Collections Driver

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.

We’re proud to be an armed forces-friendly place to work and welcome applications from reservists, armed forces veterans (including the wounded, injured and sick), as well as cadet instructors, and military spouses and partners.

If you want to continue to help make our world a safer and healthier place, then apply for the role below and become a part of the extraordinary Eurofins network.

Please note this a 3 Month Fixed Term Contract.

Working hours are Monday - Friday, 6am - 3:30pm OR 2pm - 11:30pm. 2 weeks on days, and 2 days on evenings.

As a Collections Driver, you will make collections of food, ambient and water samples from customers around the UK and return them to the Grimsby laboratory. 

• Make collections of ambient and chilled and water samples from water collection points and customer’s premises throughout the UK to a pre-planned regional route in a timely manner by using a company vehicle.
• Carefully handle the customer’s samples to ensure they are stowed appropriately within the vehicle.
• Respond positively to route changes that the company feels reasonable for the driver to complete.
• Ensure all paperwork is completed with a high degree of accuracy, with recording of temperature and time records on a daily record sheet and reporting into the Logistics Management team
• Ensure all information is inputted onto the company tablet where required.
• Keep collection storage rooms clean and tidy at all times
• Clean fridges and spillages where required
• Ensure bottle stocks are sufficient within the drop offs
• Replace and report on faulty probes within fridge units at drop offs
• Ensure collections are returned to site safely and securely.
• To communicate on a regular basis with the other driver, making them aware of any delays to the meeting time or place.
• Carry out daily and weekly vehicle checks, oil, water etc and reporting any defects in a timely manner to the logistics manager.
• Report accidents and breakdowns.
• Ensure the vehicle is locked and secure when unattended.
• Provide a high level of internal and external customer care.
• Take all reasonable action to ensure the safety and security of vehicles, equipment, goods, fellow employees and other road users.
• Promote a professional image of the Company.

• The vehicle is to be parked overnight at the normal place of work and any off duty periods unless previously agreed otherwise with the management team.
• Driving experience.
• Good geographical knowledge.
• Attention to detail.
• Enthusiastic.

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:

• Enhanced Annual Leave Entitlement
• Company Pension Plan
• Life Assurance Scheme (4 times annual salary)
• Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity Schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential
• Health Cash Plan
• Health and Wellbeing Programmes
• Free parking
• Worldwide career opportunities
• We also have in place rewards recognising the great work out employees deliver, their dedicated service and celebrating special life events.

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.

We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.