Laboratory Technician - Environment Testing - 1st Shift at Eurofins — Lancaster, PA

The Laboratory Technician assists in daily laboratory functions such as but not limited to cleaning, preparation/extraction, and stocking laboratory supplies (as assigned) using standard techniques according to approved scientific methodology in compliance with Eurofins Environment Testing Quality Assurance programs and standard operating procedures (SOPs). This position can be physical job that may require standing for long periods, working with chemicals, laboratory glassware and specialized equipment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Follows SOPs, written, and verbal instructions
• Performs routine laboratory cleaning
• Performs disposal of chemical waste using approved methods
• Keeps work area clean and organized
• Accurately enters data into LIMS
• Washes and inventories, glassware and specialized equipment, may be asked to prepare equipment for shipping
• Responsible for keeping personal training documentation (training records, IDOC/DOC) current and accurate
• Responsible for timely completion of assigned/scheduled QC samples (MDL, LOD/LOQ, PT)
• Regular attendance and punctuality
• Responsible for general housekeeping in work area
• Responsible for performing job functions in compliance with Eurofins Environment health and safety and quality assurance standards
• Demonstrates and promotes the company vision
• Assists in other areas of laboratory when needed
• May perform laboratory assistant responsibilities
• May prepare reagents and spikes as needed
• May perform extractions as needed
• Additional duties as assigned

Basic Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Computer skills
• Professional working proficiency in English is a requirement, including the ability to read, write and speak in English.
• Authorization to work in the United States without restriction or sponsorship

Ideal candidates will have:

• Previous experience in a lab
• A good working knowledge of computers, including Microsoft Office
• Good verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey information clearly and professionally.
• Able to interpret written materials and communicate findings effectively.
• Effective collaborator who contributes to team goals and supports department productivity goals
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage priorities and meet deadlines.
• Consistently delivers high‐quality work within established timelines and specifications.
• Able to work independently, following written or verbal instructions with minimal oversight.
• Good interpersonal skills: able to coordinate tasks and communicate effectively both verbally and in writing

Pay rate: $17.75/hour

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.

*The benefits package offered will vary based on the employee’s full-time or part-time regular status.

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 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 Organizations. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialized and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over 35 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 61,000 staff across a decentralized and entrepreneurial network of ca. 900 laboratories in 61 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.