Service Center Laboratory Technician, Eurofins Environment Testing Southwest, West Sacramento

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.

Job Description

The Service Center Laboratory Technician is responsible for pick-up, delivery, and acceptance and distribution of samples to primary laboratory as well as analysis of short hold samples at the service center.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Service Center Technician responsibilities

• Interact with Project Managers and clients appropriately and professionally, in-person, via email, and over the phone.
• Receive and sign the Chain of Custody.
• Ensure that client signs, dates, and records time on the Chain of Custody when releasing samples.
• Inspect samples for damage or violated hold times to maintain sample integrity.
• Repack samples in coolers for shipping down to main Tustin lab.
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs coolers for shipping.
• Prepare bottle orders for clients.
• Maintain the shipping/receiving area to ensure a safe work environment.
• This position may occasionally include sample pickups. Clean driving record required.

Laboratory Technician responsibilities

• Prepare and analyze environmental samples using standard analytical techniques according to scientific and EPA methodology in compliance with Eurofins Quality Assurance programs and SOPs.
• Prepare samples using standard techniques
• Perform chemical analysis using standard techniques
• Calculate data
• Record and report data and any unusual test occurrences to the supervisor
• Perform routine instrument maintenance
• Responsible for performing job functions in compliance with Eurofins EHS and QA standards
• Dispose of samples according to guidelines to remain in compliance with EPA and EHS requirements.
• Responsible for general housekeeping in the work area
• Able to become trained and competent on complex instrumentation including but not limited to ion chromatography and UV-Vis, plus instrument-specific data systems.
• Work under close supervision using routine and standard methods
• Aliquot and weigh samples
• Wash glassware

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in STEM field preferred
• Valid driver’s license
• Must be able to operate a motor vehicle as part of the job requirements.
• Strong ability to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively.
• Ability to understand and follow laboratory safety and quality protocols.
• Authorization to work in the United States indefinitely without restriction or sponsorship
• Professional working proficiency in English is a requirement, including the ability to read, write and speak in English

Additional Information

The position is full-time, Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., with flexibility of overtime and to change shift to meet business needs. Candidates currently living within a commutable distance of West Sacramento, CA are encouraged to apply.

Compensation range: $18 – $22 per hour depending on experience. Position is non-exempt and eligible for overtime pay.

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

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/ 

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 :40 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 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 61,000 staff across a decentralised 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. In 2024, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.95 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

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.

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.

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