General Operative

Eurofins are currently seeking a General Operative on our site in Dungarvan. The main responsibilities of this role are to support the EHS & Facilities team in maintaining Eurofins BPT Buildings 1 and 2 together with the associated grounds utilities support areas and building safety systems. This role provides practical operational support to ensure site buildings and campus facilities are maintained in a safe efficient quality-focused and professional manner remaining clean organised and audit-ready at all times.

Please note this is a full time role and the working hours are 39 hours per week. You will be required to work 9:30am-5:45pm Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday and 9:30am-6:00pm on Wednesdays. 1 week out of 4 you will be required to work an additional Saturday. 

Responsibilities include: 

• Assist the EHS Facilities Maintenance and Housekeeping teams with material equipment and furniture moves across the site as required. 
• Be available by prior arrangement to support building emergencies and occasional call-outs including alarms or site-related incidents. 
• Support in-house preventative maintenance activities and general maintenance tasks in line with training and site procedures. 
• Maintain the overall upkeep and appearance of buildings and support areas including minor repairs such as ceiling tiles plaster repairs and painting and other Help Desk activities where trained and authorised. 
• Be the point of contact for site water systems (general consumable alarm response and PM vendor management)
• Ensure plant rooms stores and facilities support areas are kept clean tidy secure and audit-ready at all times. 
• Support site security arrangements by ensuring access systems plant rooms outbuildings and stores are managed securely and locked when not in use. 
• Support pest control activities in line with company procedures and facilitate approved vendor visits as required. 
• Support the onsite Electrical safety and firefighting equipment inspection/PM
• Act as a point of contact for approved external grounds activities and support the upkeep of car parks utilities areas and general external grounds. 
• Complete assigned safety checks following training including visual gas compound checks external spill kit checks and emergency shower checks. 
• Support site health safety and compliance activities including participation in relevant internal training and assessment processes such as manual handling workstation/DSE assessments and other role-related safety requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve facilities operations and support the development and implementation of continuous improvement action plans.
• Carry out all duties in accordance with company standards for safety quality housekeeping GMP and site procedures. 
• Complete cleaning and sanitisation activities as and when required to support operational needs.
• Active participation in the following site teams: Fire Warden Spill Response and Waste Management.

Qualifications :

• Previous experience in a GMP production laboratory facilities or regulated site environment is desirable. 
• Previous experience in a facilities general operative maintenance support or site services role is desirable. 
• Full clean driving license is essential; forklift license or equivalent materials-handling training is an advantage. 
• Good computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft software
• Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise tasks and work efficiently. 
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to maintaining high standards of housekeeping and site presentation. 
• Ability to work independently use initiative and take ownership of assigned tasks. 
• Good communication skills with the ability to work effectively with internal teams and external vendors. 
• Reliable flexible and willing to support changing business and site requirements. 

Additional Information :

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 63000 staff across a network of more than 1000 independent companies in over 60 countries and operating more than 950 laboratories. Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200000 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 2025 Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 7.296 billion and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time