Job Description
Please note this is a three month fixed term contract, working 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday with the flexibility to work either a 07:00 till 15:00 or 14:00 - 22:00 shift.
This role at Eurofins is challenging and varied each and every day. In return we offer a competitive salary and benefits package to reward our great people for all the hard work they do.
1. Make collections of food samples from customers around the UK, returning them to the laboratory.
2. Make collections of ambient and chilled water samples from water collection points and customer’s premises throughout the UK to a pre-planned regional route in a timely manner by using a company vehicle with internal chilled units in accordance with company procedures and service levels.
3. Being responsible for the safe and appropriate handling of the customer’s samples to ensure they are stowed appropriately within the vehicle.
4. Respond positively to route changes that the company feels reasonable for the driver to complete.
5. Ensure all paperwork is completed with a high degree of accuracy, with recording of temperature and time records on a daily record sheet and reporting into the Logistics Management team.
6. Ensure all information is inputted onto the company tablet where required.
7. Keep collection storage rooms clean and tidy at all times.
8. Clean fridges and spillages where required.
9. Ensure bottle stocks are sufficient within the drop offs.
10. Replace and report on faulty probes within fridge units at drop offs.
11. Ensure collections are returned to site safely and securely.
12. To communicate on a regular basis with the other driver, making them aware of any delays to the meeting time or place.
13. The company vehicle is to be parked overnight at the normal place of work and any off duty periods unless previously agreed otherwise with the management team.
14. Responsible for carrying out daily and weekly vehicle checks, oil, water etc and reporting any defects in a timely manner to the logistics manager.
15. Responsible for reporting accidents and breakdowns.
16. Ensure the vehicle is locked and secure when unattended.
17. Promote the Eurofins image by wearing a clean, neat and tidy uniform as provided, and by ensuring your vehicle is maintained in a clean, tidy and serviceable condition.
18. Provide a high level of internal and external customer care.
19. Drive Company vehicles in a safe and courteous fashion in accordance with the requirements of the Department of Transport and in compliance with the Highway Code.
20. Take all reasonable action to ensure the safety and security of vehicles, equipment, goods, fellow employees and other road users.
21. Responsible for promoting a professional image of the Company
Qualifications
22. Good geographical knowledge of the UK road network.
23. Appreciation of vehicle maintenance and safety checks.
24. A customer focused approach with pleasant demeanour.
25. Effective communication skills.
26. A positive can do approach.
27. Experience of chilled multi drop collection and deliveries, working to strict timed deadlines.
28. Full UK Driving License.
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:
29. Life Assurance (4 times annual salary)
30. Company Pension Plan
31. Holiday Purchase Scheme
32. Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential support
33. Free car parking
34. Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Scheme
35. Worldwide career opportunities
36. 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!