Laboratory Manager

Job Description

Job Profile

The Company

OMEX is the market leader in liquid fertilisers in the UK, manufacturing and exporting a unique range of plant nutrients and crop health promoters, nationally & internationally. OMEX is an innovative and exciting place to work, and offer a number of employee benefits.

Core Functions

- Ensures laboratory adherence and compliance with ISO/IEC 17025 and other laboratory accreditations

- Administration of LIMS

- Development and validation of analytical methods

- Prioritise daily workloads

- Conduct routine analysis and produce timely, accurate results

- Authorise results and CofA’s; communicate non-conforming results with operations and propose technical

corrective actions where appropriate

- Ensure equipment is suitably maintained and consumables stocked for the efficient running of the laboratory

- Supervise technical or laboratory staff and monitor performance

- Set the standard for behaviour, be a safety role model and ensure that staff members comply with all laboratory

rules and regulations, to guarantee the highest quality of results

- Involved with capital expenditure purchase decisions

- Maintain laboratory staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees, etc.

- Establish laboratory procedures, create and manage lab-related documentation and organise laboratory activities

Job Requirements

- The candidate will ideally have a degree in Chemistry

- The candidate must have a good background understanding of Analytical Chemistry and ISO17025

- Ideally a background in fertiliser and/or soil analysis

- Experience of ICP-OES and Segmented Flow Analysis (SFA)

- Minimum of 3 years’ experience working in a busy, industrial laboratory

- The candidate must have excellent communication skills, and to work well within a busy team.

- They must be able to work competently, and independently once training has been given.

- The role requires a good mathematical ability and computer literacy

- Excellent organisational skills are required, along with the ability to work to deadlines

- The candidate must be self-motivated and have a desire to develop their job role to suit the company needs.

Previous laboratory experience is required but may be in the form of either work-based experience, or a strong academic background; however, full training will be given on laboratory protocols and the use of specialist equipment.

Hours of work will be: 7:30am to 4:00pm Monday to Friday (with extra hours where necessary including any peak business times)

Benefits

OMEX offer a range of employee benefits from global opportunities to additional support to ensure our people get the most out of Growing With OMEX. Employees benefit from an excellent remuneration package, including a Contributory Pension Scheme and contributory health care scheme