Laboratory Technician

The Workplace Drug Testing (WDT) laboratory predominately analyses samples for drugs of abuse. This role involves the handling human urine, saliva, and hair samples. It is a busy team in Heathrow in which short deadlines make the work quite hectic at times and speed and accuracy are most important. The Lab Technician is responsible for the day to day submissions in the lab and maintaining chain of custody whilst carrying out tasks around the lab to assist the analysts to complete analysis of samples. Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Open samples we receive on a daily basis
• Log in samples through data entry onto our Laboratory Information Management System
• Maintain chain of custody
• Checking paperwork and sample integrity
• Sample storage management
• Sample disposal
• Scan and file documents and paperwork
• Keep accessioning area tidy
• Laboratory housekeeping and consumables replenishment
• Signing and sorting deliveries
• Witnessing (where required)
• Decapping and assisting aliquoting
• Pipette and balance calibrations
• Organising services of instruments and consumables
• Chasing and goods receipting orders
• Preparation of mobile phases and solutions
• Any other laboratory based task assigned (taking into account the individual's professional experience/knowledge and skills).
• Any other administrative task assigned (taking into account the individual's professional experience/knowledge and skills).
• Provide support to the team, for example assisting the administration team when required.
• Achieving key performance indicator targets (individually and as part of a team)
• Participate in Quality and Safety tasks
Laboratory protection (safety glasses, lab coat and disposable gloves) must be worn at all times. In addition, all successful applicants will be required to undertake drug and alcohol testing prior to commencing employment.

Knowledge, Experience and Technical Skills
• Educated to A/Levels or equivalent
• Computer literate
• Good computer skills including typing speed and accuracy
• Demonstration of good interpersonal and team playing skills
• Excellent attention to detail for effective data input
• Ability to handle a flexible workload
• Demonstrate a high level of confidentiality when dealing with sensitive material
• Proactive worker with an enthusiastic attitude to work
• Some lifting will be involved
Person Specification
• Full commitment to and demonstration of upholding EFS values, Customer Focus, Quality, Competence & Team Spirit and Integrity. Good attention to detail, well organised, innovative.
• Quick and Accurate
• Good interpersonal and team playing skills
• Demonstration of good communications skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to cope under pressure, multitask and work to deadlines
• Strong team player
• Demonstrate a high level of confidentiality when dealing with sensitive material
• Proactive worker with an enthusiastic attitude to work
  
  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 50,000 staff across a network of more than 900 independent companies in over 50 countries and operating more than 800 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.

In return for your hard work and loyal service, we will offer you genuine career and salary progression through our Career Pathways programme, a competitive salary, and a selection of employee benefits via our flexible benefits menu which includes cycle to work, give as you earn, volunteering days,buy and sell holiday. In addition, we also offer the following:
• Life Assurance (3 times annual salary)
• Scottish Widows Company Pension Plan
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing to a maximum of 30 days)
• Employee length of service awards and yearly recognition schemes, celebrating work anniversaries here at EFS.
• Employee tech scheme
• Discount vouchers and flexi reward points on our employee wellness hub
• Everyone who joins EFS will have access to Perkbox allowing you to save money all year round on a wide range of perks such as supermarket savings, days out or your daily coffee
• Learning and study support
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Health Cash Plan membership
• Enhanced company sick, maternity and paternity pay scheme
• Refer a friend scheme
• Subscription to mental health support and wellbeing
• Free on-site car parking