Senior Laboratory Technician in Exeter, Devon
Posted by Pivotal Recruit
We're recruiting a Senior Laboratory Technician for a manufacturing business in Exeter. You'll manage a team of three and work closely with the Laboratory Manager to keep testing, quality and compliance on track.
What you'll be doing
- Managing and supporting three laboratory team members
- Planning daily laboratory work and ensuring testing is completed accurately
- Carrying out chemical analysis and investigating technical issues
- Monitoring and interpreting analytical results
- Overseeing environmental and effluent testing
- Maintaining safe working practices and laboratory procedures
- Supporting audits and working with production colleagues
- Improving quality, consistency and efficiency across the laboratory
You'll have experience in a laboratory and knowledge of chemical testing techniques. You'll be organised, confident solving problems and comfortable guiding a small team.
Previous supervisory or manufacturing laboratory experience would be useful but is not essential. Relevant science, chemistry, laboratory or engineering qualifications are also welcome.
What's on offer
- £30,000-£40,000 depending on experience and qualifications
- Quarterly bonus linked to profit, sales, quality and on-time delivery KPIs
- 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays
- Birthday leave after 12 months
- 3% company pension and life cover
- Healthcare cashback plan and Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to work and electric vehicle salary sacrifice schemes
- Free parking and development opportunities
If you enjoy practical laboratory work and are ready to lead a small team, apply with your CV for a confidential conversation.
Pivotal Recruit, a brand of Pivotal Partnerships Ltd, is acting as an Employment Agency and advertising for this vacancy on behalf of their client.
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