Gsc - Job Template

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.**

**This position is to join our innovative (PSS) programme as an employee of Eurofins. The programme places full-time analysts, technicians, scientists and technical support personnel managed by Eurofins directly at the client facility to provide long term staffing needs while maintaining the same services, expertise and cGMP compliance available at the Eurofins facility. This award-winning programme offers excellent career opportunities for people who have a proven track record in combining excellent technical ability with first class interpersonal and communication skills.**

**Job Description**:
The purpose of the role is to provide expertise within the QC Microbiology testing section and to support Environmental monitoring testing to assure suitability of client’s manufacturing facilities.

This role operates on a continuous 2 week rotating pattern of 11 hour day shifts:
- **Week One**: Monday, Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday.

**Week Two**: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Options for shifts 06:00 to 17:00 or 07:00 to 18:00 with breaks therein.

**Responsibilities**:

- Aseptically collect Environmental Monitoring (EM) and cleaning validation samples at client’s facility using sampling protocols and associated documents.
- Ensure compliance with GMP policies and SOPs in a production environment
- Aseptically gown and work in sterile manufacturing areas
- Perform routine and non-routine QC testing such as Bioburden, Endotoxin, Concentration, and Conductivity
- Maintain and Ensure sample chain of custody using a LIMS system and perform all aspects of Sample management including aliquotting, storage, receipt, and testing.
- Review manufacturing schedule for dynamic environmental monitoring to ensure all samples are collected appropriately, and address problems where necessary
- Review and reconcile all environmental monitoring samples at the end of the production run to ensure all samples were appropriately taken, processed, and were within required limits
- Perform Laboratory and Equipment maintenance
- Participate in lean lab operation and continuous improvement programs to reduce operating costs
- Calculate, evaluate, review, and properly communicate data verbally and in written format
- To GMP review analytical data.
- To initiate and follow-up OOS results and action limits as per client procedures.
- To participate in the preparation of reports.
- To be constantly aware of the client’s requirements and strive to meet or exceed those requirements keeping in mind the client process end points.
- To keep up to date with any technological or method revisions in their area, ensuring their training is complete and adjusting their work as required.
- To have a clear understanding of the client relationship and service goals.
- To ensure that all decisions are handled with client service in mind.
- To ensure uniformity, reproducibility and reliability in all work practices.

**Qualifications**:

- Degree or above in a relevant scientific discipline (Biology, Chemistry or Microbiology)
- Strong troubleshooting skills
- Strong organisational skills
- Self-motivated
- Proven experience in a pharmaceutical industry GMP laboratory.
- Good team player, organised, accurate, have strong documentation skills
- Passionate about quality and client service.
- Good communication skills both internally and externally.

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:

- Reward & Recognition
- Company Pension Plan
- Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 confidential support.
- 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**

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