Chemistry Lab Technician TSMS - Kinsale

at  Eurofins Ireland PSS

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 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 50,000 STAFF ACROSS A NETWORK OF MORE THAN 900 INDEPENDENT COMPANIES IN OVER 50 COUNTRIES AND OPERATING MORE THAN 800 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 2020, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR € 5.4 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.
Job Description
Consider joining Eurofins where people are the most important element in our business. Eurofins is a leading contract lab that provides testing and research services in the environmental, pharmaceutical, and biopharmaceutical sciences to clients worldwide.
We are currently seeking a TSMS Lab Technician to join our PSS Kinsale team. This is a full time permanent position. No shift work is required.

The purpose of this job is to serve as a member of the TS/MS Laboratory group within the client environment to support their technical and analytical tasks, to work to the highest standards in terms of quality and professionalism.

• Supporting cell culture and downstream purification projects including set-up of equipment and material preparation
• Maintaining laboratory equipment by performing checks (i.e. calibrations, reagent replenishment) and organizing performance maintenance or services as required in conjunction with laboratory staff and project schedules.
• Maintenance of minimum stock levels including ordering of laboratory materials/reagents and associated inventory logs (e.g. raw materials)
• Provide technical support to ongoing studies when required (e.g. sampling bioreactors, sub-culturing flasks, analytical assays etc.)
• Operation, cleaning and maintenance of autoclaves, and cold room.
• Cleaning of equipment of HPLC systems, and responsibility for overall cleanliness of work areas.
• Complete tasks with emphasis on safety, with reporting of, and following up on, safety items.
• Bioreactor preparation, media/feed/buffer make-ups, probe/equipment calibration and organization.
• Provide core technical support with preparation of, and maintenance of, day-to-day lab equipment.
• Maintain and update of laboratory equipment maintenance records, electronic laboratory notebooks (ELN), and associated data files as appropriate to tasks.
• This person will be responsible for providing assistance for other members of staff as required
• Responsible for providing general assistance in laboratories.

QUALIFICATIONS

• NCEA certificate in a related discipline or administrative qualification is preferable.
• A minimum of 1-2 years laboratory housekeeping experience (preferably in GMP facility).

EXPERIENCE / SKILLS

• GMP experience is preferable
• Good team player
• Good communication skills both internally and externally

• Supporting cell culture and downstream purification projects including set-up of equipment and material preparation
• Maintaining laboratory equipment by performing checks (i.e. calibrations, reagent replenishment) and organizing performance maintenance or services as required in conjunction with laboratory staff and project schedules.
• Maintenance of minimum stock levels including ordering of laboratory materials/reagents and associated inventory logs (e.g. raw materials)
• Provide technical support to ongoing studies when required (e.g. sampling bioreactors, sub-culturing flasks, analytical assays etc.)
• Operation, cleaning and maintenance of autoclaves, and cold room.
• Cleaning of equipment of HPLC systems, and responsibility for overall cleanliness of work areas.
• Complete tasks with emphasis on safety, with reporting of, and following up on, safety items.
• Bioreactor preparation, media/feed/buffer make-ups, probe/equipment calibration and organization.
• Provide core technical support with preparation of, and maintenance of, day-to-day lab equipment.
• Maintain and update of laboratory equipment maintenance records, electronic laboratory notebooks (ELN), and associated data files as appropriate to tasks.
• This person will be responsible for providing assistance for other members of staff as required
• Responsible for providing general assistance in laboratories