Laboratory Team Leader

Job Description

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. 

The purpose of this role is to organise and manage a team of laboratory staff within a set department within the Food Microbiology Laboratory in order to ensure that analytical procedures are carried out on time in accordance with written instructions, with due regard for health and safety issues and in accordance with ISO17025.

This is a full time role, working 37.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday from 10:00 till 18:00. 

• To manage a team of people to meet the demands of the business through effective training, communication, regular appraisal and objective setting. 
• To manage staff holidays, sickness reporting and return to work interviews. 
• To manage the team in line with relevant set output plans and other operational requirements set out by their relevant Laboratory Manager. 
• To champion the Personal Development Plan and Employee Progression process within their set area. 
• Monitor the functioning of your set area to ensure it is operating efficiently and effectively, with consideration to quality, technical and operational requirements identifying and reporting on any  KPIs set by their relevant Laboratory Manager. 
• To ensure their team participation in external and internal quality assurance testing and training where required.
• To maintain UKAS standards within the respective work area, ensuring the maintenance of all quality systems and paperwork to UKAS standards for own section, in consultation with the relevant Laboratory Manager. 
• To report atypical results and quality system failures to their relevant Laboratory Manager.
• To ensure that consumable levels of non-stock items are maintained in their area by liaison with the purchasing admin team. 
• To manage the safe disposal of all laboratory waste.
• To monitor equipment performance within their area and liaise with the Laboratory Manager to arrange for appropriate repair, service and calibration.
• To ensure that all appropriate Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) policies and procedures are adhered to within their relevant area. The role holder must promote a culture of HSE in the workplace.
• To work in a safe manner with due regard for both personal safety and the safety of others and maintain own work area to a good housekeeping standard; and ensure that staff work in a safe manner and to investigate (and report) any near misses, incidents or accidents to the first aid coordinator (accidents) or facilities manager (incidents, near misses).
• To organise and perform non-routine analytical work and help solve technical problems if requested.
• To role model the behaviours in support of the Company values and to take action to assure that these are supported by the area for which they are responsible.

Qualifications

• A degree in Microbiology or other relevant science) is preferred and/or proven work experience in a practical laboratory line Microbiology management role, using a variety of complex laboratory equipment and processes.  
• People management, client contact and technical knowledge ideally gained within the Food industry. 
• Knowledge of specialist tests, method development and problem finding for clients. 
• Computer literate with experience of the full office packages and ideally be familiar with laboratory information management systems (LIMS). 
• Be able to work under pressure and to strict time deadlines.

Additional Information

At Eurofins we are growing, innovating and always learning. We celebrate the achievements of our employees through annual long service awards, recognise our colleagues special life events, and we are committed to charitable causes through global fundraising activities.

As a Eurofins employee you will benefit from:

• Additional Annual Leave at Employees set service dates   
• Company Pension Plan
• Life Assurance Scheme (4 times annual salary)
• Healthcare Cash Plan (6+ months service)
• Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity Schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential
• Health and Wellbeing Programmes
• Free parking
• Worldwide career opportunities
• We also have in place rewards recognising the great work our employees deliver, their dedicated service and celebrating special life events.

What Happens Next

Our people are the backbone of what we do, so it's incredibly important we find the right individuals to join us. As a potential new recruit you'll be invited to meet the team in the form of an assessment centre or a staged interview process dependent on the role and it's requirements, this will give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get you know your key skills and strengths. 

Your data 
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Closing Date
We reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore we would urge candidates to submit an application as early as possible.
 
Due to the high volume of applications we receive please be aware that if you do not receive a response within 4 weeks of the vacancy expiry date unfortunately, on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful. 

We support your development! Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.

We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.