Senior Laboratory Technician Environment Chemistry

Your responsibilities

• Ensure laboratory is operated in a safe manner in accordance with Eurofins H&S system requirements

• Assist with thorough contract review of all work received and allocation of work on a daily basis to technicians assigned to the Department

• Supporting management with performance efficiencies to deliver continuous improvement in various operational and customer KPIs including - on time delivery, customer service, quality and on going projects

• Assist with daily planning of Department’s workload to ensure customer deadlines are met and continually improve TATs

• Coordinating the Equipment Calibration schedules liaising with the individual departments and external suppliers. Assist with performance of internal calibration checks

• Co-ordinating participation in External Proficiency schemes, to ensure that the scope of accreditation is effectively covered across all testing disciplines

• Perform testing as required to ensure customer and operational needs are met

• Provide supervision, training and guidance to staff as required. Participate in training programmes, undergo further training as required and participate in schemes to ensure on-going competence and development of skills

• Ensuring that Customer Instructions are complied with and that correct and appropriate methodology is used at all times

• Ensure that laboratory resources – equipment, materials and staff – are properly used at all times

• Ensure samples are received into the laboratory in accordance with documented procedures including attention to temperature control, storage, preservation and prevention of cross-contamination (where relevant)

• To uphold and maintain company and customer confidentiality at all times

• Maintain accurate and systematic records in accordance with documented procedures

• Possess good working knowledge of relevant documents within the Quality System including Test Methods, Quality Manual, methods and client specific standards or specifications (where relevant)

• Proactively support maintenance of QC systems and method validations to meet INAB/ISO17025 and customer requirements

• Proactively investigate any faults or problems and, if not resolved, report findings to Management without delay

• Support as required the timely investigation of customer complaints, queries and other sources of non-conforming work

• Ensuring that excellent standards of housekeeping and hygiene are maintained at all times according to stipulated procedures

• Uphold client confidence in the accuracy and response times of testing

Our requirements

What we offer

Job Description

The purpose of this role is to assist with managing the day to day operations and organisation of the laboratory ensuring samples are processed accurately, promptly and efficiently for required testing while maintaining high standards of compliance with Health and Safety, Quality System and Customer requirements. To provide technical support and training as required to colleagues in the team.

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