Technical Manager

Laborare Group Limited; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Laborare Group Limited in East Yorkshire seeks an experienced Technical Manager to lead a technical team and guide product development across the portfolio. The role combines hands-on laboratory work with strategic leadership, ensuring regulatory compliance and technical excellence for customers and markets.

You'll oversee NPI, reformulation, quality control and data management while coordinating with Sales, Production and Procurement.

Qualifications

• MChem, PhD in Chemistry (or equivalent)
• Proven leadership experience in a Technical Manager/Head of Technical or similar role
• Strong formulation experience within household and/or industrial chemistry
• Good understanding of surfactant, emulsion and lubricant chemistries
• Experience translating customer requirements into practical technical solutions
• Confident to work with customers and commercial teams
• Strong project management and decision-making skills
• Experience managing regulatory compliance across CLP/REACH/Cosmetics/Detergents

Responsibilities

• Technical & regulatory leadership across the product portfolio
• New product development and customer-led formulation projects
• Existing product management and reformulation
• Quality control
• Regulatory compliance across CLP, REACH, Cosmetics and Detergents
• Technical roadmap and standards
• Raw material and master data management
• Production and customer technical support
• Leading NPI and project management processes
• Developing and managing the technical team
• Collaborating with Sales, Customers, Production, Procurement and Operations

Skills

MChem, PhD or equivalent

Leadership

Formulation experience

Regulatory knowledge (CLP/REACH)

Customer-facing

Project management

Industry chemistry (household/industry

Education

MChem

PhD in Chemistry

Job description

Technical Manager | Chemistry | East Yorkshire

I'm currently recruiting for an experienced Technical Manager to join a growing manufacturing business based in East Yorkshire, with occasional UK and EU travel, including travel to a two other facilities in East Yorkshire.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced chemist and technical leader who enjoys being both hands-on in the laboratory and strategic at management level.

The role:

Reporting into the Managing Director, you'll lead an experienced technical team (5) and take responsibility for:

• Technical & regulatory leadership across the product portfolio
• New Product Development and customer-led formulation projects
• Existing product management and reformulation
• Quality Control
• Regulatory compliance, including CLP, REACH, Cosmetics and Detergents Regulations
• Technical roadmap and standards
• Raw material and master data management
• Production and customer technical support
• Leading NPI and project management processes
• Developing and managing the technical team

You'll work closely with Sales, Customers, Production, Procurement and Operations, providing technical expertise while ensuring projects remain commercially realistic and deliverable.

The role will involve a genuine mix of hands-on chemistry, team leadership, customer interaction and strategic technical management.

About you:

We're looking for an experienced chemist and people leader with:

• MChem, PhD in Chemistry, or equivalent industry experience
• Proven leadership experience in a Technical Manager, Head of Technical or similar role
• Strong formulation experience within household and/or industrial chemistry
• Good understanding of surfactant, emulsion and lubricant chemistries
• Experience translating customer requirements into practical technical solutions
• The confidence to work directly with customers and commercial teams
• Strong project management and decision-making skills
• Ideally, experience managing regulatory compliance across CLP, REACH, Cosmetics and/or Detergents regulations

You'll need to be equally comfortable in the lab, leading a technical meeting or supporting a customer conversation.

This role offers genuine scope for career growth and increased responsibility as the organisation continues to expand.