Laboratory Assistant

2 weeks ago


Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom Eurofins UK Genomics Full time
Company Description

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.

Job Description:

Please note this is a full time role, working 37.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday 09:00 till 17:00 whilst training. Shifts when fully trained will be 8 hours between 07:00 - 23:00, so flexibility is essential.


Due to the growth of our business in the UK, we have exciting opportunity for a laboratory assistant to be part of our growing laboratory team based in Milton Keynes.

The role will involve receiving, preparing and analysing samples for analytical testing.

Main responsibilities to include:

  • Sample reception and organising sample delivery
  • Operating automated and semiautomated laboratory procedures on various instruments, including Tecan and Hamilton
  • You will perform the entry quality control checks of incoming samples
  • Work with the Team Leader to achieve daily targets, ensuring client turnaround time is met and seeking advice as required.
  • Performing regular laboratory housekeeping duties and consumables replenishment.
  • Work with the team on continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Report any anomalies or concerns direct to the Team Leader.
  • Other laboratory duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

  • Knowledge of laboratory quality system in order to comply with the policies, procedures and associated documents.
  • Experience of Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS)
  • Educated to GCSE level.
  • Basic knowledge of molecular biology and first hands on molecular biological experience will be an advantage.
  • Eagerness to learn new skills.
  • Good command of written and spoken English is essential.
  • High sense of quality, flexibility, team spirit, as well as an independent and reliable way of working.
  • Flexibility and willingness for shift work.
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:

  • Life Assurance (4 times annual salary).
  • Company Pension Plan.
  • Employee Assistance Programme 24/7 confidential support.
  • Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption pay scheme.
  • Holiday Purchase Scheme.
  • Free car parking.
  • 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

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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