Analytical Laboratory Manager

Analytical Services Manager
South Yorkshire Salary up to £60,000 DOE with excellent benefits

Are you an experienced analytical professional ready to lead a specialist laboratory team and apply your technical expertise to complex investigations?

We're recruiting an Analytical Services Manager for an established business within the industrial, special and medical gases sector.

Reporting to the Head of Analytical, you'll lead a team of four and oversee laboratory operations, analytical testing and technical support. As the ASM , you'll combine people management with scientific expertise to deliver safe, accurate and reliable services to colleagues and customers.

What you'll be doing

• Managing the day-to-day laboratory operation, prioritising testing activities, resources and equipment.

• Leading, developing and supporting a team of four, overseeing training, competency and performance.
  
  
• Overseeing analytical method development, validation and equipment performance.
  
  
• Maintaining and improving quality systems and technical procedures supporting ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation and ISO 9001 requirements.
  
  
• Supporting internal and external audits, proficiency testing and management reviews.
  
  
• Investigating product quality concerns and equipment failures, identifying root causes and supporting corrective action.
  
  
• Providing technical support at company and customer sites, including assistance outside normal working hours when required.
  
  
• Managing departmental budgets, purchasing and continuous improvement initiatives.
  
  
• Maintaining high standards of safety through risk assessments, inspections and effective working practices

What we are looking for?

• A degree in Chemistry or an equivalent qualification.
  
  
• At least five years' relevant technical industry experience in gas analysis, measurement science or a related field.
  
  
• Previous experience directly managing a team.
  
  
• Knowledge of analytical techniques such as gas chromatography (GC) and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR).
  
  
• A good understanding of ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 17025 and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP).
  
  
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn technical information into practical decisions.
  
  
• Confident communication and stakeholder management skills.
  
  
• Flexibility to travel to company and customer sites and provide occasional out-of-hours support.
  
  
• A full, clean driving licence.
  
  

Desirable experience

• Experience working within a UKAS-accredited laboratory or supporting UKAS assessments and accreditation activities.
  
  
• Knowledge of industrial, special or medical gases, including production and filling processes.
  
  
• A NEBOSH qualification.
  
  

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a specialist analytical service, develop your team and influence technical quality and operational performance.


What's in it for you?

Opportunity to work for a global leader who truly value their employees

• Competitive salary up to £60k DOE
• 26 days holiday with the opporuntiy to buy a further 30days
• Pension contribution up to 10.7%
• Health cover
• Learning and development
• Retail discount

Please note: this is an on-site role based in South Yorkshire. Candidates must live within a reasonable commuting distance of the site.