Training Coordinator

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 works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate. Eurofins believes it is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetics products testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, CDMO, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies.**

**In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to over 58,000 staff across a network of more than 1000 independent companies in over 54 countries and operating more than 900 laboratories. Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products, as well as providing innovative clinical diagnostic testing services, as one of the leading global emerging players in specialised clinical diagnostics testing.**

**In 2021, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR € 6.7 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.**

**Job Description**:
**Please note this a full time permanent position, the shift pattern is: Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 6am (flexible)**

**PURPOSE OF THE POST**
- To work with the laboratory team and co-ordinate an organised training programme that ensures that each task covered by trained and competent staff
- To manage and maintain staff skills training matrix, ensuring that is up to date at all times. To ensure long term sustainable training programme for all new trainees

**MAIN DUTIES**
- Work with the relevant team leader to plan structured inductions including a review of all aspects of laboratory activities for all new starters and ensure these are adhered to
- Work closely with the team leaders from each area to ensure a monthly training plan is created with objectives set for their team based on their development needs as well as any business critical needs
- Responsible for the development and maintenance of the site training matrix for the whole of laboratory, ensuring this is up to date at all times
- Ensure all paper training/competency records are completed correctly and retained in the employees personal training record
- Be able to produce monthly KPI data that shows the required number of competent staff to run each task and a percentage of the actual number
- Assist with Non-Conforming Work investigations, particularly if they are linked to a training issue
- Work with the relevant group members in developing new training records and co-ordinate the roll out of this at the site
- Develop a culture of continuous improvement that allows a continual improvement in the lab
- Ensure that staff are suitably trained and all training documents are suitably maintained including ongoing competency

**OPTIONAL DUTIES**
- Ensure there is a team of competent trainers available in each department that can assist with the training programmes
- Work with the relevant people on the validations and implementation of any new/updated procedures to ensure the training is rolled out ahead of implementation. Ensure that all work carried out complies with documented procedures for all aspects of laboratory work, that all relevant information concerning samples is recorded, that samples are handled correctly, that worksheets are kept in an orderly manner

**HEALTH & SAFETY AT WORK**
- All employees have a duty to work in accordance with the Health & Safety at Work Act (1974), COSHH Regulations (1988) and other relevant policies and procedures
- Drive a culture of safety reporting and improvements via the recording of accidents and hazard reports. Ensure issues raised are followed through suitably to prevent reoccurrence

ADDITIONAL NOTES
- This job description does not purport to cover all aspects of the jobholder’s duties but is intended to be indicative of the main areas of responsibility
- The Company reserves the right to alter elements this job description in line with business needs and in close communication with the jobholder

**Qualifications**:

- Degree or equivalent in science (microbiology/chemistry/biology/molecular biology etc.)
- Understanding of ISO 17025, UKAS, key customer requirements, audit procedures, methods etc
- Experience of working in a Microbiology food testing laboratory
- Experience of providing training to employees
- Competence in IT, including LIMS, spreadsheets and databases
- Ability to interpret present and explain c