Company Description

****We have fantastic opportunities for a TSMS Laboratory Technician to join our client site based in Kinsale, Co Cork****

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

This position is to join our innovative Professional Scientific Services (PSS) programme as an employee of Eurofins. The programme places full-time analysts, technicians, scientists and technical support personnel managed by Eurofins directly at the client facility to provide long term staffing needs while maintaining the same services, expertise and cGMP compliance available at the Eurofins facility. This award-winning programme offers excellent career opportunities for people who have a proven track recording in combining excellent technical ability with first class interpersonal and communication skills

What can Eurofins offer you as an employee of ours?

Developmental opportunities and career progression
The opportunity to work with our client - a world -leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology company
Location is easily accessible
Private Medical Insurance
Income protection and life assurance
Annual discretionary bonus
Free parking onsite
Full use of the canteen facilities on the client site
Additional annual leave days with continued service
The opportunity to work on products helping to save lives across the world

Job Description

The purpose of this job is to serve as a member of the TS/MS Laboratory group within the client environment to support their technical and analytical tasks, to work to the highest standards in terms of quality and professionalism.

Job Responsibilities:

Supporting cell culture and downstream purification projects including set-up of equipment and material preparation
Maintaining laboratory equipment by performing checks (i.e. calibrations, reagent replenishment) and organizing performance maintenance or services as required in conjunction with laboratory staff and project schedules.
Maintaining laboratory stocks regularly to ensure supply is maintained.
Complete tasks with emphasis on safety, with reporting of, and following up on, safety items.
Bioreactor preparation, media/feed/buffer make-ups, probe/equipment calibration and organization.
Provide core technical support with preparation of, and maintenance of, day-to-day lab equipment.
Maintain and update of laboratory equipment maintenance records, electronic laboratory notebooks (ELN), and associated data files as appropriate to tasks.
This person will be responsible for providing assistance for other members of staff as required
Responsible for providing general assistance in laboratories.
This person will ensure that all required documentation is completed on time, accurately and legibly.
Responsible for adhering to all company standards in the areas of safety, housekeeping and quality, notifying management of any discrepancies.
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.

Qualifications

Minimum of diploma in relevant scientific discipline (Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Biology) or relevant industry based experience preferable (dependant on qualifications).
Good planning and organization skills
Familiarity with laboratory-scale cell culture techniques and equipment (i.e. aseptic technique, media make-up, Autoclave running) is a distinct advantage.
Strong IT skills
Good communication skills both internally and externally

Additional Information

*Shift work is required for this role. Working 08:00 – 18:00 on a biweekly rotating shift pattern, which is: Week 1: Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday. Week 2: Wednesday & Thursday.

*Benefits of pension contribution, medical insurance, health insurance and bonus are included in package.

*Eurofins Management and Team on client site for support.

*Opportunity to get to know fantastic people and be part of a great team.

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 61,000 staff across a network of more than 1000 independent companies in over 61 countries and operating more than 900 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.

Eurofins PSS Insourcing Solutions® is a global, award-winning insourcing solution. We place our skilled team directly at the client site, managing operations seamlessly and eliminating complexities. We ensure a strategic, long-term service commitment that delivers value directly at the client’ site, utilising their facilities, equipment, and methodologies, while maintaining the same service, expertise, and cGMP compliance available at the Eurofins facility. If you're an employee seeking an exceptional career journey, Eurofins PSS Insourcing Solutions® is your gateway to a future where innovation, collaboration, and success converge. Join us in a world where excellence knows no boundaries!