What are the responsibilities and job description for the Machine Builder position at Eurofins?
Company Description
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.
Job Description
The Machine Builder / Fabricator role involves building, fabricating, and assembling custom machinery and automation equipment. The ideal candidate will have strong mechanical, electrical, and welding skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across teams and adapt to changing priorities.
Key Responsibilities
Mechanical Fabrication & Assembly
- Interpret and work from mechanical fabrication drawings.
- Provide feedback to the mechanical design team for improvements or clarifications.
- Perform precision fabrication using hand tools and power tools.
- Weld steel components to required specifications.
- Assemble pneumatic and hydraulic systems. Machining & CNC Operations
- Operate CNC equipment such as lathes and mills (experience preferred but not required).
Electrical Panel Wiring
- Wire electrical panels according to provided electrical schematics.
- Ensure compliance with safety and quality standards.
Support & Collaboration
- Assist the automation team with equipment testing and troubleshooting.
- Perform miscellaneous tasks related to machine building and integration.
Travel
- Ability to travel up to 20% of the time for installations, support, or training.
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or Equivalent Certification
- Professional working proficiency in English is a requirement, including the ability to read, write and speak in English.
- Intermediate proficiency in reading part and assembly drawings.
- Ability to maintain a steady pace while bending, kneeling, climbing ladders, and climbing onto and beneath machines.
- Experience operating CNC machines (lathe, mill).
- Familiarity with automation equipment and testing procedures.
Additional Preferences
- Basic computer skills.
- Proven mechanical aptitude with a focus on safety and quality.
- Proven ability to accept direction and complete tasks as assigned while working as part of a team or individually.
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD for scalable Machine Learning deployment Knowledge of computational chemistry and cheminformatics
- Background in pharmaceutical or industrial chemical analysis
Additional Information
As a Eurofins employee, you will become part of a company that has received national recognition as a great place to work. We offer excellent full-time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage, life and disability insurance, 401(k) with company match, paid holidays, paid time off, and dental and vision options.
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.
Sustainability matters to us! We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!
Find out more in our career page: https://careers.eurofins.com/
Eurofins USA Environment Testing is a Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity employer.