Position: Laboratory Manager
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Tewkesbury
Salary: £16.83 - £17.79 per hour

Laboratory Manager

Pure Staff are currently recruiting for a Laboratory Manager to join a long-established, family-owned Dairy Supplier based in Tewkesbury. This is an Permanent opportunity.

Your Role

As a Laboratory Manager, your duties will include:

• Own product safety, quality and compliance across all testing activities (raw materials, in-process, finished product, shelf life).
• Plan and oversee testing schedules, ensuring the correct methods are followed and results are recorded, monitored, analysed and trended.
• Manage and develop the Laboratory Technicians and Team Leader; foster a collaborative, high-performance culture with clear communication on food safety and quality issues.
• Maintain audit readiness: prepare for and participate in site accreditation audits (BRCGS), supporting the Technical Manager.
• Ensure all laboratory equipment is maintained, calibrated, validated and serviced to schedule; manage new installs and verifications.
• Coordinate external laboratory analysis and provide Certificates of Conformance to customers; initiate and manage non-conformance investigations with Technical and Production.
• Champion HACCP, Food Safety Management Systems, and robust laboratory procedures; oversee the Laboratory Manual and testing regimes in line with legislation and COSHH.
• Drive KPI reporting, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement of testing procedures and documentation.
• Lead sensory panel training and uphold hygiene, housekeeping, and safety standards.

Requirements

• Confident people leader with excellent communication, problem-solving and coaching skills; experienced coordinating small teams in a lab environment.
• Strong working knowledge of BRCGS Food Safety, HACCP, CCP validation, microbiological safety and QMS platforms.
• Hands-on background in a laboratory function (ideally Food Science/Microbiology/Biology); meticulous attention to detail in reporting and SOP writing.
• Competent with Microsoft Office and comfortable with data trending/analysis.

Pay & Shifts

• £16.83 - £17.79 per hour
• Monday - Friday (40 hours per week, usually Monday-Friday with occasional out-of-hours flexibility)

What's in it for you?

• Weekly pay from an experienced in-house payroll team
• Holiday accrued up to 28 days per year (pro-rata)
• Ongoing, consistent night-shift work
• Supportive working environment
• Free access to our perks scheme after your first payment (discounts on electronics, travel, clothing, home, fitness, wellbeing and more)

How to Apply

To apply for this Laboratory Manager role, please submit your up-to-date CV via this advert and a member of our recruitment team will be in touch.

While working with Pure Staff, you're employed and paid directly by us - no umbrella companies, no processing fees, no outsourced payroll - just simple PAYE with accurate, on-time payslips from our experienced in-house payroll team. After your first payment you'll receive free access to our perks scheme, giving you exclusive discounts on electronics, travel, clothing, home, fitness, wellbeing and more.