Analytical Laboratory Manager

Pertemps Bond; South Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days holiday

Buy extra 30 days

Pension contribution 10.7%

Health cover

Learning and development

Retail discount

Job summary

Pertemps Bond is seeking an Analytical Services Manager in South Yorkshire to lead a four-person laboratory team, oversee analytical testing and provide technical support to customers. You will balance people management with hands-on science in a role focused on safe, accurate and reliable services.

The ideal candidate will have a chemistry degree, 5+ years in gas analysis and proven team leadership, with GC/FTIR proficiency and ISO/IEC 17025/ISO 9001 experience.

Qualifications

• Degree in Chemistry or equivalent qualification.
• 5+ years of relevant technical industry experience in gas analysis or related field.
• Experience directly managing a team.
• Knowledge of GC and FTIR analytical techniques.
• Understanding of ISO 9001 and ISO/IEC 17025; GMP experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; able to translate data into decisions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Willingness to travel to company and customer sites; driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day laboratory operations, prioritising testing and resources.
• Lead, develop and support a four-person team; oversee training and performance.
• Oversee analytical method development, validation and equipment performance.
• Maintain quality systems and procedures supporting ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO 9001.
• Support internal and external audits, proficiency tests and management reviews.
• Investigate product quality concerns and equipment failures; identify root causes.
• Provide technical support at sites and occasional out-of-hours support.
• Manage departmental budgets, purchasing and continuous improvement.
• Maintain high safety standards via risk assessments and inspections.

Skills

Team management

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's in Chemistry

Tools

Gas chromatography (GC)

Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR)

Laboratory data systems (LIMS)

Job description

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?

• 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.