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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 works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate. Eurofins believes it is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetics products testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, CDMO, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies. In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to over 62,000 staff across a network of more than 1000 independent companies in over 62 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, as well as providing innovative clinical diagnostic testing services, as one of the leading global emerging players in specialised clinical diagnostics testing. In 2022, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.515 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years. Eurofins Environment Testing Australia is an Environmental testing network of fully accredited laboratories. With a staff of over 300 our laboratories are located in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane and with Client Service Offices located in Adelaide, Darwin, Newcastle and Wollongong. We also operate field sampling services out of Melbourne and Sydney. We specialise in all areas of Environmental analysis, including Contaminated Soil, Sludge, Sediments, Leachate, Soil Vapour, Trade Waste Effluents, Sewage Effluents, Stack Emissions, Work Place Air, Ambient Air, Dust, Drinking Water, Surface Water run off, River & Stream Monitoring, Seawater, and Groundwater. Job Description Full Time 6 month Fixed-Term Maternity relief position (37.5 hours per week) - Monday - Friday, with opportunity for permanency The role is based in Newcastle,NSW. Diverse position with great opportunity for career advancement. Experience in a microbiology position will be viewed favourably An extra 1.5% superannuation paid on top of national standard rate The Administrative and Laboratory Assistant is responsible for; day to day interaction and liaison with clients, timely reporting of; results, issuing invoices, and resolving customer queries in order to meet the clients expectations. Further, other activities relating to the onboarding of new customers and on-going management and servicing of existing customers as required. This role reports directly to the Business Unit Manager, Eurofins Newcastle. This position supports all functions within the Water Testing BU including but not limited to; Microplastics Testing, Environmental Microbiology, and Mould Testing. The Administrative and Laboratory Assistant role will work closely with other Eurofins entities within the Environment division, in particular the Environmental Sales and BD teams across Australia. Qualifications Bachelors degree in Science / Engineering / Business. At least 2 years working in a laboratory environment, is preferred. Science qualifications and/or university level qualifications, will be an advantage. Good knowledge of standard office applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint and MS Excel. General knowledge about systems, IT architecture and production control, will be an advantage. PREFERRED SKILLS AND SUCCESS PROFILE: Excellent customer service skills, with the ability to handle time and client pressures. Alignment with Eurofins Leadership Charter, Mission, Vision and Values. Ability to build and structure business plans, submissions and initiatives. Desire to continually learn and improve. Ability to be a hands-on hard worker and a doer with a common sense approach. Strong written and oral communication skills and the ability to structure thoughts deliberately, logically and directly. Team player: adaptable, flexible, reliable, supportive and helpful. Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to multi-task. Additional Information We will be reviewing applications as they are received, so if you believe you are ready for this exciting, challenging and rewarding position please applyas soon as possibleby submitting your cover letter and resume that outlines your interest and suitability for the position. 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