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Facility Engineer

On-site in Oegstgeest·Full-time·Added 2 months ago

Still open when we checked on 8 Oct

Eurofins

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Overview

Job details

  • Full-time

    Per the ad.

Requirements

  • Dutch

    The ad asks for Dutch, or counts it in your favour.

Skills

This job advert was originally written in Dutch.

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor or MBO+ in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, technical business management, installation technology, or similar.
  • Experience within laboratory environments, pharmaceutical production, biotechnology, or high-end facility environments is a strong plus.
  • Experience with new construction projects, commissioning, or technical handover is desired.
  • Knowledge of GMP/GLP, ISO‑standards, and relevant laws and regulations.
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong communication skills, both towards internal stakeholders and external parties.
  • Proactive attitude, quality-conscious, and accurate.
  • Able to work independently, but also functions well in multidisciplinary teams.

The role

The Facility Engineer is responsible for the technical management, optimization, and continuity of all building-related installations and facility systems within the new construction site of Eurofins Leiden. The role focuses on ensuring a safe, efficient, and reliable environment that complies with all relevant laws and regulations, quality standards (including GMP/GLP), and business requirements.

What you'll do

  • Managing, monitoring, and optimizing building installations such as HVAC, electrical engineering, building management systems (BMS), water supply systems, compressed air, emergency power, and laboratory-specific utilities.
  • Coordinating and performing preventive and corrective maintenance within established KPIs.
  • Diagnosing technical malfunctions and ensuring fast and safe solutions.
  • Actively contributing to the technical completion of the new construction phase, including commissioning, qualification, and validation of installations.
  • Reviewing technical documentation, design drawings, as‑built dossiers, and O&M‑manuals.
  • Thinking along and advising on technical improvements during and after handover.
  • Ensuring that all facility systems comply with Eurofins guidelines, quality standards (GMP/GLP), laws and regulations, and safety standards.
  • Supporting audits, inspections, and quality reviews.
  • Initiating risk assessments (e.g., FMEA) and co-drafting SOPs for facility processes.
  • Directing, evaluating, and coordinating external suppliers and maintenance parties.
  • Supervising contractual agreements, SLAs, and the performance of technical service providers.
  • Drafting and reviewing quotes and technical specifications.
  • Initiating and guiding technical improvement projects aimed at efficiency, sustainability, and reliability.
  • Contributing to the expansion of installations and scalability issues for future growth.
  • Performing data‑analysis to prevent malfunctions and optimize assets.
  • Primary point of contact for technical questions from laboratories and other departments.
  • Participating in on-call/emergency services if applicable.
  • Managing technical documentation and asset registries.

About Eurofins

Industry
Lab Services
Founded
1987
Employees
50,000–100,000
Headquarters
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

In their own words

About the company & team

Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing Leiden B.V., part of the globally operating Eurofins Scientific network, is a leading GMP-certified contract laboratory serving the (bio)pharmaceutical industry. Located in the Leiden Bio Science Park, we offer a comprehensive range of microbiological, viral, chemical, and physical quality control testing for pharmaceutical raw materials, intermediates, and finished products. In addition to our standard testing packages, we develop and validate product-specific methods in close collaboration with our customers, and we also offer small-scale production services. 

Our professional team consists of a mix of young and experienced people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Together, we strengthen global healthcare and contribute to improving the quality and safety of pharmaceutical products worldwide. 

Additional information

Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing Leiden: plenty of opportunities 
This position is located at Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing Leiden at the Bio Science Park in Leiden. We have a close-knit team where collegiality and collaboration come first. We offer a responsible and challenging position within the team with room for your own ideas and input. Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing Leiden further offers: 

  • A good salary; 
  • Flexible working hours; 
  • 25 vacation days with the possibility to purchase 7 extra vacation days (based on a full-time contract); 
  • Travel allowance of 23 cents net per kilometer. Do you travel by public transport? Then your travel expenses will be fully reimbursed via the NS Business Card; 
  • Participation in a pension scheme with a 50% contribution from Eurofins; 
  • Every month, you build up a choice budget balance of 8.95% of your gross salary. This includes, among other things, holiday allowance and an end-of-year bonus. You can have this amount paid out, but you can also use it to buy extra days off, for example. You choose what suits you; 
  • Discount on supplementary health insurance; 
  • Tax benefits via FiscFree when purchasing various products and services through your gross salary, such as a bicycle, sports membership, fitness, mobile telephony, computers & tablets, or a weekend away; 
  • Subject-specific training and opportunities for education and development; 
  • Training opportunities via the online learning platform Good Habitz. 

When you work at Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing Leiden, you experience the benefits of Eurofins as the parent company. Our ambitious growth plans offer opportunities for the organization, but also for our employees: 

  • Plenty of growth opportunities; 
  • A large client portfolio ensures a lot of diversity in your work. 

More about Eurofins Scientific 
Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company that delivers a unique range of analytical testing services to clients in various sectors, with the aim of making life and our environment safer, healthier, and more sustainable. From the food we eat, to the water we drink, to the medicines we rely on: Eurofins works with the largest companies in the world to ensure that the products they deliver are safe, the ingredients are authentic, and the labeling is correct. Eurofins considers itself a world leader in testing food, environmental, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic products and in CRO services for agriculture. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in specific testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensic research, CDMO, advanced materials science, and the support of clinical trials. 

In just over 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France, to more than 62,000 employees spread across a network of more than 1,000 independent companies in more than 62 countries and with more than 900 laboratories. Eurofins offers a portfolio of more than 200,000 analytical methods for assessing the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability, and purity of biological substances and products. In addition, Eurofins provides innovative clinical diagnostic testing services and is thus one of the leading, globally growing players in specialized clinical diagnostics. 

In 2025, Eurofins achieved a total turnover of € 7.296 billion and has been among the best-performing stocks in Europe for 20 years. 

Interested and more information? 
For questions about this position, follow the link below ‘I am interested’ to contact the relevant manager.  

Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated. 

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