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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 61,000 staff across a network of more than 1000 independent companies in over 61 countries and operating more than 900 laboratories. Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200,000 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 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.

Eurofins Environment Testing Australia New Zealand is an Environmental testing network of fully accredited laboratories. With a staff of over 200 our laboratories are located in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Auckland and Christchurch, with Client Service Offices located in Adelaide, Darwin, Newcastle and Wollongong. We also operate field sampling services out of Melbourne and Sydney. We specialise in all areas of Environmental analysis, including Contaminated Soil, Sludge, Sediments, Leachate, Soil Vapour, Trade Waste Effluents, Sewage Effluents, Stack Emissions, Work Place Air, Ambient Air, Dust, Drinking Water, Surface Water run off, River & Stream Monitoring, Seawater, and Groundwater. 

We are currently seeking a Laboratory Analyst - ASBESTOS (mid level) to join our Christchurch team on a permanent full time basis. The main focus of this role is to work in our laboratory operations, with a focus on maintaining our site's laboratory accreditations and participating in quality assurance improvements.

Key responsibilities of this position will include:

• Undertake bulk identification, asbestos in soil analysis (both P/A and S/Q) and fibre counting in the laboratory. 

• Ensure equipment and compliance systems are maintained in accordance with ISO standard.

• Adhere to the conditions of ISO17025:2018 at all times.

• Provide assistant with technical and quality tasks.

• Act as training mentor for internal staff

• Participate in internal and third-party proficiency testing programs and ensure satisfactory results are achieved.

Qualifications and experience 

• Tertiary qualification in Science or equivalent qualification; or equivalent experience.

• Must have experience analysising asbestos materials - bulk, fibre counting and soil analysis. 

• At least two year’s laboratory experience; experience in a commercial laboratory will be an advantage.

• Attention to detail, and proficient computer skills are essential

• Good knowledge of standard office applications, especially MS Word and MS Excel.

• Strong commitment to safety and a desire to continually learn and improve

• Candidates who have previously worked as Key Technical Persons (KTPs) for asbestos analytical methods will be highly regarded. 

• Candidates who have qualifications/experience asbestos consultants will be highly regarded 

All candidate CV's and cover letter's will be reviewed, however please note that we are not always able to respond to every expression of interest submitted.  

This opportunity is only open to candidates who are eligible to work in Australia/New Zealand, and already have work rights or an appropriate working visa.