32 Laboratory Manager jobs in the United Kingdom

Laboratory Manager - Energy Performance Certification - Testing - Ref 2521

Our client is one of the UK’s most trusted rating councils for verifying the energy performance of windows and doors. 

The Laboratory Manager is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the laboratory, ensuring that the facility operates efficiently and safely. This role involves managing laboratory staff, coordinating research activities, maintaining equipment, ensuring compliance with UKAS accreditations, health and safety regulations, and supporting the development and implementation of laboratory policies and procedures.

Responsibilities: 

• Overseeing the planning and execution of experiments, ensuring adherence to protocols and timelines. 
li>Ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations and developing safety protocols and emergency procedures.
• Completing reports for all work carried out in accordance with the requirements of ISO,EN,BS and any other applicable standards.
• Maintaining laboratory equipment, ensuring all tools and machines are calibrated, in good working condition; this will include coordinating repairs and replacements as necessary.
• Managing laboratory budgets, including purchasing supplies and managing inventory.
• Preparing and reviewing technical and research reports.
• Delivering customer service to standards and to deadlines
• Supporting corporate events and marketing activities. 

Requirements:

li>Experience with working under the requirements of a UKAS approved organisation or the implementation of ISO 9001.        
• P oven experience in a laboratory setting, with at least 3-5 years in a supervisory or managerial role.
• Experienced in dealing with customers, demonstrating a high level of customer care.
• Strong understanding of laboratory procedures, techniques, and safety protocols.
• Excellent organisational and multitasking abilities with attention to detail.

Whitehall is the Recruitment Specialist for the Chemical, Polymer, Coatings and Life Science Industries.

QC Laboratory Manager
Location: East Kent
Salary: Competitive + benefits
Hours: Full-time, permanent

Take the lead in ensuring quality, compliance, and accuracy in a busy, hands-on QC laboratory.

Our client is seeking an experienced QC Laboratory Manager to oversee all daily operations within their Quality Control laboratory. Managing a small team of two Quality Controllers, you'll coordinate analytical testing schedules, maintain compliance with GMP, and ensure the lab runs smoothly - all while staying hands-on with testing when required.

This is an ideal role for someone with strong technical knowledge of HPLC and GC testing who also enjoys managing people, maintaining equipment, and driving quality standards.

The Role

• Lead, coordinate, and supervise daily QC testing activities in line with production needs.
• Carry out analytical and physical testing (HPLC, GC, FTIR, melting points, etc.) when needed.
• Oversee lab maintenance, preventative servicing, and GMP compliance.
• Approve and verify test data, ensuring accuracy and adherence to SOPs.
• Mentor and train QC staff, conducting regular performance reviews.
• Write, review, and approve key quality documents, SOPs, and analytical methods.
• Troubleshoot equipment issues and liaise with contractors for repairs.
• Support production with testing schedules and timely reporting.
• Manage third-party contract testing facilities where required.
• Drive continuous improvement, identifying new analytical techniques and methods.

About You

• Proven experience in a QC laboratory environment with HPLC and GC expertise .
• Strong knowledge of GMP and QMS requirements.
• Hands-on approach - comfortable doing both management and bench work.
• Ability to lead, mentor, and develop a small team.
• Skilled in method development, equipment troubleshooting, and compliance processes.
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to coordinate with production and QA teams.

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity to manage and develop a small, dedicated QC team.
• A varied role combining technical work, compliance oversight, and team leadership.
• A supportive, collaborative working environment.

New Appointments Group, Expertly Matching Employers and Jobseekers since 1975.

Before submitting your CV, please take a moment to check the layout, spelling, and grammar. If your CV includes graphics or design features, we'd also appreciate a simplified version in Word format.

If this role isn't for you, please check out our website for other roles that may be suitable, or send us your CV, we would still like to hear from you! You can find us on our website or LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment in line with the Equality Act 2010. All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. New Appointments Group acts as an Employment Agency for permanent roles and as an Employment Business for temporary roles.

