Laboratory Team Leader - Rotherham
Imagine your future with us
At ALS, we encourage you to dream big.
When you join ALS, you join a purpose and values-driven team that empowers you to innovate, create, and thrive.
Our global team turns up each day with passion and commitment to do amazing things, always challenging our thinking to find ways to solve some of the world’s most complex problems for a safer, healthier world.
The Role
The Team Leader will play a key role in overseeing laboratory operations, ensuring efficiency, compliance, and staff development. This position requires strong leadership, problem-solving abilities, and effective communication to drive continuous improvement and maintain high standards. Building strong relationships with both internal teams and external customers will be essential.
The role offers an opportunity to contribute to a dynamic laboratory environment while developing both technical and managerial skills.
Do you have the skills required, if so, please read on!
Days Per Week: 4 on 4 off
Contract: Full Time & Permanent
Annual Salary: £28,237.00
The day to day
- Manage a team of laboratory and senior technicians in the Food Microbiology Process Laboratory.
- Oversee preincubation activities, including sample weighing and serial dilutions under aseptic conditions.
- Ensure smooth daily operations while maintaining high health, safety, and quality standards.
- Monitor productivity and compliance with laboratory protocols.
- Handle routine client communications.
- Foster strong collaboration between the laboratory, other departments, and clients.
- Gain valuable insight into the operations of a commercial food and water testing laboratory.
The Essentials
- Previous experience in a microbiology lab production environment.
- Passion for science and people management (degree not required).
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written).
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
- Ability to build and maintain relationships with internal and external customers.
- Strong problem-solving and proactive thinking skills for continuous improvement.
Working at ALS
Our people drive our success at ALS.
We are a diverse and dedicated community united by our passion to make a difference in the world. We reward excellence and uphold our values in our work and how we treat each other.
At ALS, you’ll be supported to expand your skills and develop new ones so you can reach your full potential. We invest in our people with a range of programs and provide opportunities across the company, giving our people scope to grow diverse careers and develop as leaders.
We want everyone to have a safe, flexible and rewarding career that makes a positive impact on our people, the planet and the communities where we work.
Our Benefits Include
- Annual Leave commencing at 25 days (rising to 30) plus 8 public holidays (pro rata for part time)
- Ability to Buy annual leave.
- Enhanced Company Sick Pay Scheme
- Salary Progression Scheme based on technical and behavioural competencies.
- ‘Celebrating Success’ Recognition Awards
- Perkbox membership providing access to discount vouchers and wellness hub.
- Learning/study support
- Group Personal Pension Plan
- Car Parking on-site
Everyone matters
ALS is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment where the strengths and perspectives of each employee are both recognised and valued.
About ALS
ALS is a global leader in scientific testing, providing comprehensive testing solutions to clients in more than 60 countries across a wide range of industries, including environment, food and beverage, mining, personal care, pharmaceutical, healthcare and equipment reliability. Using state-of-the-art technologies and innovative methodologies, our dedicated international teams deliver the highest-quality testing services and personalised solutions supported by local expertise. We help our clients leverage the power of data-driven insights for a safer and healthier world.
Eligibility
To be eligible to work at ALS you must be a UK Citizen, Permanent Resident or either hold or be able to obtain, a valid working visa.
How To Apply
Please apply on-line and provide a cover letter and CV that best demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the requirements of this role.
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