To prepare food samples for analysis when required.
2. To assist in the preparation of microbiological culture media and record the necessary quality control and performance checks.
3. To provide general assistance to Laboratory staff at all levels.
4. To work to the companies quality systems showing due care and diligence in all activities.
5. To carry out housekeeping duties in line with Cleaning Schedules (including cleaning of equipment, floors, bins, and benches when required).
6. To carry out all washroom duties as required being mindful of the glassware requirements.
7. To dispose of all laboratory waste in accordance with procedures.
8. To report any unsafe or poor working practices in the laboratory.
Qualifications
9. Educated to GSCE level, or equivalent.
10. Team player.
11. Able to work under pressure.
12. Attention to detail.
13. Confident in Microsoft Office packages.
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:
14. Life Assurance (4 times annual salary)
15. Company Pension Plan
16. Holiday Purchase Scheme
17. Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential support
18. Free car parking
19. Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Scheme
20. Worldwide career opportunities
21. 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 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!