Laboratory Manager

Job ID:41281
 

Laboratory Manager

Lloyd’s Register

Location: Redcar - UK

About the Role:

Are you a dynamic leader with a passion for people and precision? Lloyd’s Register GMT, based at the prestigious Wilton Centre, is seeking an exceptional Laboratory Manager to lead and inspire our high-performing team at the forefront of marine fuel analysis.

We’re looking for a confident and capable leader with a strong background in petrochemical analysis or the marine industry. You’ll combine technical expertise with outstanding communication skills and a genuine passion for developing people. Your leadership will be instrumental in maintaining our world-class standards and driving continuous improvement.

In this pivotal role, you’ll do more than manage the laboratory operations—you’ll help shape the future of our laboratory by fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement. You’ll be the driving force behind a team that delivers critical insights to safeguard marine operations and optimise vessel performance for over 6,000 ships worldwide.

What we offer you 

• The opportunity to work for an organization that has a strong sense of purpose, is values-driven and helps colleagues to develop professionally and personally through our range of people development programs

The Role 

• People First: Inspire, coach, and develop a talented team of laboratory professionals. You’ll champion a high-performance culture, ensuring every team member thrives and contributes to our shared success.
• Operational Excellence: Ensure effective management of the laboratory operations, ensuring testing is efficient, safe, and of the highest quality—while maintaining cost-effectiveness and compliance.
• Strategic Collaboration: Partner with our QA Manager and HSES Lead to uphold rigorous standards in quality, safety, and environmental compliance.
• Accreditation Leadership: Ensure full compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 17025, and ISO 45001, reinforcing our reputation for technical excellence.
• Business Impact: Manage financial and operational responsibilities, including budgeting, stock control, and method development to support our growth and innovation.

What you bring

• Degree/Higher National Certificate in related subject.
• Excellent leadership & communication skills
• Experience of leading large, high performing teams in similar environments.
• Detailed Knowledge of relevant laboratory operations/standards and properties of relevant chemical products
• Detailed Knowledge of relevant Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental standards
• Proficiency in computer skills.

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About us 

We are a leading international technical professional service provider and a leader in classification, compliance, and consultancy services to the marine and offshore industry, a trusted advisor to our customers helping to design, construct and operate their assets to the highest levels of safety and performance. We are shaping the industry’s future through the development of novel and innovative technology for the next generation of assets, while continuing to deliver solutions for our customers every day.

Be a part of 

Lloyd’s Register is wholly owned by the Lloyd’s Register Foundation, a politically and financially independent global charity that aims to engineer a safer world through promoting safety and education. For a thriving ocean economy, Lloyd’s Register colleagues and Lloyd’s Register Foundation work together to fund research, foster industry collaboration and develop action-oriented solutions to make the world a safer place. 

Want to apply. 

Here at Lloyd’s Register, we care, we share and we do the right thing in every situation. It’s ingrained in our culture and everything we do. We are committed, and continually strive, to lead with our values that empower and enable an inclusive environment conducive to your growth, development and engagement. It doesn’t matter who you are, what you have experienced, how you identify, how old you are, where you are from, what your beliefs are or how your brain or body works – the diversity of our colleagues is fundamental to our futures and the changes we can make together. Our inclusive culture allows us to connect together authentically and to be courageous and bold. We don’t just talk about our differences, we celebrate them! 

We are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to all candidates. Please let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application and we will do everything we possibly can to support you. 

 If you don't tick every box in these ads, please don't rule yourself out. We focus on hiring people who share our goal of working together for a safer, sustainable, thriving ocean economy. 

We care, we share, we do the right thing.

If you have further questions about this role, please contact us at careers@lr.org and we will respond to you as soon as possible.

Diversity and Inclusion at Lloyd's Register:

Together we are one Lloyd’s Register, committed to developing an inclusive and safe workplace that embraces and celebrates diversity. We strive to ensure that all applicants to LR experience equality of opportunity and fair treatment, because we believe it is the right thing to do. We hope you do too.

   As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we have committed to:

• ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible.
• communicating and promoting vacancies offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
• anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long-term health condition, enabling them to stay in work.
• at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people.

Find out more about Disability Confident at: www.gov.uk/disability-confident

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