Microbiology Lab Team Lead – Fixed-Term Contract

Eurofins Group; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension Plan

Life Assurance Scheme

Healthcare Cash Plan

Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Pater

Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7

Health and Wellbeing Programmes

Free parking

Worldwide career opportunities

Job summary

Eurofins Scientific in the United Kingdom seeks a Supervisor / Team Lead on a fixed term contract to support the Microbiology Laboratory operations, ensuring safe, efficient testing aligned with quality and customer requirements.

The role involves leading a team of 5–15 laboratory personnel, coordinating rosters, conducting reviews, and driving continuous improvement while adhering to ISO 17025 and UKAS standards. Weekend rotation applies; 40 hours weekly.

Qualifications

• Science qualification, relevant laboratory experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Understanding of laboratory operations, quality systems, investigation techniques, root cause analysis and Health & Safety requirements.
• Laboratory experience with workload coordination, training and/or coaching colleagues.
• MS Office and laboratory system.
• Excellent communication skills both written and spoken.
• Organisation and problem solving skills.
• Commitment to continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of ISO 17025, UKAS requirements and food microbiology testing.
• Previous Team/Line Leader or Supervisor experience; experience conducting investigations into non-conforming work, customer complaints or quality incidents.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day leadership and supervision to defined area(s) of the laboratory and lead a team of approximately 5-15 laboratory personnel.
• Support Laboratory Managers with operational planning, resource allocation and workload management.
• Investigate non-conformances, customer complaints, quality issues and operational incidents, identifying root causes and implementing corrective and preventative actions.
• Coordinate staffing, work rota, holidays and workload allocation.
• Conduct probation reviews, performance reviews and return-to-work meetings.
• Support recruitment, interviewing, onboarding and induction activities.
• Ensure staff training, competency assessments and e-learning requirements are maintained.
• Work collaboratively with other Team Leaders, Supervisors and Managers to ensure productivity and quality targets are met.
• Ensure compliance with quality, customer, UKAS and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in audits and support corrective and preventative actions.
• Support the management of non-conforming work, ensuring appropriate containment, documentation, escalation and follow-up actions are completed.
• Lead or support investigations into laboratory errors, deviations, out-of-specification results and process failures.
• Monitor trends in non-conformances, customer complaints and quality indicators to identify improvement opportunities.
• Ensure investigation records, corrective actions and associated documentation are completed accurately and within required timescales.
• Support customer query and complaint investigations and liaise directly with customers where required regarding quality incidents, service issues, investigations and corrective actions.
• Work closely with Customer Services, Quality and Laboratory Management teams to ensure customer concerns are appropriately addressed.
• Produce and review KPI and operational reporting.
• Promote and maintain the highest standards of Health & Safety.
• Deputise for Laboratory Managers when appropriate.
• Undertake any other reasonable dutieswithin the role.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership experience

Problem solving

Organisational skills

Quality/ISO knowledge

Education

Science qualification or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Laboratory systems

Job description

Eurofins Scientific in the United Kingdom seeks a Supervisor / Team Lead on a fixed term contract to support the Microbiology Laboratory operations, ensuring safe, efficient testing aligned with quality and customer requirements.

The role involves leading a team of 5–15 laboratory personnel, coordinating rosters, conducting reviews, and driving continuous improvement while adhering to ISO 17025 and UKAS standards. Weekend rotation applies; 40 hours weekly.