Receptionist

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 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.

Job Description

This role is Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm.

• answer, screen and direct calls
• take and relay messages
• provide information to callers
• greet persons entering organisation
• determine visitor needs in a professional manner
• ensure knowledge of staff movements in and out of organisation
• monitor visitor access and maintain security awareness
• provide general administrative and clerical support
• maintain visitor register
• offer refreshments to visitors where appropriate
• ensure back up when absent from reception desk
• sort and distribute incoming mail
• prepare outgoing mail for pick-up
• maintain equipment and report any malfunctions
• monitor, control and order office/canteen supplies
• set up meeting rooms with necessary stationary and equipment
• organise catering for meetings
• keep reception area clean and neat
• maintain and organise reading material
• organising flights/accommodation where necessary via verified suppliers

Qualifications

• Good IT and system skills
• Effective communication skills both written and oral
• High level of attention to detail
• Good organisational skills with the ability to multi task and prioritise
• Practical experience in reception, accounts or customer services environment
• NVQ GSCE A-C Maths/English/Science/ BTEC Business

Additional Information