Laboratory Technician ll

Eurofins USA Food Testing•Columbia, MO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company providing analytical testing services across multiple industries to ensure products are safe, authentic, and accurately labeled. The company is a global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic product testing, as well as agroscience Contract Research Organisation services. With a network of 900 laboratories in over 54 countries and over 58,000 staff, Eurofins offers a vast portfolio of analytical methods. This role involves demonstrating and promoting the company vision, maintaining compliance with management system requirements, and adhering to health, safety, and environmental regulations. Responsibilities include sample registration, data entry into the Eurofins eLIMS system, performing laboratory testing accurately and efficiently, verifying results, identifying process improvements, and maintaining good client and co-worker relations.

Requirements

HS Diploma and 1-2 years’ laboratory experience required
Authorization to work in the United States indefinitely without restriction or sponsorship

Nice To Haves

BS Degree in Microbiology, Food Sciences, Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry or a related field preferred
Willing to work overtime, weekends and holidays

Responsibilities

Demonstrates and promotes the company vision
Regular attendance and punctuality
Reads, understands and follows management system requirements as relevant to responsibilities, including but not limited to requirements found in the Quality Manual, SOPs, Local Work Instructions and Methods which in turn ensures compliance with ISO/IEC 17025/AOAC ALACC requirements and relevant government regulatory.
Adhere to all health, safety, and environmental regulations relative to assigned analytical work; maintain and assist others in maintaining a clean, safe work environment.
Registration of incoming samples (as needed), maintaining a neat and accurate record system of work performed on a daily basis and as needed for quality control tests or regulatory purposes.
Enter the sample data into Eurofins eLIMS system in a timely and accurate manner.
Complete laboratory testing on all incoming samples in an accurate, efficient and timely manner; ensure sample turnaround time goals are met or exceeded.
Verify results and submit results to the appropriate personnel for transmission, in a timely manner.
Identify process difficulties and report these together with proposed solutions to supervisor.
Maintain a perpetual state of readiness and willingness to respond to the queries and needs of clients, staff, and co-workers.
Maintain cooperative working relationships with all company employees.
Communicate orally and in writing to co-workers. This includes “intra” and “inter” departmental employees.
Promote the company image through the exercising of sound and ethical business practices as related to the public and our customers.
Continually strive to improve the quality of work we provide to our clients through existing and new technologies
Identify non-conformances and out-of-specifications
Conducts all activities in a safe and efficient manner
Performs other duties as assigned