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.

 

We’re proud to be an armed forces-friendly place to work and welcome applications from reservists, armed forces veterans (including the wounded, injured and sick), as well as cadet instructors, and military spouses and partners.

If you want to continue to help make our world a safer and healthier place, then apply for the role below and become a part of the extraordinary Eurofins.

Job Description

Please note, this is a Fixed Term Contract until 31st March 2027 with the possibility to be extended.

Working hours are Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm.

As IT Projects Engineer, you will provide IT Infrastructure engineering expertise across all IT Projects within the UK and Ireland. 

Main Duties

Act as an IT Projects representative during project meetings with the business.Act as UK and Ireland Infrastructure team technical approval for relevant Change Requests and attend CAB meetings.Ensure that the security and compliance of the IT Zone is maintained.IT Infrastructure support of Eurofins Non-Integrated Entities within scope.Ensure that any engineering issues are escalated as appropriate.Collaborate closely with the wider Eurofins regional teams including operations, security, network, compute, cloud, and service desk teams, and local infrastructure team to ensure project delivery.Be heavily involved in the delivery of a wide range of IT Projects required within the business, including but not limited to:New laboratory software and instrumentationMergers, Acquisitions and DivestituresNew build sites or site expansionsService improvementsLaboratory core software rollouts/upgradesResponsible for progress reporting to management on key project milestones and deliverables.Provide a very high level of service including a customer-first focus.To partake in any developmental training as required in compliance with the Company Standard.Participate in covering on-site and off-site support, which may be as part of a shift rotation.Prepare technical proposals for improvement.Manage, create and maintain working documentation, for example, architectural artifacts, site documentation, SOPs and FAQs.

QualificationsTravel to other Eurofins UK sites will be required, therefore a full driving licence is essential.In depth knowledge and experience of supporting appropriate versions of Microsoft Windows.Strong hardware support skills, including maintenance of PCs, printers and other associated equipment.Experience of basic Windows Server administration, including AD user creation, password administration, Group Policy etc.Microsoft Exchange/Outlook client.Strong Microsoft Office support skills.Ticketing systems such as ServiceNowStrong communication skills.Ability to plan, prioritise and organise own work. Adhering to SLAs and meeting KPIsA+, Server+ or similar accreditation.

Additional Information

Benefits

At Eurofins we are growing, innovating and always learning. We celebrate the achievements of our employees through annual long service awards, recognise our colleagues special life events, and we are committed to charitable causes through global fundraising activities.

As a Eurofins employee you will benefit from:

Life Assurance (4 times annual salary)Holiday Purchase SchemeEnhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay Scheme Company Pension PlanEmployee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential support.Free car parkingWorldwide career opportunitiesEveryone who joins our team also gets access to Perkbox, allowing you to save money all year round. Whether its supermarket savings or days out, the daily coffee or a summer holiday – there’s something to suit everyone’s lifestyle.

What Happens Next

Our people are the backbone of what we do, so it's incredibly important we find the right individuals to join us. As a potential new recruit you'll be invited to meet the team in the form of an assessment centre or a staged interview process dependent on the role and it's requirements, this will give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get you know your key skills and strengths. 

Your data 
As part of any recruitment process, the company collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. The company is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations.
 
Closing Date
We reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore we would urge candidates to submit an application as early as possible.
 
Due to the high volume of applications we receive please be aware that if you do not receive a response within 4 weeks of the vacancy expiry date unfortunately, on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful. 

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/