Laboratory Technician I, Environment Testing

As the Laboratory Technician I you will perform basic sample and standard preparations and simple analyses and/or sample custodial duties.

This position is full time. Hours of operation vary. The average work week is 40-45 hours depending on business needs. Compensation  $19-20/hour  (DOE)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Follow laboratory standard operating procedures (SOPs) in the receipt and handling of sample preparation of samples solutions and/or reagents and bottle preparation.
• Perform simple analyses or instrument utilization to provide data that will not be directly reported to a client.
• Perform sample custodial duties including sample inventory upon receipt sample storage and sample disposal.
• After proper training accountable for accurate documentation in accordance with ESS Laboratory policy and SOPs.
• Assists chemists and other technicians as needed.
• Participates in the management of hazardous waste by ensuring hazardous waste is properly stored and disposed of.
• Responsible for proper disposal of samples digestates extracts and reagents into satellite containers.
• Maintains a safe and healthy work environment
• Meets all quality criteria as specified in QA manual.
• Works and communicates with personnel of own and other departments
• Continually aware of and meets holding time/commitments required by external and internal clients.

Perform other duties as needed or assigned including but not limited to clerical duties to support the team
 

Qualifications :

Education & Experience

• Bachelors degree in a science related field is preferred
• Exceptional attentiveness to detail with ability to learn and understand technical terms
• Ability to stand for long periods of time and work nights and weekends when needed
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Basic laboratory experience
• Authorization to work in the United States indefinitely without restriction or sponsorship
• Final candidates must pass a pre-employment background and drug screen requirements
• Professional working proficiency in English is a requirement including the ability to read write and speak in English.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Physical Requirements

• Lifting up to 40lbs
• Sedentary Work
• Precision type work
• Computer input and typing answering phones
• Acuity near clarity of vision at 20 feet or more
• Standing stooping walking bending reaching pulling and pushing
• Use of chemicals

Additional Information :

Please note - Eurofins Environment Testing (USA) provides a compensation range for informational purposes the actual base salary may vary based upon but not limited to relevant experience and skill set base salary of internal peers business sector and geographic location.

As a Eurofins employee you will become part of a company that has received national recognition as a great place to work.  We offer excellent full-time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage life and disability insurance 401(k) with company match paid holidays paid time off and dental and vision options.

We support your development! Do you feel you dont match 100% of the requirements Dont 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!

Find out more in our career page: 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.

The Eurofins network of companies is the global leader in food environment pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in discovery pharmacology forensics advanced material sciences and Eurofins Scientific 2/2 March 2023 agroscience contract research services. It is one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics discovery pharmacology forensics advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies as well as having an emerging global presence in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisations. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over 35 years Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes France to 61000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of ca. 900 laboratories in 61 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety identity composition authenticity origin traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

In 2022 Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.7 billion and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

We do not offer Visa Sponsorship for this role.

Eurofins is a M/F Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.

Eurofins USA Environment Testing is a Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time