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.
Eurofins|BLC is a small but growing business specialising in testing and consulting and operates within the Eurofins Softlines and Leather division. Established for over 100 years specialising in leather, consumer and chemicals we have the technical pedigree and experience to provide targeted, testing and consulting solutions up and down the supply chain.
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.
Job Description
The Role:
Analysis of leathers, textiles, and polymers for a wide range of restricted substances at low concentrations according to international test methods; using various solvent extraction and matrix clean-up procedures, to prepare the test samples, followed by their analysis using advanced laboratory instrumentation.
Main duties:
- Deconstructing consumer products such as shoes and handbags into their individual components.
- Cutting and grinding the product components and pre-production swatches using industrial grinding machinery.
- Accurately weighing specified amounts of the ground or chopped sample into a range of method-specific containers and labelling them, with the unique sample identity and precise weight.
- Preparing liquid extracts from the samples using standardised solvent extraction and solid-phase extraction (SPE) clean-up procedures.
- Identifying and quantifying the specific restricted substances in the sample extracts using advanced analytical instrumentation such as, gas chromatography with mass spectroscopy and electron capture (GC-MS and GC-ECD), liquid chromatography (HPLC, LC-MS, LC-DAD), ion chromatography (IC), Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) and UV-visible spectrophotometry.
- Processing the raw analytical data and maintaining analytical quality control charts.
- Maintaining a clean and tidy laboratory.
- Performing any other reasonable duties to assist the analytical testing team and the business.
Qualifications
What We Are Looking For:
- Ideally degree BSc in Chemistry or related chemistry subject.
- Practical experience in the operation and maintenance of ICP-MS, GC-MS, and HPLC is desirable.
- Ability to communicate appropriately and effectively with colleagues.
- Ability to use initiative.
- Positive attitude with a sense of urgency, in a fast-paced environment reflecting the high sample volume of this market-leading commercial laboratory.
- Adherence to the highest standards of precision, accuracy, and record keeping for maintaining our UKAS accreditation for a wide range of methods.
- Initiative and an ability to multi-task and plan work effectively to meet strict deadlines.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office software.
- Accountability and responsibility.
- A flexible approach to working additional hours when required.
Additional Information
Lab-based role in Northampton. Weekly working hours are 37.5 per week. Competitive Salary, Life Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Income Protection, Group Pension Scheme (match contribution of up to 5 %), Perkbox, and Free on-site parking.
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