Laboratory Technician

Job Description

Please note this is a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract, working 37.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday.

Main duties:

Preparation of samples as identified from work schedules Drying and Grinding samples Preparing dry sample extractions and wet sample extractions Preparing metal digest Cleaning of chemical vessels Sample receipt and container requests, as required Assistance in the generation of accurate and timely sample and QC data in line with client expectations and Chemtest Quality Systems Assistance in maintenance programmes for the Departments specific analytical instrumentation and any other analytical equipment used by the Department. Maintenance procedures shall ensure that instruments are kept in a clean and serviceable condition and that routine in house maintenance procedures are kept up to date. Maintenance, storage and labeling of adequate stocks of reagents and standards. Consultation with the Divisional Manager when turnaround deadlines cannot be met

Qualifications

Educated to GCSE level, or equivalent. Enthusiasm, energy and a driven outlook.  Good communication skills both written and verbally.  Proficient in Microsoft Office programmes. 

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 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 
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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

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