QC Laboratory Manager
Location: East Kent
Salary: Competitive + benefits
Hours: Full-time, permanent

Take the lead in ensuring quality, compliance, and accuracy in a busy, hands-on QC laboratory.

Our client is seeking an experienced QC Laboratory Manager to oversee all daily operations within their Quality Control laboratory. Managing a small team of two Quality Controllers, you'll coordinate analytical testing schedules, maintain compliance with GMP, and ensure the lab runs smoothly - all while staying hands-on with testing when required.

This is an ideal role for someone with strong technical knowledge of HPLC and GC testing who also enjoys managing people, maintaining equipment, and driving quality standards.

The Role

• Lead, coordinate, and supervise daily QC testing activities in line with production needs.
• Carry out analytical and physical testing (HPLC, GC, FTIR, melting points, etc.) when needed.
• Oversee lab maintenance, preventative servicing, and GMP compliance.
• Approve and verify test data, ensuring accuracy and adherence to SOPs.
• Mentor and train QC staff, conducting regular performance reviews.
• Write, review, and approve key quality documents, SOPs, and analytical methods.
• Troubleshoot equipment issues and liaise with contractors for repairs.
• Support production with testing schedules and timely reporting.
• Manage third-party contract testing facilities where required.
• Drive continuous improvement, identifying new analytical techniques and methods.

About You

• Proven experience in a QC laboratory environment with HPLC and GC expertise .
• Strong knowledge of GMP and QMS requirements.
• Hands-on approach - comfortable doing both management and bench work.
• Ability to lead, mentor, and develop a small team.
• Skilled in method development, equipment troubleshooting, and compliance processes.
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to coordinate with production and QA teams.

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity to manage and develop a small, dedicated QC team.
• A varied role combining technical work, compliance oversight, and team leadership.
• A supportive, collaborative working environment.

New Appointments Group, Expertly Matching Employers and Jobseekers since 1975.

Before submitting your CV, please take a moment to check the layout, spelling, and grammar. If your CV includes graphics or design features, we'd also appreciate a simplified version in Word format.

If this role isn't for you, please check out our website for other roles that may be suitable, or send us your CV, we would still like to hear from you! You can find us on our website or LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment in line with the Equality Act 2010. All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. New Appointments Group acts as an Employment Agency for permanent roles and as an Employment Business for temporary roles.

Laboratory Manager - Energy Performance Certification - Testing - Ref 2521

Our client is one of the UK’s most trusted rating councils for verifying the energy performance of windows and doors. 

The Laboratory Manager is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the laboratory, ensuring that the facility operates efficiently and safely. This role involves managing laboratory staff, coordinating research activities, maintaining equipment, ensuring compliance with UKAS accreditations, health and safety regulations, and supporting the development and implementation of laboratory policies and procedures.

Responsibilities: 

• Overseeing the planning and execution of experiments, ensuring adherence to protocols and timelines. 
li>Ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations and developing safety protocols and emergency procedures.
• Completing reports for all work carried out in accordance with the requirements of ISO,EN,BS and any other applicable standards.
• Maintaining laboratory equipment, ensuring all tools and machines are calibrated, in good working condition; this will include coordinating repairs and replacements as necessary.
• Managing laboratory budgets, including purchasing supplies and managing inventory.
• Preparing and reviewing technical and research reports.
• Delivering customer service to standards and to deadlines
• Supporting corporate events and marketing activities. 

Requirements:

li>Experience with working under the requirements of a UKAS approved organisation or the implementation of ISO 9001.        
• P oven experience in a laboratory setting, with at least 3-5 years in a supervisory or managerial role.
• Experienced in dealing with customers, demonstrating a high level of customer care.
• Strong understanding of laboratory procedures, techniques, and safety protocols.
• Excellent organisational and multitasking abilities with attention to detail.

