Sampling and Laboratory Technician

Company Description**
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 58,000 staff across a network of more than 1000 independent companies in over 54 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. 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.
**Eurofins Food and Water Testing New Zealand** provides range of class leading food, water, plant, soil and fertilizer testing, as well as horticultural services and technical solutions, primarily to the New Zealand market. With a staff of over 354 we operate laboratories in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin and Tauranga. We specialise in all Food types, Plants, Soils, Fertilizers, Potable Water, Sludge, Sediments, Leachate, Trade Waste Effluents, Sewage Effluents, Surface Water, River & Stream Monitoring, Seawater, and Groundwater.

**Job Description**:
To collect water and environmental samples from the Taupo and surrounding regions, including, but not limited to, environmental monitoring sites, trade waste, domestic supply taps, pump houses, reservoirs, water mains, rivers, sea, pools, waste treatment plants and customer sites in an approved manner. The position will also include liaising with customers to coordinate their sampling requirements. The appointee will be expected to have the ability and skills necessary to work independently. Key roles are:

Plan and carry out the day's sampling programme to make best use of time and to travel the least distance possible
- Ensure that any interaction with public or clients is courteous, professional and prompt to provide information and answer basic queries
- Collect samples ensuring no contamination occurs as a result of the sampling process and to carry out any on site measurements required
- Accurately record details relating to time, place and on site measurements
- Operate in accordance with the company's Quality and Procedures manuals
- Plan and carry out analyses to meet and preferably exceed customer expectations
- Process samples within the allowable time & temperature holding time under the requirements of the NZ Drinking Water Standards, RLP, or other applicable regulations
- Conduct in-laboratory analysis as required

In addition, other requirements of this position are:

- Comply with the company's Health and Safety procedures
- Inform the Laboratory Manager immediately of any problems with equipment or instrumentation or day to day work
- Proactively identify opportunities to improve service delivery
- Undertake additional tasks when requested
- Adopt the company's Lean Principles

**Qualifications**:

- Certificate / Diploma in Laboratory Techniques; or equivalent qualification; or significant laboratory experience.
- Experience in a commercial laboratory will be an advantage.
- Experience working within an administration role or similar would be highly regarded.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to structure thoughts deliberately, logically and directly.
Strong attention to detail.
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to multi-task.

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