Company Description

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company providing a 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 works with major companies to ensure products are safe, ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate. Eurofins is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetics testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also a market leader in testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, CDMO, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies. In just over 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to over 61,000 staff across a network of more than 1,000 independent companies in over 61 countries and operating more than 900 laboratories. Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products, and provides clinical diagnostic testing services. In 2022 Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.7 billion.

Job Description

Full Time

The Food Microbiologist is responsible for performing analytical methods, operating equipment and analytical instruments, and managing sample registration, testing and confirmation.



The Food Microbiologist may have a supervisory role over an area within the laboratory, a particular suite of testing or provide general guidance to the Laboratory Technicians. The position will support method development, laboratory optimisation and contribute to the objectives of the laboratory including PCR setup and reporting.

To be successful in this role you will need:

- Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to structure thoughts deliberately, logically and directly
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to multi-task
- Good laboratory skills and practices

Qualifications

- Tertiary qualifications in Science or equivalent; or equivalent experience
- At least 1-2 years food laboratory experience; experience in a commercial laboratory is an advantage
- Experience using different equipment, instruments and sample preparation techniques
- Technical knowledge in the relevant scientific discipline
- Valuable knowledge of standard office applications, especially MS Word and MS Excel

Additional Information

All candidate CVs and cover letters will be reviewed; please note we are not always able to respond to every expression of interest submitted.

This opportunity is only open to candidates who are eligible to work in Australia/New Zealand and already have work rights or an appropriate working visa.

#J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Food Microbiologist (New South Wales)
🏢 Eurofins Australia Food
📍 New South Wales