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

37.5 Hours per week. Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm. 

Do you have good attention to detail; customer service skills; technical understanding?  This is a role that combines all three!

Purpose of The Post: 

To act as an interface between the sales team, the end customer and the laboratory in the reporting and interpretation of test reports in the relevant Product Testing Categories. 

Main Duties:

• Understand testing processes and how these principles can be applied to the relevant legislation.
• Provide a high level of internal and external customer care.
• To support the sales team in the delivery of customers’ needs and requirements.
• Keep up to date with current techniques, topics and legislation to advise Eurofins and its customers on accurate implementation of their requirements.
• To create and maintain appropriate report templates as legislations and standards change.
• To assist the laboratory in applying the best practice and interpretation of results.
• To report and communicate results to Eurofins clients.
• Ensure all reasonable steps are taken to achieve accuracy, reliability, and repeatability of test results.
• To generate client specific reports with conclusions with a high level of quality and technical competence.
• To support the laboratory when requested in carrying out testing where appropriate training is in place
• To understand the costing information contained within the LIMS system and on the jobs assigned and react when something does not look correct.
• To partake in any developmental training as required in compliance with the company standard.
• Competent use of Microsoft Office and Eurofins specific systems including ComLIMS, eLIMS and EOL online services.
• To support the work tracking systems of the department by promptly completing the relevant Excel Documents.

Qualifications

Essential

• Excellent customer service approach
• Experience using Microsoft office and/or LIMS.
• Effective communication skills both written and oral.
• High level of attention to detail.
• Be able to prioritise when given multiple tasks at one given time.

Desirable

• Degree in related scientific subject or practical work experience (within scientific fields or customer services).
• Understanding of chemistry and/or consumer product manufacturing processes.
• Understanding of good lab practice and good clinical practice.
• Understanding of consumer products and quality/performance.
• Practical knowledge of product testing operations.
• Practical knowledge of commercial laboratory operations.
• To be able to communicate highly technical material to different levels within the business and to gain the confidence of the client.
• Practical experience within a product testing industry environment.
• Knowledge of the relevant Product Testing Regulations and Directives such as Cosmetics, Detergents, CLP) 

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)
• Health Cash Plan 
• Holiday Purchase and Sell Scheme
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay Scheme 
• Company Pension Plan
• Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential support.
• 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
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 support your development! Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.