Company Description
As a global leader in sustainability, quality, and integrity, our 99,600-strong workforce across 2,600 offices and labs is dedicated to fostering a safer, more connected world. Our services impact every facet of daily life, enhancing the safety of food, consumer products, transport, and healthcare, to advancing nuclear industry testing. Your role is crucial in providing safer products, superior services, and maintaining societal connectivity.
SGS is proud to announce its inclusion in the highly regarded 2024 World's Most Sustainable Companies list, a collaboration between TIME and data firm Statista. Out of 500 global corporations, SGS achieved an impressive 6th ranking overall and proudly holds the number one position in the Testing, Inspection, and Certification sector.
At SGS, We're committed to recognising the dedication and effort of our team. By joining us, you'll have access to a range of benefits including performance-related bonuses, private medical cover, a competitive pension scheme with life assurance, and a generous annual leave allowance that grows with your service. Enjoy extra perks like a day off for your birthday, discounted gym memberships, retail discounts, an electric vehicle leasing scheme, enhanced parental leave, service awards, Christmas vouchers, and health & wellbeing initiatives.
Job Description
- Job Type: Permanent
- Hours : 37.5 hours per week
- Job Location : Cambridge - Bar Hill
We are currently looking for a Sample Reception Technician to join our team. The main Purpose of Role is to assist in the day-to-day effectively, accurately and efficiently processing of samples collected through our designated courier service.
Key Accountabilities:
- Responsible for logging samples in the laboratory onto our booking in system in accordance with customer and company objectives.
- To ensure samples processed are prioritized within the workload, to help the laboratories maintain the time sensitivity of the products.
- Promptly inform the senior staff of any difficulties that may impact on KPI's in order to ensure remedial action is taken and/or customer expectations are managed.
Qualifications
- Good verbal and written communication
- Timeliness and urgency
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office Software, and general computer practice
- High focus on precision and accuracy
- Able to work under pressure
- GCSE grade A to C (or equivalent) in Maths and English.
- Full driving license.
Additional Information
- ******For those with allergies, please be advised that the food tested in the laboratory is likely to contain these ingredients: milk, eggs, wheat, soybean, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, and shellfish*****
APPLY NOW for full consideration, you can be sure that your application will be treated confidentially and impartially, and you will always receive an update within 10 business days.
SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law.