Laboratory Sample Receipt Operative - Needham Market, United Kingdom - Eurofins UK Food Testing

Eurofins UK Food Testing

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Needham Market, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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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.

Job Description:

Please note this is a permanent full time role, working 37.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday 09:00 until 17:00.
The purpose of this role is to manage the daily intake of samples into the laboratory

Main duties to include:

Maintaining a professional and courteous relationship with customers.
Understanding the testing requests from the customer.
Following the Procedures for sample reception and booking in
Managing the paperwork from customers and filing paperwork correctly.
Answering the phone and speaking to customers.
Dealing with customers who bring samples into the laboratory.
High standard of accuracy and legibility in typing and handwriting.
Lending a hand in the laboratory at peak times, e.g. labelling plates.
Handling the receipt of goods into the laboratory. Checking goods against purchase orders.
Keeping the laboratory technicians and laboratory management aware of requests for collections and changes to the day.
Any other reasonable business as designated by the Lab Manager or Technical Manager.
Ensuring all relevant areas are kept clean and tidy in accordance to Laboratory Guidelines.
Adhering to companies policies.
Use provided equipment at all times.
Follow Health and Safety Policies and procedures.
Contribute to the ongoing progression of the Laboratory.

Qualifications:

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Previous experience within a laboratory is not required, training will be provided
:

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

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
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

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