Forensic Services

• Compensation: GBP 26,500 - GBP 27,500 - yearly

Eurofins Forensic Services (EFS) is the largest forensic service provider in the UK and Europe.

We are part of Eurofins Scientific, which 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 and forensics. 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.

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  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.

We are currently recruiting for a Facilities Assistant to join our fantastic team at our site based in Birchwood Park, Warrington. If you are passionate about a rewarding career in Facilities and want to use your expertise to its full potential, then this is a great opportunity to join a well-established and successful market leading company with over 30 years’ experience in providing Forensic Services to the Police forces of England and Wales, as well as other commercial organisations and public sector bodies.

This is a truly exciting time to begin or continue your career with our first-class business, as a Facilities Assistant the successful candidate will support the Facilities Manager ensuring the smooth running of the site.

• Respond quickly to ad-hoc requests from all areas of the business
• Completion of routine inspections / surveys as required and identification of faults
• Completion and ownership of PPM activities.
• Reception duties as required including the booking in and supervision of contractors
• Engage and interact with all Facilities internal and external points of contact
• Communicate with sites and teams providing support and guidance as required for facilities-based projects.
• Complete basic plumbing, maintenance, moving furniture, changing light bulbs and general decoration to areas as required
• Arrange meetings with internal stakeholders, as required, ensuring defined actions are agreed and progressed.
• To facilitate and as necessary undertake the investigation and rectification of facilities related issues including those identified as an outcome of risk assessments, audit and inspection.
• To maintain clear records for all facilities and associated project activity – this is to include (but is not exclusive to) maintenance records, site details, maintenance contracts and legal records.
• Input requisitions onto the company finance system and follow up orders for Facilities activity as required.
• Resolving outstanding invoices and requisitions.
• Support internal and external audit and customer visits, including facilities, H&S, scientific, security and BCDR as appropriate and directed.
• Support Operational Teams in ensuring facilities laboratory capability is maintained.
• To maintain awareness of developments in facilities management and establish relevance to the business.
• Complete facilities administrations tasks
• Support the National Facilities team where required

The Ideal Candidate:

We are looking for someone who is highly motivated, enthusiastic and possesses the competence and team spirit to support others and contribute to a positive culture. If you have knowledge of the below, then we would love to hear from you.

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