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

35 Hours per week. Monday - Friday 8.30am - 4.30pm. 

Eurofins Alba is a contract research organisation based in the centre of Edinburgh. We are contracted by various cosmetic and personal care product manufacturers or retailers to test their products. We test the products to confirm their safety and efficacy in use - to ensure the products are safe and that they work. We have a database of human volunteers who take part in our tests who either attend our test centre in Edinburgh or test products from their own home. Products can range from shampoos through to make up, with many different study types to help support marketing claims such as “Moisturises for 12 hours”.

The administrator/Receptionist will deliver friendly, efficient customer service and create a warm and welcoming atmosphere for all visitors to Eurofins Alba Science Ltd (trading as Eurofins Alba).

They will assist with a variety of clerical and administrative duties as indicated below They will be a nominated keyholder opening the premises and ensure they are in suitable condition for the business activities.

Reception front of house responsibilities:

• Deliver excellent customer service to all visitors to Eurofins Alba, directing all visitors and volunteers to the appropriate contact/study area and fulfil reasonable requests to ensure their safety, comfort, and satisfaction.
• Assist in the preparation, during the attendance of External visitors including set up of meeting rooms.
• Process volunteer enquiries in a professional and courteous manner, in person and on the telephone or via e-mail including registration and updating volunteer records.
• Contacting volunteers to recruit them for studies, scheduling times for their visits and performing the accordant administration on the database.
• Manage daily appointment schedules in line with company policy.
• Keep up to date with current studies, to provide information to volunteers on request, while maximising recruitment opportunities.
• Receive post and deliveries, recording the relevant data accurately and alerting the appropriate staff member.
• Coordinate the maintenance and security of all reception area(s) ensuring that they are clean and tidy at all times.
• Aid in issuing, tracking and collation of records associated with Volunteer cheque payments.

Accounts and Administrative responsibilities:

• Perform processes required to maintain the study archiving system.
• Assist with a variety of administrative support to various departments.
• Assist in the set-up of the technical facility to receive volunteers, preparing, printing and collation of the study-related documentation. 
• Order supplies and study equipment from vendors, and respond to all invoice/order queries 
• Assist in maintaining stock levels of office and technical supplies.
• Maintain and ensure timely issuing of invoices.
• Comply with the Eurofins Alba processes for purchasing.

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional/Presentable manner 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and an
• Excellent telephone manner
• Experience and confident in working/communicating with public via face to face and telephone interactions.
• IT literacy - have a good knowledge of IT and Microsoft programs e.g., word, excel, outlook.
• A ‘hands-on’ approach and self-starting attitude.
• Honest and enthusiastic approach and a willingness to learn.
• Flexible - will be required to work slightly irregular hours due to study schedules where required.
• Proactive
• Organised and good time management, able to self-manage and prioritise timelines.

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)
• Health Cash Plan 
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay Scheme 
• Company Pension Plan
• Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential support.
• Worldwide career opportunities
• Everyone 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.