Whitehall is the Recruitment Specialist for the Chemical, Polymer, Coatings and Life Science Industries.

Our client is an established analytical testing organization that is seeking an experienced Laboratory Manager to lead its high-throughput environmental testing laboratory in Newmarket.

In this position, you will oversee the daily operations of the laboratory, ensuring that all analyses are conducted efficiently and accurately. Your leadership will be pivotal in managing a team of skilled scientists and technicians, helping with career progression and guiding them to meet and exceed client expectations, while adhering to quality standards.

Collaboration with the Quality Department and other stakeholders will be crucial in driving process improvements and enhancing laboratory efficiencies. You will also be responsible for implementing and overseeing health and safety protocols, with a particular focus on COSHH regulations, to maintain a safe working environment for all staff.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• A degree or HNC in Chemistry or related scientific discipline
• 3-5 years of laboratory management experience in analytical chemistry, preferably within the environmental sector
• Experience working within High-throughput laboratories
• Understanding of UKAS & ISO17025, with experience being involved in Audits

In return, you will be part of a dynamic organisation that values innovation and professional development. A competitive salary and benefits package is offered, along with opportunities for career advancement within the organisation.

Apply now to learn more about this exciting position!

Keyword: Organics, Inorganic, Laboratory Manager, Environmental Testing, Analytical Chemistry, GC, GC-FID, GCxGC, GC-MS, HPLC, ICP, ICP-MS, ICP-OES, ISO 17025, UKAS, MCERTS, Instrument, Maintenance, Quality, Assurance, Process Improvement, Newmarket, Suffolk, Cambridge, VRS9032PC.

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Location:  Bristol

About the Company:

With perhaps the strongest regulatory framework in the world to protect the fertility patients, as well as to ensure safe handling, tracking and tracing of all reproductive cells, the UK has become a global centre for innovation and a growing global destination for fertility services.

JD Healthcare is one of the UK’s leading private healthcare companies, within the fertility sector, with premier locations at London’s famous Harley Street and London Bridge. Our brands (London Women’s Clinic, London Egg Bank, London Sperm Bank and Kind) have helped thousands of people start families over the years.

Job Summary

We are seeking a dedicated and knowledgeable Deputy Manager and Senior Embryologist to support the operational and clinical functions within our new laboratory. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in embryology and relevant clinical skills, ensuring the highest standards of patient care and safety. This role requires effective leadership, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Set and support the Lab Manager with the opening of the laboratory and develop activity through the facility.
• Assist in managing daily operations of the lab, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
• Oversee patient care processes and ensure adherence to clinical protocols.
• Provide training and support to staff in relevant areas.
• Collaborate with medical professionals to enhance patient outcomes through effective care strategies.
• Maintain accurate documentation of medical records and ensure confidentiality is upheld.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives to enhance service delivery.
• Facilitate communication between departments to ensure seamless patient care.

Qualifications/Knowledge/Experience

• Qualified Senior/Lead Embryologist
• HCPC Registered
• Knowledge of HFEA and UK Legislation
• Previous experience working in a hospital or laboratory setting is advantageous.
• Excellent organisational skills with attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• A commitment to continuous professional development and improvement in clinical practices.

Benefits:

• 24 days’ Annual Leave plus public Bank Holidays (based on full time 40-hour week)
• Life Assurance
• Childcare vouchers
• Learning opportunities
• Pension plan

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We at London Women's Clinic are an Equal Opportunities employer and recognise the value of a Diverse Organisation. London Women's Clinic appreciates all job applications. If you decide to apply for an opportunity with us, your application will be assessed based purely on your experience, the essential and desirable criteria, and your suitability for the role.

Additional Information

• As part of our standard recruitment process this role will require a disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.
• We will request two professional references from candidates.
• All candidates who progress to the final stages of the recruitment process will be required to provide evidence of their right to work in the UK. This may include but is not limited to passport, VISA or residency documentation.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £60,000.00-£75,000.00 per year