Laboratory Technician in Guildford

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.

The Eurofins network 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 its companies around the world.

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

Job Description

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

The purpose of this post is to complete, to the required quality standards, the analysis of genomics samples for a given method using laboratory techniques. Further, assist in the efficient day-to-day operation of the laboratory.

This is a full time position working 37.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday working hours will be between 07:00 and 23:00.

As a Laboratory Technician, you will be responsible for performing analytical laboratory work, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of data, and maintaining high standards of laboratory practice following ISO15189 and ISO17025 requirements.

• Accurately handle and record analytical source data, ensuring proper insertion into Eurofins systems (Worksheets, LIMS, and QMS).
• Perform analytical laboratory tasks, including sample reception, quality control, normalization of samples, PCR preparations, and analysis procedures.
• Prepare and modify Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for analytical work, ensuring compliance with protocols and instrumentation requirements.
• Maintain up-to-date and well-documented personal Training Logs.
• Ensure SOP, documentation, training and ongoing training are logged and acknowledged before performing new tasks.
• Contribute to the preparation and implementation of safety procedures within the laboratory.
• Control, maintain, and clean laboratory, equipment and areas. Perform regular maintenance and troubleshooting of instruments.
• Conduct weekly inventory checks and manage laboratory supplies.
• Manage sample reception, shipment, storage, and disposal ensuring respect and dignity for the samples handed.
• Perform quality control on sample and prepare samples for analysis.
• Report and log any laboratory issues in the system and inform the Team Leader/Management promptly.
• Ensure all laboratory activities comply with company policies, standards, and legal requirements.

Additional Information

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:

• Additional Annual Leave at Employees set service dates
• Company Pension Plan
• Life Assurance Scheme (4 times annual salary)
• Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity Schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 confidential
• Health and Wellbeing Programmes
• Free parking
• Worldwide career opportunities
• We also have in place rewards recognising the great work our 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 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.

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.