Maintenance Assistant I

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 agroscience Contract Research Organisation 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 Organisations. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 58,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of 900 laboratories in over 54 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 2021, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.72 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Job Description

Become your most extraordinary self!  Our team is intensely proud to be a major provider of services and products to the drug discovery research industry.  Join Eurofins DiscoverX Products, LLC part of the Eurofins Discovery ™ group of companies serving global clients in the Pharma and Biotech industries.  Work alongside industry experts and collaborate with team members to directly and positively impact human health worldwide!

We have a philosophy to support work life balance, career progression opportunities and offer many benefits such as formal mentoring programs, tuition reimbursement, extensive career training programs, competitive health benefits, paid time off and 10 annual paid holidays*.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist with monitoring the general well-being of facilities, Assists Facilities Associate
• Assists with planning and organizing the facilities operations as needed
• Point of contact for laboratory/office needs and problem resolution supporting team members, outside vendors and property management
• Promptly responds to internal inquiries, requirements, and complaints and communicates within a timely manner. Customer service and problem resolution are priority.
• Assist’s with supporting overall Facilities & EH&S duties including the coordination and execution of safety audits, equipment calibration & cleaning service, office moves and reconfigurations
• Assists IT with desktop configuration and support during office moves and as necessary
• Performs small facility and laboratory repairs and maintenance
• Helps to enforce corporate laboratory standards (i.e. safety, space allocation, cleanliness, maintenance, etc.)  
• Assists with preventative maintenance list ensuring new tasks are added and regular maintenance is completed in a timely manner
• Ensures that on demand request are proactively identified and scheduled for completion within an acceptable time frame
• Runs errands as necessary to support daily operations
• Assists to administer safety and security related matters including safety committee meetings, evacuation drills, understanding and using security software.
• Responds to and resolve’s system operational problems, investigating incidents, and or helping to enforce safety/security policy/procedures
• Is a critical participant of emergency response team
• Assists in safety and security of all team members by providing on-going support for emergency response policies and procedures as they relate to activities including (ERT), trainings, evacuation drills etc.
• Assists with off-site warehouse management, storage inventories and retrieval systems for furniture, records, and other related items
• Helps to assess team members with ergonomic needs, advises and procures equipment to support results of assessments
• Assist’s to maintain departments spreadsheets, forms and documents in an organized and secure manner for ease of use, accurate posting, information sharing and statistical reporting

Qualifications

• H