Eurofins Ireland Environment Testing Hiring for Field Technician Job at Little Island Roads , Ireland Full Time

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company which provides a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries. The Group believes it is the world leader in food, environment and pharmaceutical 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, advanced material sciences and for supporting clinical studies. In addition, Eurofins is one of the key emerging players in specialty clinical diagnostic testing in Europe and the USA.

Group’s key figures are approx. 6.7 billion Euros turnover, over 940 laboratories across 59 countries and about 61,000 staff.

Collection and sampling of environmental samples from various locations and premises throughout Ireland.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collection of samples from customers in a timely, efficient and customer friendly manner.
• Sampling from lakes, rivers, man holes and composite samplers.
• To maintain the company vehicle at a suitable standard including cleanliness, appearance, tyres, oil and overall maintenance. Any problems with the vehicle should be notified to management immediately.
• Ensure that all customer samples are identified and kept in a suitable fashion and temperature controlled during transit.
• Daily planning of your route so you arrive to the lab on time.
• Ensure that all customer samples delivered to Lab reception and all paper work is in order.
• Be aware of, and communicate to laboratory managers, any issues that might affect customers.
• It is the responsibility of this person to drive within all legal requirements and any endorsements received outside the legal requirements will be the responsibility of the driver themselves.
• Drivers must at all times drive in a safe and responsible manner and any reports or offences in this area will be handled in line with the normal disciplinary procedures. Areas include speeding, careless driving, damage to the van etc.
• As with all members of staff this person is responsible for ensuring that customers’ requirements are fully met and in so doing will be flexible to work in any area of the business as is required.

• A driving license with no previous endorsements is preferred.
• A pleasant and friendly disposition.

Additional Information

Who we are looking for:

• Highly motivated, professional and enthusiastic individual who can work well within a busy multi-disciplinary technical environment as well as under their own initiative
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, organise and co-ordinate both your own workload
• Ability to understand customers’ requirements and to be able to devise and articulate the most appropriate solutions.
• Skills to influence others to achieve common goals for the benefit of our customers
• Confident approach with strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to form strong working relationships with colleagues, partner laboratories and customers

The benefits of working with Eurofins:

• Flexible work options
• 22 Days Annual Leave plus Service Days (additional days off)
• Life Assurance
• Pension Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Paid Health Insurance Scheme with LAYA Healthcare
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Discounted gym memberships
• On Site Social Committee
• Flexible Working