FOOD & FEED TESTING in London

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.

The purpose of this role is to make collections of ambient and chilled food and water samples from collection points and customer's premises throughout the UK via a pre-planned route. This is a full time role working 45 hours per week - Monday to Friday 07:00 - 16:30 or 14:00 - 23:30.

• Make collections of water and food samples, along with testing kits from customers around the UK, returning them to the lab.
• Follow a tablet based system, completing collection/deliveries as requested by the system.
• The driver is responsible for the safe and appropriate handling of the customer's samples to ensure they are stowed appropriately within the vehicle.
• Keep collection storage rooms clean and tidy at all times, clean fridges and spillages where required.
• Ensure bottle stocks are sufficient within the drop offs.
• Replace and report on faulty probes within fridge units at drop offs.
• Ensure collections are returned to site safely and securely.
• Provide a high level of internal and external customer care.
• Respond positively to route changes that the company feels reasonable for the driver to complete.
• Ensure all paperwork is completed with a high degree of accuracy, with recording of temperature and time records on a daily record sheet and reporting into the Logistics Management team.
• Communicate on a regular basis with the other driver, making them aware of any delays to the meeting time or place.
• The vehicle is to be parked overnight at the normal place of work and any off duty periods unless previously agreed otherwise with the management team.
• Drivers are responsible for carrying out daily and weekly vehicle checks, oil, water etc and reporting any defects in a timely manner to the logistics manager.
• Drivers are responsible for reporting accidents and breakdowns.
• Ensure the vehicle is locked and secure when unattended.
• Promote the Eurofins image by wearing a clean, neat and tidy uniform as provided, and by ensuring your vehicle is maintained in a clean, tidy and serviceable condition.
• Partake in any developmental training as required in compliance with the Company Standard.
• Drive Company vehicles in a safe and courteous fashion in accordance with the requirements of the Department of Transport and in compliance with the Highway Code.
• Take all reasonable action to ensure the safety and security of vehicles, equipment, goods, fellow employees and other road users.

Qualifications:

• Good geographical knowledge of the UK road network.
• Appreciation of vehicle maintenance and safety checks.
• A customer focused approach with pleasant demeanour.
• Experience of chilled multi drop collection and deliveries, working to strict timed deadlines.
• Full UK Driving License, with a maximum of 6 points.

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
• Company Pension Plan
• Life Assurance Scheme (4 times annual salary)
• Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity Schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential
• Health Cash Plan
• Health and Wellbeing Programmes
• Free parking
• Worldwide career opportunities

We also have in place rewards recognising the great work our employees deliver, their dedicated service and celebrating special life events.

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 its requirements, this will give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get to know your key skills and strengths.

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.

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.