Laboratory Assistant

Compensation: up to EUR 28,696 - yearly

Company Description

Consider joining Eurofins where people are the most important element in our business. Eurofins Biopharma Product Testing is a leading contract lab that provides testing and research services in the environmental, pharmaceutical, and biopharmaceutical sciences to clients worldwide.

What can Eurofins offer you?

• At Eurofins we offer careers not just jobs. 
• Developmental opportunities and career progression
• Private Medical Insurance when with the company for 2 years for all roles
• Income protection and life assurance
• Free parking onsite
• Additional annual leave days with continued service
• The opportunity to work on life saving products
• Work-life balance
• Sports and Social events

Job Description

We are actively seeking a Laboratory Assistant to join our Water Chemistry team in Dungarvan, Co Waterford the role will support appropriate site operations to enable efficient and right first processing of customer samples throughout the relevant laboratory.

• General housekeeping activities in assigned department/ area, including keeping area clean and tidy and cleaning laboratory equipment etc. as required (e.g. refrigerators, incubators, stability chambers).
• Provision of laboratory/ area support to the team, through stock management, reagent preparation, equipment calibration and checks, requirement documentation completion etc.
• Performing waste disposal duties as necessary.
• Completion of all documentation to required standard (ALCOA+).
• Upkeep of training records and completion of all EtQ training on time.
• Adhering to all company standards in the area of safety, housekeeping and quality, notifying management of any discrepancies.
• Flexibility 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.
• To participate in the company On-Call / Call out rota as required.
• Flexibility may be required depending on the needs of the laboratory, this can include a change in working days and/or change in hours.

Qualifications

Education / Qualifications

Leaving Cert qualification

Experience / Skills

A full drivers license is a requirement for the role 

GMP experience/knowledge is preferred but not essential

Good team player

Good communication skills both internally and externally

Competent in the use of a PC such as Word, Excel, Outlook.

Desirable, experience in record keeping (preferably electronic records).