Laboratory Team Leader: Scope House, Telford

The CIS

Telford

On-site

GBP 30,000 - 40,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A progressive dairy service organization in Telford is seeking a Laboratory Team Leader to oversee sample analysis and maintain high standards of quality and safety. Responsibilities include training staff, ensuring timely results, and managing lab operations. Ideal candidates will have strong organizational and problem-solving skills, and preferably prior senior laboratory experience. This role offers an opportunity to shape the future of laboratory services in the dairy industry.

Qualifications

Previous experience of working in a senior position in a laboratory preferred.
Knowledge of Health and Safety is a must.
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

Ensure timely analysis of milk samples.
Champion staff training and development.
Maintain clean and operational lab areas.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Communication skills

Education

A good standard of education

Job description

Are you looking to join a passionate, fun and hardworking team?The Cattle Information Serviceis part of theHolstein UK Group; a progressive and dynamic company with family values at its core and a drive for personal development, as well as team spirit. At the heart of the UK dairy industry, the Holstein UK Group provides a wide array of services to assist members in breeding profitable, robust and productive dairy cattle.

We are seeking a Team Leader within the Milk laboratory department to efficiently organise their team ensuring that all samples are analysed to a high standard by suitably trained staff within a time limit suitable to the client. Along with the Laboratory Supervisor, co-ordinate staff training.

To maintain communication with laboratory staff and management, for example any instrumentation failures, QC failures, health and safety issues that have impact on the overall operation

Job Title: Laboratory Team Leader

Department: Laboratory

Location:Scope House, Hortonwood 33, Telford

Reports to: Laboratory Supervisor / Manager

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Leadership

To analyse/oversee the analysis of samples to enable results to be reported within the 24 hour turnaround time in Milk lab and 5 day turnaround in Animal Health to our clients.
To inform the Laboratory Manager and clients as appropriate, if deadlines are unlikely to be met.
To inform the Laboratory Manager if resources, be they staffing or equipment are inadequate to meet analysis demands.
To ensure that additional stocks of chemicals, kits and consumables are placed on order when necessary.
Championing staff training and ongoing development, ensuring that all staff within their team is adequately trained in all tasks to be undertaken whilst maintaining a high standard of quality and ensuring delivery of accurate results obtained.
Interpretation and investigation of anomalous results where necessary.
To ensure that agreed quality and safety systems are continually adhered to by each team such as calibration checks i.e. pilots, PSC, IRM.
To ensure that all samples (i.e. herds) are registered and organised using in-house web-based systems, this includes scanning of samples, checking for animal health requests, checking of animal health requests and marking as received, preparation of relevant paperwork to accompany samples to be tested.
To ensure completion of all necessary documentation/records i.e. daily cleaning, temperature monitoring, Pipette checks, chemical preparation, combi start-up and shutdown, relevant Elisa paperwork etc.
To undertake, as required, external communications with clients (CIS) regarding matters requiring clarification, anticipated date of analysis completion etc. and also suppliers, including equipment repair and servicing.
To ensure that all Animal Health herds are recorded on the transfer sheet and transferred into the Animal health section of the cold store. All animal health herds are checked to ensure correct number of samples are available and marked as received.
To ensure tested samples are disposed of, boxes are washed and reassembled in a timely manner.
To ensure all laboratory areas are kept clean and tidy at all times.

Operational Planning and Management

Work with the CIS Management Team to plan actions to meet Company objectives, including attendance at Monthly Management & IT meetings.
Attend monthly HUK Group & CIS Marketing meetings to discuss campaigns, highlight services, review and proof content for adverts and e-shots.
Coach and mentor staff as appropriate to improve performance, including organising training modules.
Develop an operational plan for the Field Services Team, which incorporates the Company goals and objectives that work towards the strategic direction of the organisation.
Ensure that the operation of the Field Services Team meets the expectations of the CEO, CIS Board, and Trustees of the parent company. Provide reports as required for the Quarterly Board meetings.
Oversee the efficient and effective day-to-day operation of the Field Services Team.
Ensure CIS offer services and testing facilities to enable customers to manage their business and fulfil the requirements of their contractual arrangements, including milk processors, Red Tractor, etc.
Advise required updates to the Field program to include enhancements and requirements relevant to customer needs and testing of system updates.
Ensure herds awaiting milk files and errors pages are reviewed by the Field Services Management Team and identify any delays.
Liaise with CIS Processing and Field Services Management Team regarding recording discrepancies to ascertain if it is an on-farm or recorder issue.
Ensure recordings requiring a Check Test are actioned in accordance with ICAR requirements.

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