Field Technician/Sample Reception

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, Taupo, Hastings, Invercargill and Queenstown. 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

We have a vacancy for a full-time Field Technician/Sample Reception in our Christchurch laboratory at Eurofins ELS NZ Ltd, and we are seeking candidates for this exciting opportunity. 

Based at our Christchurch Food and Water Testing Laboratory, this is a hands-on role reporting to the Regional Manager.  The purpose of the role is to collect samples, this involves  collecting water samples from around the Canterbury region including but not limited to domestic taps, pump houses, reservoirs, water mains, rivers, sea, pools and waste treatment plants in an approved manner. Additionally there is a requirement to work internally within the laboratory in sample reception registering samples and ensuring customer data is accurately recorded. Days of work are 8 hours per day, 5 days per week Monday to Friday, additional  hours may be required on some occasions.

This is a permanent full-time position and requires an experienced applicant.

Qualifications

A tertiary qualification in a relevant field such as chemistry, Food Science/Technology, Enviremental Science or equivalent

At least 2 years experience in a similar role in a food and water testing commercial lab/field enviroment.

Customer Service Experiance

Experience in monitoring and sampling ground and surface water

Experience in maintaining and calibrating scientific field eqipment

Laboratory Information Systems exposure

Strong understanding and committmet to laboratory/field safety procedures and quality control protocols

Extremely Self Motivated

Excellant attention to detail and problem solving skills

Computer Literate

Proven ability to work independantly and as part of a team

Good communication and report writing skills

Must be legally entitled to work in NZ

Must be legally entitled to drive in NZ

Additional Information

All candidate CV's must be accompanied with a cover letter explaining why you are applying for this job, which will be reviewed. However, please note that we are not always able to respond to every expression of interest submitted. 

Hours of work for this role are 5 days/week.

This opportunity is only open to candidates who are eligible to work in New Zealand, and already have work rights or an appropriate working visa.