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

Position Summary:  

The Waste Disposal Technician is responsible for the proper disposal of process waste, unused laboratory samples, and spent chemicals used in the laboratory according to corporate, federal, state, and local guidelines. Responsible for safely transporting process waste and unused samples within the laboratory environment.  The Waste Disposal Technician must adhere to standard operating procedures, good documentation practices, and maintain accurate recordkeeping, as well as staying up-to-date on training and following training guidelines. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Adherence to local safety practicesResponsible for identifying waste streams and maintaining satellite accumulation points for laboratory waste productsEmpties satellite containers into bulk containers and returns containers to laboratory for reuseResponsible for disposing unused laboratory samples and process wastes according to regulationsMaintains Ambient Sample storage and Disposal areas to keep it clutter-free and free of hazardsUnder the guidance of the EHS manager, coordinates pickup of hazardous waste from the laboratory as requiredDocuments and tracks volume of waste generated and disposed for reporting to EHS ManagerPrepares and tracks implementation to minimize waste generationProvides assistance to other departments/areas as needed

This laboratory carefully maintains all hazardous materials.  All employees must abide by Eurofins’ Safety and Exposure procedures.  This includes using the provided safety personal protection equipment (PPE). 

This role is M-F, 8am-5pm, with some weekends as needed. 

Qualifications

Basic Minimum Requirements:

High School Degree or GEDProficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and documentation practicesAbility to work in a chemical environmentAbility to follow standard operating procedures and regulatory requirementsAbility to lift, carry and move 25-50 lbs. regularlyAbility to abide by Eurofins' Safety and Exposure Procedures Professional working proficiency in English is a requirement, including the ability to read, write and speak in English.Authorization to work in the United States without restriction or Sponsorship

Ideal Candidates will have: 

2 years’ experience in environmental industry preferred, especially in a lab setting Strong communication and organizational skills 

Additional Information

Pay range: $18.54-22.00

Please note - 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.

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.

*The benefits package offered will vary based on the employee’s full-time or part-time regular status.

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 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 Eurofins Scientific 2/2 March 2023 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 Organizations. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialized 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 decentralized 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 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 USA Environment Testing is a Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity employer.