Laboratory Administrator

SOCOTEC UK Limited; Coventry; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading testing and certification company based in Coventry is seeking a Laboratory Administrator to provide vital administrative support to their materials testing laboratory. You will manage booking samples, coordinate with Concrete Field Technicians, and ensure accurate data entry and reporting. Ideal candidates are dependable, dedicated, and possess strong organizational skills. This is a full-time role with a competitive salary and various benefits, including 25 days holiday, employee recognition schemes, and a company pension.

Benefits

25 days holiday with the opportunity to buy more

Electric car scheme

Employee recognition schemes

Family friendly support

Employee benefits and discounts

Employee assistance programmes

Enhanced company pension

Qualifications

• Dependable, dedicated, and flexible personality.
• Ability to thrive in both team and independent environments.
• Experience in administrative support in a laboratory setting.

Responsibilities

• Booking samples in and liaising with clients.
• Allocating jobs to the Concrete Field Technicians and managing the diary.
• Data entry and reporting of test results.

Skills

Good attention to detail

Exceptional organisational skills

Good team player

Job description

Laboratory Administrator - 12month FTC

Are you interested in Materials Testing? This could be your opportunity to excel as a Laboratory Administrator, as well as playing a vital role in helping our business succeed.

As our company grows and develops, we are ever expanding our teams. We have a great opportunity for a committed Laboratory Administrator to join our Infrastructure Division and wear the SOCOTEC badge with pride.

We are looking for a dependable, dedicated and flexible Laboratory Administrator to join our UKAS accredited Materials team. As a member of Materials, it is key that you are able to thrive in a team environment, as well as independently. The fundamental part of the role is to provide administrational support to the materials testing laboratory. The Laboratory Technicians work to determine the physical properties of a wide range of materials including concrete, earthworks, aggregates and bituminous mixtures to ensure compliance with specifications. All testing and reporting is undertaken in line with a range of British, European and American standards so a good attention to detail and the ability to follow procedures is required.

The tasks you will undertake will include (but are not limited to):

• Booking samples in and liaising with clients
• Allocating jobs to the Concrete Field Technicians and managing the diary
• Data entry and reporting of test results

To be successful in this role, you will be able to demonstrate:

• Good attention to detail
• Exceptional organisational skills
• Good team player

About Materials Testing

Our Materials Testing team perform an extensive range of testing and compliance services across a wide range of construction projects including highways, rail, airfields, ports and harbours, power stations, sports stadia in addition to new build projects across Industrial, Commercial and Residential properties. A career within our Materials Testing business will provide a varied workload with experiences across many of the key UK Infrastructure assets leaving you with the satisfaction that you have played a part in ensuring the built world around us is safe and stable.

What’s in it for you?

As well as a competitive salary, we can offer you a wide range of benefits including 25 days holiday with the opportunity to buy more, an electric car scheme, employee recognition schemes, family friendly support, employee benefits and discounts app, employee assistance programmes, and enhanced company pension. SOCOTEC UK are proud to be Disability Confident accredited.

Why SOCOTEC?

Here at SOCOTEC UK, we have over 2,000 colleagues across our divisions delivering world-class services to our customers, we provide an unrivalled range of testing, inspection, and certification services throughout the UK, and we deliver excellence to our customers by recruiting and retaining the very best industry talent. As a Laboratory Administrator, you will play a pivotal role in providing these services.

We offer transversal career pathways as well as linear pathways, and we will support you in attaining a portfolio career in one place. Not to mention the possibility of working locally, nationally, or globally, in the office or remotely. We are committed to your personal and professional development, and you will be supported in every step of your journey with us. #YouGrowWeGrow

Think you’ve got what it takes to add value to our success? We would love to hear from you and look forward to receiving your application.

Building a safer and more sustainable world is the core mission we set out to achieve at SOCOTEC, it is at the heart of everything that we do. We are committed to acting as a key player in society, investing in innovative solutions to ensure social and environmental concerns are at the forefront of all of our business operations.