Laboratory Supervisor

We are the leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK, and our presence in the US and China positions the Group well in these high-growth markets. We leverage our consumer insight and scale to provide innovative food that offers quality, choice, convenience, and freshness. Around 18,500 colleagues operate from 44 sites across our three markets supplying a portfolio of over 2,900 products across meals, pizza & bread, salads and desserts to leading grocery retailers in the UK and US, and international food brands in China.
Laboratory Supervisor
Holbeach St Marks
- Bakkavor7am – 7pm, continental 2-2-3
We're the biggest name you've never heard of. You've probably eaten our food
- you just didn't realise it. We make innovative fresh products, with around 18,500 colleagues working across the UK, US and China. We’re the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry supplying meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers (including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose). We’re ambitious. We’re full of ideas. And we’re ready for more people who share our values and passion for quality to join us.
We’re proud to offer you a career with real scope for development. To reward your hard work and ambition as a talented Laboratory Supervisor with plenty of support and opportunity. And empower you to drive your own success and create a career you can be proud of too.
The role
Bakkavor Central Microbiology Laboratory based at Holbeach St Marks, carries out a range of tests on food and environmental samples and we are currently seeking a Laboratory Supervisor to join the team.
In this busy and exciting role, you will be responsible for ensuring the laboratory and staff have adequate resources to carry out work in line with the quality system.
Keeping procedures up to date and accurately reflecting practices and making sure any non-compliance is appropriately actioned, will be top of your agenda.
Whilst supporting the management of the laboratory, you will ensure work is carried out efficiently and effective communications between all staff.
Accountabilities
- Understanding the quality system and ensuring requirements are met
- Supporting the Operations Manager with writing laboratory procedures
- Overseeing the investigations and actions following any non-conformances
- Providing advice and support to both the laboratory team and client sites
- Ensuring Senior Technicians are trained
- assisting in the training of all staff to the correct standard to fulfil their accountabilities
- Ensuring effective communications between all shifts on matters relating to the laboratory
- Checking, authorising and communicating results to client sites
- Ensuring compliance with H&S, HR and quality procedures
- Actioning change controls
- Proactively challenging ways of working to improve efficiency within the laboratory
- Supporting in the preparation and participation in both internal and external audits
- Ensuring all staff are trained against the H&S procedures
Qualification requirements
- Minimum GCSE in Maths, English & Science or equivalent
- Degree or equivalent in a science qualification preferred
- Completion of the Bakkavor laboratory training and proven experience and values required for role
- IOSH working safely
Skills & knowledge
- Demonstratable ability to work in and lead a team
- Ability to communicate clearly at all levels
- A high awareness of H&S in the laboratory
- Organised and flexible
- Good understanding of food safety in chilled food manufacturing
- Experience of the core computer software use by the laboratory and Bakkavor
- Good understanding of the Laboratory quality system
- Strong knowledge of client requirements
What you can expect from us
When joining us you can expect a highly competitive rewards package including group pension, private medical insurance, and other flexible benefits
- alongside excellent career progression prospects across the Bakkavor group.
Proud to be Bakkavor
We’re proud to be the leading UK provider of innovative, high-quality, fresh prepared food. We’re proud to be driven by the hard work and passion of our people. And we’re proud to offer a wide range of careers full of support and opportunity. Join our team and we’ll make you proud too.
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