Laboratory Manager

Job Title: Laboratory Manager

Location: Burton – Marston’s Brewery

Hours: 40 hours – Monday – Friday

Permanent – Full Time  

Competitive Salary with extensive benefits: product allowance, bonus scheme, access to 24/7 GP services, company pension contribution, generous holiday (inc bank holidays), life assurance & access to a range of high street discounts.

 

Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) is one of the leading, historic brewers in the UK. Formed out of a joint venture between Carlsberg UK and Marston’s PLC, we combine over 300 years of shared values, history, and heritage in UK brewing.

 

We are now recruiting for a Laboratory Manager to join us. Reporting to the Regional Breweries Quality Assurance Manager, this role will be responsible for managing a team of Lab Technicians, ensuring the highest quality standards are met in our brews.

 

Key Accountabilities:

• To lead all audits related to the laboratory, fulfilling/ implementing all quality standards and legal requirements agreed, corrective action plan and provide evidence that improvements are being achieved
• To ensure quality labs are kept in a high level of hygiene and 5S standards are maintained
• Ensuring data entry and reporting of analysis – weekly and monthly reports
• Continually support the learning and development of lab technicians per GLP requirements on basic methods, equipment maintenance & interpretation of results
• To ensure all lab methods are updated and co-ordinating effective and replicable SOPs/OPLs that provide consistency of approach and are validated and verified through auditing
• Assist in focused improvement activities, contributing to the team with knowledge, support and alignment of lean principles and skills
• Ensure right inputs for the controls related to chemical/Micro to maintain the site HACCP plan, will be an important player of site HACCP team
• Ensure compliance with internal proficiency scheme taking necessary action to address any areas of non-compliance
• Responsible for COSHH and risk assessments for the lab
• Responsibility for the development of direct reports supporting the company vision and behaviours.  Hold regular 1-2-1 meetings and complete PDR process on time and in full of clear evidence to support scores awarded

 

Sampling & Testing Responsibilities:

Microbiological

• Accountable for complete Microbiology sampling & testing per group recommendations for Finished Goods/WIP/ Swab & Rinse samples and timely reporting of the results
• Support with any additional microbiological analysis on process and finished products to aid ongoing investigation and continuous improvement
• Responsible for all aspects of pure yeast culture management and propagation
• To Monitor & analyse, working closely with Operations/Quality to lead trouble shootings and investigations as required
• Work closely with Kersia to ensure all CIP/COP’s at brewery are in accordance with COM guidelines and jointly lead improvement plans

 

Chemical

• Accountable for complete Chemical sampling and testing according to the group/COM sample plan
• Support Carrying out additional analysis on in process and finished products to aid ongoing investigation and continuous improvement.
• Support for trials and new product development (NPD)

 

Calibrations & Maintenance: 

• Overall responsibility of timely Calibrations and maintenance of QA instrumentation within the lab and production
• Monitor, trend, and review calibration results
• Co-ordinate and manage all external routine servicing and calibrations of equipment

 

Experience and Key Attributes:

• Hold an Honours Degree in Chemistry, Brewing or BioChemistry or the IBD equivalent
• Minimum 3 years’ experience of working in brewing industry/food industry with Microbiological laboratory responsibility
• Approach practical problem solving logically
• Have good attention to detail, experience of manging a financial budget
• Have an enthusiastic and committed personality
• Prior experience of managing a high performing team or being in a supervisory position
• Understanding of BRC, LEAN Skills/5s/Gemba Kaizen/SPC
• Knowledge of laboratory management and best working practices
• Experience of management of trials and small-scale research projects

 

This is an exciting time to join the business whose founders believed in quality, research, and developing the community. They looked to the future, prizing long-term growth over short-term gain. At Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company (CMBC), we