Junior Laboratory Analyst, Belfast

We are looking for a Food Microbiology Analyst to join our Eurofins Belfast laboratory working within a state of the art Food Microbiology laboratory, with the following duties: Preparation of media (agars etc.) to be used in microbiological analysis Sample preparation in line with company protocols Microbiological analysis of water/food/feed/swabs samples in line with company protocols Training and operation of relevant equipment General housekeeping of laboratory and prevention of cross contamination Accurate record-keeping associated with UKAS quality system Effective communication with all employees Report any anomalous results or situations to Line Manager Adhere to Health and Safety procedures within the laboratory Collection of laboratory samples from customer sites (food only, when required) Any other related activities as required by post Qualifications Essential Requirements : Degree in a related field Computer literate with experience of MS Office applications (in particular Excel) Comfortable working in a busy environment Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work quickly and accurately Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team Strong communication skills Desirable : Experience of culture of microorganisms Knowledge of laboratory accreditation systems (ideally ISO 17025) Additional Information Benefits At Eurofins we are growing, innovating and always learning. We celebrate the achievements of our employees through annual long service awards, recognise our colleagues special life events, and we are committed to charitable causes through global fundraising activities. As a Eurofins employee you will benefit from: Enhanced Annual Leave Entitlement Additional Annual Leave Purchase scheme Annual Leave Sellback Scheme Additional Annual Leave at Employees set service dates Company Pension Plan Life Assurance Scheme (4 times annual salary) Healthcare Cash Plan (6+ months service) Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity Schemes Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential Health and Wellbeing Programmes Free parking Worldwide career opportunities What Happens Next Our people are the backbone of what we do, so it's incredibly important we find the right individuals to join us. As a potential new recruit you'll be invited to meet the team in the form of an assessment centre or a staged interview process dependent on the role and its requirements, this will give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get to know your key skills and strengths. Your data As part of any recruitment process, the company collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. The company is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations. Closing Date We reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore we would urge candidates to submit an application as early as possible. We embrace diversity!

Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique. Sustainability matters to us!

We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal! Find out more in our career page:

https://careers.eurofins.com/

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