Senior Lab Engineer & Operations Manager
Posted 5 hours 43 minutes ago by ADLIB
Join an ambitious deep-tech organisation developing next generation materials technologies at the intersection of experimental science and advanced data driven research. This is a hands on leadership role where you'll take ownership of laboratory operations, equipment strategy, and continuous improvement, helping to build a high performing experimental environment that supports cutting edge R&D.
What you'll be doing:- Lead day to day laboratory operations, ensuring equipment, processes, and workflows run efficiently and reliably.
- Drive improvements in laboratory throughput, equipment utilisation, and experimental quality across synthesis and characterisation activities.
- Oversee equipment maintenance, fault finding, calibration, and commissioning of new instrumentation.
- Work closely with scientific and technical teams to deliver experimental programmes and support research objectives.
- Develop SOPs, risk assessments, and operational best practices that promote safety, consistency, and scalability.
- Support laboratory automation initiatives and the integration of experimental data into digital research systems.
- Mentor laboratory staff and help shape a high performing research environment.
- Significant experience operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting complex laboratory or scientific equipment in a research, engineering, or manufacturing environment.
- A track record of improving operational performance, equipment reliability, and laboratory efficiency.
- Strong technical problem solving skills, with the ability to diagnose and resolve equipment issues independently.
- Experience developing SOPs, maintenance procedures, and laboratory documentation.
- Comfortable working across multidisciplinary teams and supporting technically complex R&D programmes.
- A proactive, organised approach with a focus on continuous improvement and operational excellence.
- Experience with laboratory automation, instrument integration, or data capture systems.
- Python, scripting, or CAD experience.
- Previous experience within a start up, scale up, or fast paced R&D environment.
An opportunity to join an early stage start up in a unique field of development, this role will be influential for company growth with huge daily task variety. The company has a very flat structure with lots opportunity for collaborative working and therefore skill sharing.
Competitive salary + Equity!
What's next?If you're excited by creating high performing laboratory environments and enabling breakthrough scientific research through operational excellence, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now or get in touch with Jazz () for more information.