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Laboratory Manager Permanent Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire Posted 2 days ago £16.83 - £17.79 per hour
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Position: Laboratory Manager
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Tewkesbury
Salary: £16.83 - £17.79 per hour
Laboratory Manager
Pure Staff are currently recruiting for a Laboratory Manager to join a long-established, family-owned Dairy Supplier based in Tewkesbury. This is an Permanent opportunity.
Your Role
As a Laboratory Manager, your duties will include:
- Own product safety, quality and compliance across all testing activities (raw materials, in-process, finished product, shelf life).
- Plan and oversee testing schedules, ensuring the correct methods are followed and results are recorded, monitored, analysed and trended.
- Manage and develop the Laboratory Technicians and Team Leader; foster a collaborative, high-performance culture with clear communication on food safety and quality issues.
- Maintain audit readiness: prepare for and participate in site accreditation audits (BRCGS), supporting the Technical Manager.
- Ensure all laboratory equipment is maintained, calibrated, validated and serviced to schedule; manage new installs and verifications.
- Coordinate external laboratory analysis and provide Certificates of Conformance to customers; initiate and manage non-conformance investigations with Technical and Production.
- Champion HACCP, Food Safety Management Systems, and robust laboratory procedures; oversee the Laboratory Manual and testing regimes in line with legislation and COSHH.
- Drive KPI reporting, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement of testing procedures and documentation.
- Lead sensory panel training and uphold hygiene, housekeeping, and safety standards.
Requirements
- Confident people leader with excellent communication, problem-solving and coaching skills; experienced coordinating small teams in a lab environment.
- Strong working knowledge of BRCGS Food Safety, HACCP, CCP validation, microbiological safety and QMS platforms.
- Hands-on background in a laboratory function (ideally Food Science/Microbiology/Biology); meticulous attention to detail in reporting and SOP writing.
- Competent with Microsoft Office and comfortable with data trending/analysis.
Pay & Shifts
- Monday - Friday (40 hours per week, usually Monday-Friday with occasional out-of-hours flexibility)
What's in it for you?
- Weekly pay from an experienced in-house payroll team
- Holiday accrued up to 28 days per year (pro-rata)
- Supportive working environment
- Free access to our perks scheme after your first payment (discounts on electronics, travel, clothing, home, fitness, wellbeing and more)
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Laboratory Manager in Tewkesbury employer: Pure Staff
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