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Laboratory Manager
Job Posted: 5 hours ago
Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Gloucestershire
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Laboratory Manager
Location: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
Salary: £36,370 – £36,400 DOE + excellent benefits
We are seeking a dynamic Laboratory Manager to join a well-established manufacturer at their Tewkesbury production site. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a laboratory team within a business that prides itself on quality, innovation, and a supportive culture where people are truly valued.
The Role
As Laboratory Manager, you’ll take ownership of the lab function, ensuring compliance with BRCGS standards, HACCP protocols, and food safety legislation. You’ll manage testing schedules, oversee audit readiness, and develop your team to maintain the highest standards of product quality and safety.
Lead and mentor a small lab team, fostering a collaborative, high-performance culture
Plan and oversee testing across raw materials, in-process and finished products
Maintain audit readiness and liaise with auditors to uphold standards
Ensure laboratory equipment is maintained, calibrated, and verified
Champion continuous improvement, driving KPIs, root-cause analysis and corrective actions
Oversee documentation, laboratory procedures, HACCP, and COSHH compliance
Manage external testing, customer certificates, and non-conformance investigations
About You
Proven experience in a lab environment, ideally in food manufacturing (microbiology/food science/biology background)
Strong knowledge of BRCGS Food Safety, HACCP, QMS and microbiological safety
Excellent leadership, coaching, and communication skills
Comfortable with data analysis, SOP writing and problem solving
HNC/Degree in a science subject desirable
Why Join?
This is more than just a management role – it’s a chance to be part of a business with a great culture, strong values, and genuine career development opportunities. You’ll be working in an environment where quality, teamwork, and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything.
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