This is a full time, permanent position. Shift work is required for this role, Working a biweekly rotating shift pattern, which is: 07:00 – 19:00 Week 1: Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday. Week 2: Wednesday & Thursday.

As a QC Shift Team Lead you will lead a Professional Scientific Services (PSS) team of analytical staff to ensure that team is operating at the highest quality and productivity standards, have high morale and retention, and the agreed client requirements are entirely satisfied and that client expectations are met or exceeded through effective leadership and quality operational management, under the supervision of the PSS Group Lead.

Job Responsibilities that you be covering:

As a QC Shift Team Lead you will partner with the PSS Group Lead to lead and inspire the PSS team, driving operational excellence across productivity, quality, documentation, safety, housekeeping and full GMP compliance in line with Eurofins standards.
You will deliver outstanding customer service by embedding best practice, upholding 100% ethical working standards, and ensuring all work meets the highest commercial and quality expectations.
As a Shift Team Lead you will develop and engage your team through coaching, training, performance management, appraisals and recognition, fostering a positive, high‑performing culture aligned with Eurofins values.
You will act as a key point of contact for both the client and the PSS team, ensuring clear communication, effective planning, flexible resourcing and consistent achievement of agreed service levels.
You will provide strong technical and quality leadership, overseeing risk assessments, validation activities, GMP data review, investigations, SOP authoring and timely approval of accurate, compliant documentation.
As a Shift Team Lead you will champion a safe, efficient and audit‑ready laboratory environment, ensuring EHS best practice, equipment maintenance, supply management and a continuous improvement mindset across all on‑site activities.

Qualifications

What skills, qualifications and experiences you will hold as a QC Shift Team Lead

As a Shift Team Lead you will hold a relevant scientific qualification, ideally degree level or higher, in a suitable discipline, demonstrating a strong foundation in laboratory and analytical science.
You will have proven experience working within a GMP‑regulated pharmaceutical laboratory, with a clear understanding of regulatory expectations, compliance and data integrity.
As a Shift Team Lead you will bring strong knowledge of GMP and Microbiology, with an understanding of Chemistry considered an advantage, supporting robust, reliable and reproducible laboratory practices.
You will be passionate about quality and customer service, consistently striving to meet or exceed client expectations while upholding Eurofins’ ethical, scientific and professional standards.
You will demonstrate excellent communication skills, enabling effective interaction with clients, colleagues and stakeholders, and the ability to represent Eurofins professionally at all times.
As a Shift Team Lead you will be a flexible, organised and detail‑focused team player, capable of managing changing priorities, maintaining accurate documentation and contributing positively to a high‑performing, compliant laboratory environment.

Additional Information

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.

As a Eurofins employee you will benefit from:

We offer exceptional opportunities for career growth, within a friendly and supportive team. As well as a competitive salary, pension and associated benefits you will enjoy an unrivalled working environment, including an active social calendar and subsidised canteen, all while working in a start of the art client facility- a leading biotechnology company
Fantastic developmental opportunities and career progression pathways such as leadership, training, compliance and Subject Media Expert.
Full Benefits Package including:-
- Pension
- Private Medical Insurance
- Income protection and life assurance
- Annual discretionary bonus
- Birthday Holiday entitlement
Exciting Eurofins Incentives: Employee Activity Committee (EAC), Equality Driving Excellence (EDE), significant Reward and Recognition programme Opportunity to benefit from Eurofins Operational Development training platform, plus potential support for part-time training (relevant to the position)
Full use of the canteen facilities and barista on the client site
Free parking onsite and onsite electric charging
Additional annual leave days with continued service
The opportunity to work on life saving products

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

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