Laboratory Supervisor

British Gypsum; Mountfield; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

British Gypsum in Robertsbridge is seeking a Laboratory Supervisor to help ensure our products consistently meet the highest quality standards through routine sampling and testing. You’ll play an important role in keeping day-to-day laboratory operations running smoothly and safely, and you’ll collaborate with colleagues across performance, engineering and operations.

While predominantly lab-based, you’ll also have the opportunity to get involved in wider site activities alongside your team.

Qualifications

• Laboratory experience with autonomy to act and conduct trials and tests.
• Exposure to quality control would be advantageous.
• Experience working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Excellent communication skills enabling positive relationships and transfer of information.
• Ability to interpret data and use results for quick decision making.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with product specifications and standard methods.
• Lead and/or support root cause analysis and analytical problem solving related to product performance, process, quality and plant issues.
• Identify improvement opportunities through statistical analysis of laboratory and production line data.
• Support production line trials ensuring product control, testing, and traceability is maintained.
• Keep accurate paper and/or computer records of all laboratory testing, investigations, and trials, and report on a regular basis.

Job description

Robertsbridge

At British Gypsum, we're looking for a Laboratory Supervisor to help ensure our products consistently meet the highest quality standards through routine sampling and testing.

You’ll play an important role in keeping day-to-day laboratory operations running smoothly and safely. Working as part of a wider team, you’ll collaborate with colleagues across performance, engineering and operations, supporting investigations and continuous improvement activities.

While predominantly lab-based, you’ll also have the opportunity to get involved in wider site activities alongside your team.

What We're Looking For

• Laboratory experience, where you’ve had autonomy to act alone and make decisions, and conduct trials and tests regularly is preferable
• Exposure to quality and/quality control would be highly advantageous
• Experience working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Excellent communications skills enabling positive relationships and effective transfer of information
• The ability to interpret data and use the results to feed into quick decision making

What you will be doing:

• Ensure compliance with product specifications and standard methods
• Lead and/or support root cause analysis and analytical problem solving activities where this relates to product performance, process, quality and plant issues.
• Identify improvement opportunities through statistical analysis of laboratory and production line data.
• Support production line trials ensuring product control, testing, and traceability is maintained
• Keep accurate paper and/or computer records of all laboratory testing, investigations, and trials, and report on a regular basis

Are British Gypsum and Saint-Gobain inclusive employers?

Saint-Gobain is a worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction, following our purpose of 'Making the World a Better Home'. We play a part in improving daily life through high-performance solutions. From wherever you are, let your unique personality and our values guide you every day to invent a more sustainable world.

We understand that a diverse workplace is not only a more enjoyable place to be, but also facilitates better decision making and innovation. So, whoever you are, and whichever Saint-Gobain business you join, you can be sure of a warm welcome with us.

And what about flexibility?

At Saint-Gobain, we’re always open to new ways of working. Everyone has different needs and commitments. We’ll happily discuss any need you might have for this role. Whilst we can’t promise to meet every request when we’re recruiting, we do promise to listen.