Laboratory Supervisor

King’s Lynn

Permanent, full time (40hrs per week)

£27,000 to £30,000 per annum

As a laboratory supervisor you will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment, broaden your team management, analytical and chemical product development skills and experience working in the laboratory of a first class chemical manufacturer.

**Key Tasks**:

- Undertake the chemical analyses of customer samples and report results.
- Undertake quality control testing of production samples and report results.
- Arrange work schedules.
- Manage the laboratory staff to ensure excellent customer service and meeting of deadlines.
- Equipment troubleshooting and maintenance.
- Organise laboratory resources and training. Check supply levels, order, and store new supplies.
- Dispose of old, expired and waste chemicals.
- Document test results and maintain the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
- Work in accordance with good laboratory practice and guidelines, adhere to Health and Safety policies and compliance with ISO/IEC 17025 and other laboratory accreditations.
- Undertake the development of new formulations.
- Undertake the development and testing of new products
- Undertake lab-scale product performance simulations.
- Validate and verify methods in accordance with ISO standards.
- Develop and test new or improved laboratory methods and procedures.
- Organise external analyses.
- Oversee and respond to inter-laboratory studies.
- Evaluate and assist in hiring job applicants.

**Skills & Qualifications**:

- A degree in chemical sciences
- Proven track record of laboratory team supervision and team performance monitoring
- Proven experience in undertaking method validation and verification
- Applied chemistry knowledge is essential, producing reliable test results.
- Demonstrable capability of working with complex mixtures.
- Experience in using inductively coupled plasma (ICP), gas chromatography (GC) and Segmented Flow Analyser (SFA) units is preferred.
- Experience in the analyses of biological wastewater and anaerobic digestion samples is an advantage, but not essential as training will be provided.
- Knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) is essential.
- Experience with Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) is preferred.
- **Full UK Driving Licence and own means of transport.**

Standard hours are 40 hours per week (nominally 07.30am - 16.00pm), Monday to Friday. Additional hours may be required during busy periods to fulfil the job role.

Reference

**SR - LSOX**

Location

Norfolk
- King's Lynn_

Salary

£25,000 to £35,000
- £27 - 30k _