Senior Materials Science Operations Lead

Mase Consulting Ltd; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Pension

Open to discussion on benefits

Autonomy and influence

Job summary

Mase Consulting Ltd is seeking a Technical Operations / Production Manager for a materials science/analytical instruments environment in the UK. The role combines hands-on technical leadership with strategic process improvement, driving production control, traceability and cross‑department collaboration.

You will lead a small team of engineers and technicians, own production planning and lead root-cause investigations, while shaping scalable manufacturing processes for future growth.

Qualifications

• Senior hands-on post with related technology experience.
• Experience in analytical instrument field (e.g., spectroscopy, microscopy, deposition).
• Ability to lead small teams and coordinate across departments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate a team of technical experts across diagnosis, build control, testing and release.
• Own production planning, scheduling and capacity planning for efficient delivery.
• Improve traceability, documentation, and build records.
• Drive production performance, quality and on-time delivery.
• Develop SOPs and scalable manufacturing systems.

Skills

Production management

Process improvement

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional communication

Documentation and SOPs

Education

Physics degree

Job description

Mase Consulting Ltd is seeking a Technical Operations / Production Manager for a materials science/analytical instruments environment in the UK. The role combines hands-on technical leadership with strategic process improvement, driving production control, traceability and cross‑department collaboration.

You will lead a small team of engineers and technicians, own production planning and lead root-cause investigations, while shaping scalable manufacturing processes for future growth.