Yardman

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.

Chemtest is part of Eurofins; we are an award-winning company providing routine analytical services and bespoke specialist testing throughout the UK, Ireland and Europe. Our staff are employed across a number of strategically placed locations, all utilising the latest technologies. Our laboratories are UKAS accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 and, where applicable, the Environment Agency MCERTS Performance Standard for soils.

Job Description

• Working hours: 22.5 hours per week - Monday, Wednesday & Friday - 7am to 3pm (8am to 4pm during training)
• Ensure all yard areas are kept tidy, free of hazards, and compliant with health and safety regulations.
• Communicate effectively with drivers, warehouse staff, and management to coordinate operations.
• Perform basic maintenance on yard equipment and report any mechanical issues promptly.
• Collaborate with site managers or warehouse supervisors to prioritise daily yard tasks.
• General movement of pallets containing customer samples and company equipment.
• Managing the disposal system, being able to use our software to locate samples ready for disposal.
• Use initiative to improve the yard area.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure business compliance with Quality Management System (QMC) and technical procedures in accordance with IEC/ISO 17025, MCERTS and all other associated documentation.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable Health & Safety, Environmental (ISO 14001) regulations and in-house procedures, as required by the organisation.
• Carry out additional tasks and responsibilities as assigned to support business operations.

Qualifications

• Key Attributes: Organisational skill, Self Motivation

Skills/Experience:

• Basic DIY & Dexterity Skills
• Verbal reasoning
• Chemical awareness
• Ability to cope with a varied environment
• Forklift license/Pump truck experience

Additional Information

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.

We support your development! Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.

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!