Shift Team Leader (Analytical Chemistry)

Laboratory Shift Team Leader

Rotating shift pattern - 4 on (2 days, 2 nights), 4 off

South Yorkshire (commutable from Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster and surrounding areas)

Salary - £35,000 - £42,000 (Including shift allowance)

Permanent

SRG is working with a leading manufacturer of speciality metals, alloys and materials. Based in the South Yorkshire area, a vacancy has come up for a member of their analytical laboratory team. This would include a shift pattern working 4 days on, 4 days off, two days and two nights. This would suit someone with a strong background in metals and physical property testing who has demonstrated ability to lead more junior chemists. Applications welcome from a range of chemical manufacturing industries although a specific metallurgy background would be preferred.

Equal Opportunities & Disability Confident Employer

Benefits: 25 days holiday + holiday purchase scheme, cycle to work scheme, life assurance, healthcare scheme and an onsite gym with support from an employee assistance programme

Role Description

Leading and developing a team of shift analysts, ensuring testing and analysis activities are completed accurately and within agreed deadlines.
Managing laboratory operations during shifts, including handovers, out-of-hours support, and deputising for the Chief Chemist when required.
Maintaining compliance with ISO standards, quality procedures, and health, safety and environmental requirements, including inspections and reporting.
Delivering training, performance management and competency development for direct reports, ensuring training records and skills matrices remain up to date.
Monitoring laboratory performance through KPI reporting, customer complaint investigations, housekeeping standards and efficient consumables management.

Requirements

Proven track record of mentoring more junior chemists in a laboratory setting
Preferably a degree in chemistry although equivalent industry experience would be considered
Experience with sample preparation for metals and materials
Experience using equipment like XRF and ICP-OES would be beneficial
Ability to travel or relocate to the South Yorkshire area
Full right to work in the UK

If you would like to apply for this position, please use the link provided. Alternatively, please email a copy of your CV to For more information regarding this position or any others, please call Will on (phone number removed). If you have a scientific background and this position is not relevant / suitable for you, please feel free to get in touch or visit (url removed) to view our other vacancies.

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Keywords: Team leader, metallurgy, materials, analysis, sample preparation, inorganic, physical chemistry, laboratory

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed