Facilities Assistant - Part Time

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 laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate. Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies. We’re proud to be an armed forces-friendly place to work and welcome applications from reservists, armed forces veterans (including the wounded, injured and sick), as well as cadet instructors, and military spouses and partners. If you want to continue to help make our world a safer and healthier place, then apply for the role below and become a part of the extraordinary Eurofins network. Job Description Working with Eurofins Consumer Product Testing, the purpose of this role is to Working hours for this role is up to 35 per week, with flexibility for part time hours if required for the right candidate. The working days will be across Monday to Friday. Maintain the Purchase Order systems for the Edinburgh Facility. Purchasing and creating orders for office supplies, laboratory equipment, consumables, IT equipment and other ad-hoc needs. Support on adhoc investigations that facilitate study management, specifically related to equipment and / or facilities. Responsible for ensuring that UK health and safety legislation is maintained and helping to ensure that the working environment is kept in a clean and tidy manner with due attention to the careful maintenance of all laboratory fittings and equipment. Work with the team to drive Eurofins Edinburgh facility forward through continuous improvement. Knowledge of Eurofins Edinburgh QMS in order to ensure compliance at all times with the policies, procedures and associated documents which are referred to in the manual, specifically provide your input on facility related areas. To assist through operating best practice in order to meet the requirements of the ISO 9001 accreditation standard. Provide a high level of internal and external customer care. To partake in any developmental training as required in compliance with the Company Standard. Responsible for promoting a professional image of the Company and for complying with the Company\’s Equal Opportunities and Harassment Policies at all times, including work related events which take place outside normal working hours. Comply with all relevant Health, Safety and Security Regulations. Qualifications Computer literate with great typing skills. Proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, Outlook. Excellent communication skills. Knowledge of telephone systems with good telephone manner. Good organisational skills. Good customer care skills. Numeracy Skills. Enthusiasm, energy and a driven outlook. Excellent organisational skills. Maths and English at GCSE C or above,or equivalent. It will also be of advantage to have the below: Experience of working in laboratory accredited to ISO 9001. Experience of database systems. Additional language Skills (French/ German). Accountancy Skills. Ability to delegate tasks. First Aid Qualification. Coupa or similar ordering system. Science or Business Degree. Additional Information 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 We also have in place rewards recognising the great work out employees deliver, their dedicated service and celebrating special life events. 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 it\’s requirements, this will give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get you 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. Due to the high volume of applications we receive please be aware that if you do not receive a response within 4 weeks of the vacancy expiry date unfortunately, on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful. 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/ #J-18808-Ljbffr