Laboratory Manager

Bardney, Lincolnshire area.

Full–time, Permanent, 40hrs per week

You will be to involved in managing all aspects of a small laboratory ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and product quality – this is a hands on working role.

Responsibilities:

– Ensures laboratory adherence and compliance with ISO/IEC 17025 and other laboratory accreditations

– Administration of LIMS

– Development and validation of analytical methods

– Prioritise daily workloads

– Conduct routine analysis and produce timely, accurate results

– Authorise results and CofA's; communicate non–conforming results with operations and propose technical corrective actions where appropriate

– Ensure equipment is suitably maintained and consumables stocked for the efficient running of the laboratory

– Supervise technical or laboratory staff and monitor performance

– Set the standard for behaviour, be a safety role model and ensure that staff members comply with all laboratory rules and regulations, to guarantee the highest quality of results

– Involved with capital expenditure purchase decisions

– Maintain laboratory staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees, etc.

– Establish laboratory procedures, create and manage lab–related documentation and organise laboratory activities

Job Requirements

– Degree in Chemistry

– The candidate must have a good background understanding of Analytical Chemistry and ISO17025

– Experience of ICP–OES and Segmented Flow Analysis (SFA)

– Minimum of 3 years' experience working in a busy, industrial laboratory

– The candidate must have excellent communication skills, and to work well within a busy team.

Hours of work will be: 7:30am to 4:00pm Monday to Friday (with extra hours where necessary including any peak business times)