Laboratory Sample Technician

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 50,000 staff across a network of more than 900 independent companies in over 50 countries and operating more than 800 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 2020, Eurofins generatedtotal revenues of EUR € 5.4 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Please note this is a full time position, there are two shifts available:

• Monday to Friday 07:00 till 15:00.
• Monday to Friday 08:00 till 16:00

Working within our state of the art facilities in Wolverhampton, this role will be to assist in the efficient day-to-day operation of the laboratory regarding timely dispatch of samples to be subcontracted to the relevant testing laboratory. These should be dispatched under the appropriate conditions and with the correct documentation.

Responsibilities to include:

• Ensure all samples to be subcontracted are dispatched within a 24-hour period of registration, where possible, ensuring daily targets are achieved.
• Raising Purchase Orders for partner laboratories undertaking the analysis.
• Efficient use of courier portals to upload consignments for collection.
• Appropriate packaging of samples to ensure they reach the testing laboratory under the correct conditions for analysis.
• Regular use of reports to aid in the timely dispatch of samples to partner laboratories.
• Contacting partner laboratories to resolve queries regarding sample imports.
• Adhering to documented procedures for all aspects of laboratory work, ensuring that all relevant information concerning samples is recorded, that samples are handled correctly, and that all necessary records and quality data are maintained.
• Responsible for ensuring that UK health and safety legislation is maintained and helping to ensure that the working environment is kept in a clean and tidy manner with due attention to the careful maintenance of all laboratory fittings and equipment.
• Ensure personal protective clothing equipment is worn in accordance with the Health & Safety policy.
• Work with the team to drive the laboratory forward through continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of Laboratory Quality Manual in order to ensure compliance at all times with the policies, procedures and associated documents which are referred to in the manual.
• To assist through operating best practice in order to meet the requirements of the UKAS accreditation standard.
• Provide a high level of internal and external customer care.

• Knowledge of UKAS, ISO methods is desirable
• Good laboratory skills and practices is essential
• Enthusiasm, energy and a driven outlook
• At least one year’s laboratory and production experience.
• Lean production principles
• Experience of Laboratory electronic management systems
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Degree or higher would be advantageous
• Maths, English, Chemistry or Biology at GCSE grade C or above or equivalent

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.