Principle Microbiologist - Belfast, United Kingdom - Eurofins UK Food Testing

Eurofins UK Food Testing

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Belfast, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

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.

To help the daytoday operations in pathogen department.
Responsible for checking transfer of data relating to samples and results and issuing of test reports and confidentiality of information.
To review and implement the technical performance of all aspects of the methods (registration to final reports) on a regular basis.
To be key in implementing new methods into the lab, owning method validations and method documentation preparation prior to issuing to quality for submission to UKAS.
Leading continuous improvement opportunities across the business in conjunction with the operations and technical teams.
To maintain a comprehensive record of all modifications and improvements within the laboratory.
To implement all technical changes as an outcome of audits/complaints etc. in a robust manner ensuring all corrective actions are effective.
To investigate customer complaints when required and support the team with completing complaint investigations and non conforming work.
To perform audits in line with the quality system.
To ensure in conjunction with the laboratory management and the quality team, that all methods are validated and that EQA, IQC and DPC systems are maintained and nonconformances are investigated.
To maintain and review externally sourced method references.
To maintain uncertainty of measurement for current methods.
To setup, maintain and evaluate Analytical Quality Control Charts.
To ensure the Environmental monitoring programme is fit for purpose.
To provide technical support to the stock controller/Team Leader when liaising with company suppliers.
Support customer requirements and be a keylink to ensure customer requirements are translated in the quality system.
To attend and actively participate in the Group Technical Forums, implementing all improvement opportunities and group initiatives.
To be a point of reference within Eurofins UK for internal clients for any issues arising regarding testing.
Act as a deputy to the Laboratory Manager in respective areas

Qualifications

Proven experience in working to and exceeding targets within the quality system.
Experience of working with a broad range of internal and external customers.
Competence in IT, including LIMS, spreadsheets and databases.
Experience working in a UKAS accredited laboratory.
Understanding of ISO 17025, UKAS, RSA, BEIC, key customer requirements, audit procedures, laboratory methods.
Great laboratory skills and practices as well as relevant methods/ techniques.
Excellent attention to detail.
Excellent written and communication skills.
Full commitment to meeting customers expectation.
Full commitment to lean management.
Proven ability to develop team members.

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
Health Cash Plan
Employee Assistance Programme 24/7 confidential support
Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption pay scheme
Holiday Purchase Scheme
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.

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