Eurofins Australia New Zealand Looking for Laboratory Technician – Microbiology at Lower Hutt, Wellington Region, New Zealand Full Time

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 works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate. Eurofins believes it is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetics products testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, CDMO, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies.

In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to over 58,000 staff across a network of more than 1000 independent companies in over 54 countries and operating more than 900 laboratories. Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products, as well as providing innovative clinical diagnostic testing services, as one of the leading global emerging players in specialised clinical diagnostics testing. In 2020, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR € 5.4 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Eurofins Food and Water Testing New Zealand provides range of class leading food, water, plant, soil and fertilizer testing, as well as horticultural services and technical solutions, primarily to the New Zealand market. With a staff of over 354 we operate laboratories in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin and Tauranga. We specialise in all Food types, Plants, Soils, Fertilizers, Potable Water, Sludge, Sediments, Leachate, Trade Waste Effluents, Sewage Effluents, Surface Water, River & Stream Monitoring, Seawater, and Groundwater.

Job Description

The role of a Laboratory Technician is to prepare and transcribe customer samples into Eurofins Laboratory information management system (LIMs) keeping in mind efficiency, quality and accuracy standards as required by the company.

Upon commencement of employment a training plan will be initiated for you. This will include all basic testing tasks appropriate for the work area. As you develop and becomes more competent and proficient with the Basic Job Responsibilities described below, you will be trained in more advanced online and offline areas of the laboratory. These will be evaluated in a timely manner through performance appraisals with Section Supervisor and will be discussed with you as part of your development plan.

Laboratory Technicians will:

• Become competent in interpreting customer analytical requests correctly in an efficient manner.
• Become competent in the laboratory work practices and requirements within each sections of the laboratory.
• Become familiar with and adhere to all relevant laboratory technical and operating procedures relevant to specific areas.
• Ensure Compliance to the ISO17025 standard at all times by adhering to the in-house quality procedures provided.
• Complete all documentation on time, accurately and legibly.
• Keep training up to date and initiate training where possible when able to do so.
• Adhere to all company standards in the area of safety, housekeeping and quality, notifying a Senior Technician or Team Supervisor of any discrepancies.
• Ensure that the laboratory work area is stocked with necessary consumables and reagents etc at the start of the day.
• Housekeeping of laboratory is manintained & clutter free, clean laboratory equipment as required, including fridges, incubators water baths, biohazards waste disposal etc.
• Provide cover for other members of staff as required.
• Be flexible, a team player to work in any area of the business as required.

Qualifications

• Attention to detail, proficient computer skills are highly essential
• A background in science, tertiary qualification in science and engineering, or candidates with life experience will also be considered.
• Experience working within a fast paced commercial environment will be advantageous.
• Must be available to work Tuesday to Saturday roster , starting at 11am for fulltime role.
• Ready for a challenge, desire to continually learn and improve

Additional Information

All candidate CV’s must be accompanied with a cover letter explaining why you are applying for this job. However, please note that we are not always able to respond to every expression of interest submitted.

This opportunity is only open to candidates who are eligible to work in Australia/New Zealand, and already have work rights or an appropriate working visa.