Lab Manager: Metallurgy & Quality Lead

GMP Worldwide; Worcester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Limited travel

Ownership of function

Diverse role

Job summary

GMP Recruitment Agency Ltd are recruiting on behalf of a well-established engineering and manufacturing organisation based in Worcester for a Lab Manager.

You will oversee laboratory testing, reporting, compliance and continuous improvement activities, supporting Technical, Quality and NPI teams.

Salary £35,000-£45,000 dependent on experience; the role includes limited travel and opportunities to own a technically important function within a quality‑driven operation.

Qualifications

• Degree in Metallurgy or Materials Science or a related technical discipline.
• Experience in a laboratory, metallurgy, foundry or engineering setting.
• Knowledge of Nadcap heat treatment requirements.
• Experience with failure analysis.
• Strong technical report-writing skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and analytical approach.
• Ability to interpret specifications and maintain testing standards.
• Good organisational skills across multiple priorities.
• Foundry knowledge, particularly aluminium alloys, is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Oversee laboratory testing, reporting, compliance and continuous improvement activities.
• Support Technical, Quality and NPI teams in testing needs.
• Ensure Nadcap heat treatment compliance and industry standards.
• Manage tensile testing and reporting.
• Operate and maintain Optical Emission Spectroscopy (OES) equipment.
• Conduct aluminium metallurgy and metallographic analysis.
• Produce high-quality technical reports and investigations.
• Maintain testing methods and equipment in line with specs.
• Coordinate lab functions, training and staff cover.
• Develop and monitor lab KPIs.

Skills

Metallurgy

Materials science

Lab testing

Analytical skills

Technical report writing

Quality systems

Nadcap heat treatment

Failure analysis

Aluminium alloys

OES operation

Education

Metallurgy or Materials Science degree

Tools

Optical Emission Spectroscopy (OES)

Job description

GMP Recruitment Agency Ltd are recruiting on behalf of a well-established engineering and manufacturing organisation based in Worcester for a Lab Manager.

You will oversee laboratory testing, reporting, compliance and continuous improvement activities, supporting Technical, Quality and NPI teams.

Salary £35,000-£45,000 dependent on experience; the role includes limited travel and opportunities to own a technically important function within a quality‑driven operation.