Microbiologist at Eurofins

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.

We’re proud to be an armed forces-friendly place to work and welcome applications from reservists, armed forces veterans (including the wounded, injured and sick), as well as cadet instructors, and military spouses and partners.

If you want to continue to help make our world a safer and healthier place, then apply for the role below and become a part of the extraordinary Eurofins network.

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

This is a great opportunity to join Wolverhampton's food testing pathogens laboratory. The purpose of this role is to complete, to the required quality standards, the analysis of food samples for a given method using laboratory techniques.

This is a full time role working 38.5 hours per week on a four on, four off rotational shift pattern - Week 1: 09:30 – 21:00 / Week 2: 10:30 – 22:00. 

• Sub-culturing, plate reading, confirmations and validation of analytical results as required.
• Conducting and recording Media QC, raising and documenting any non-conformances. 
• Run any equipment required for analysis such as PCR, Pathatrix and ELISA.
• Be able to raise NCWs following any non-conformance and to investigate root causes and implement actions appropriate to assist with continuous improvement.
• Provide a high level of internal and external customer care by ensuring all results are delivered accurately and on time.
• Ensure all appropriate paperwork is filled out on a daily basis. 
• Reporting of results in accordance with the methods of analysis and Customer requirements.
• Maintain turnaround time at >99%, ensuring that daily targets are achieved.
• Be familiar with laboratory FGS software, Understand and be able to implement processes relating to sample/test data entry. 
• Highlight any issues identified to the Line Leader/Team Leader. 
• To assist through operating best practice in order to meet the requirements of the UKAS accreditation standard.
• Take responsibility for the cleanliness and hygiene of the area you work in at all times ensuring it is always kept clean and tidy. 
• Removal of waste generated whilst working following the guidelines provided for disposal of waste.
• Wear personal protective clothing equipment in accordance with the Health & Safety policy.
• Work with the team to drive the laboratory forward through continuous improvement.
• Responsible for ensuring that UK health and safety legislation is maintained and helping to ensure that the working environment is kept safe.
• 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.
• A flexible approach to work will be required to assist other departments as and when required. 

• Diploma/qualification in relevant scientific subject area.
• It will a benefit to have experience in any type of fast pace production work.
• It will be of advantage to have knowledge of UKAS / ISO methods and of the processes carried out within a microbiology laboratory. 
• Experience in working in part of a team. 
• Good origination and time management. 
• Good communication skills. 
• Able to self-motivate.

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:

• Enhanced Annual Leave Entitlement
• Company Pension Plan
• Life Assurance Scheme (4 times annual salary)
• Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity Schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential
• Health Cash Plan
• Health and Wellbeing Programmes
• Free parking
• Worldwide career opportunities
• We also have in place rewards recognising the great work out employees deliver, their dedicated service and celebrating special life events.

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. 

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.

Find out more in our career page: https://careers.eurofins.com/