Laboratory Assistant - Eurofins USA Environment Testing

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 EPK Built Environmental, Environmental Testing is seeking a Laboratory Assistant to join our Norcross, GA team! 

The Laboratory Assistant prepares and analyzes environmental samples according to
scientific methodology in compliance with company Quality Assurance
programs and SOP’s, and must be knowledgeable of both job-specific routine
and complex analyses. The analyst validates and reviews data for accuracy, and
uploads laboratory data into the LIMS that ultimately generates required reports
to clients. Schedules sample workload according to due dates and sample hold
times, and must be knowledgeable of the job-specific laboratory testing
equipment, requiring the exercise of discretion and judgment in its operation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare and analyze environmental samples
• Accurately enters and reports analytical data using the LIMS
• Performs independent data reviews for other analysts’ work
• Performs analysis of reference materials, proficiency samples and other quality control samples as needed
• Maintains client service and provides technical support as needed
• Performs confirmation of lab results as needed by client services personnel
• Co-ordinates and manages projects according to their rush status and due time for timely delivery
• Manages and maintains the inventory of re-sale supply items and laboratory consumables and takes necessary steps to re-order supplies as needed
• Manages and disposes analyzed samples as needed
• Recommends and coordinates sample transfer as necessary
• Establishes and maintains laboratory stock culture and reference samples
• Performs root cause analysis and determines and implements corrective actions for errors and issues as necessary

• BS or BA in a closely related science
• Professional working proficiency in English is a requirement, including the ability to read, write and speak in English

Experience:

• Preferred min of 1 previous year of hands-on laboratory experience
• Analytical laboratory techniques
• Laboratory QA requirements
• Knowledge of computers, spreadsheets, and databases

Candidates within commutable distance of our Norcross, GA laboratory are eligible to apply. This role will be a full time role, first shift (8:00 AM - 5:00 PM) Monday - Friday. 

Pay rate: $20/hr

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.

To learn more about Eurofins, please explore our website www.eurofinsus.com.

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!

Find out more in our career page: https://careers.eurofins.com/

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