Job Description

Company Description

Eurofins Forensic Services (EFS) employs nearly 700 staff across 7 sites in the UK and is the largest private forensic service provider in Europe. All of our forensic analytical services are accredited to the ISO17025 international quality standard and are subject to regular review and scrutiny by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). 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, 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 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.



Salary: Competitive

Location: Tamworth

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 (inclusive of early/late shift with additional weekend rota cover)

We are currently recruiting for an Examiner to join our fantastic team at our site based in Tamworth. If you are passionate about a rewarding career in Forensic testing 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.

The Role

This is a truly exciting time to begin or continue your career with our first-class business, as a Forensic Examiner you will be responsible for the examination and processing of exhibits and biological samples seized in a variety of criminal cases.

The successful candidate will also be expected to carry out a range of tasks, primarily the recovery of trace evidence, screening for body fluids using chemical testing and sampling for DNA profiling according to instructions produced by a Reporting Officer. You will also be responsible for the integrity and continuity of evidence and expected to produce a set of clear and concise handwritten notes and photographs for every examination carried out.

Qualifications

The ideal Candidate:

We are looking for someone who holds minimum qualifications of A-Levels/BTEC in science related subjects, along with previous examination experience at a SOC Examiner level or equivalent (preferable but not essential), is highly motivated, enthusiastic and possesses the competence and team spirit to support others and contribute to a positive culture. Here at EFS integrity and customer focus is at the heart of everything we do, therefore you will need to have an understanding of the impact of a lack of integrity in forensics and care about excellent customer experience, and of course quality is a must, having the ability to input into Quality and Science related topics such as validation/verification, training and mentoring would be a distinct advantage and will see you excel in this role.

If you have knowledge of other forensic evidence types, along with excellent oral and written communication skills and consider yourself to be someone who embraces change and continuous improvement, then we would love to hear from you.

Additional Information

In return for your hard work and loyal service, we will offer you genuine career and salary progression through our Career Pathways programme, a competitive salary, and a selection of employee benefits via our flexible benefits menu which includes cycle to work, give as you earn, buy and sell holiday. In addition, we also offer the following:

• Life Assurance (3 times annual salary)
• Scottish Widows Company Pension Plan
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Perkbox membership providing access to discount vouchers and wellness hub
• Learning and study support
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Health Cash Plan membership
• Enhanced company sick pay scheme
• Refer a friend scheme
• Subscription to mental wellbeing support
• Free on-site car parking

Important notice for Candidates:

Due to the highly sensitive nature of the work, applicants should note that security clearance is required for this role. To gain security clearance you must have five years continuous residency in the UK. Security clearance is undertaken by a third party to police personnel vetting standards (NPPV/3 and SC), as such any criminal convictions may prevent you from gaining security clearance. Further information on the security clearance process and requirement can be found at . In addition, all successful applicants will be required to undertake drug and alcohol testing prior to commencing employment

Due to the nature of the work we undertake on-site, you must inform us if you come into contact with any firearms or ammunition through work or any other reason as there will be precautions you will need to take in order to enter the premises. This also applies to persons involved in clay pigeon shooting, and those who regularly use any cartridge based tools such as nail/stud guns. Please provide details on your application.

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