The Purpose of this role will be to be responsible for the safe, efficient and high quality operation for the Food Testing Laboratory in Heathrow reporting to the BUMA.
Working hours for this role will be Monday to Friday from 09:00 till 17:00.
- Develop a culture of continuous improvement in the lab leading to improvement in performance.
- Ensure that all work is carried out in accordance with clients’ requirements within agreed time scales.
- Ensure that staff are suitably trained and all training documents are suitably maintained including ongoing competency.
- Ensure all equipment is maintained, calibrated and serviced to the correct standard ensuring it is all safe to operate.
- Ensure the laboratory facility and environment is maintained to an acceptable level, liaising with local facilities and other stakeholders as appropriate.
- Ensure complaints and NCWs are completed to a high standard and in a timely manner as defined in KPI.
- Complete internal audits in-line with the audit schedule for the site.
- Work closely with the local quality team to ensure full compliance of all parts of ISO 17025 alongside customer requirements.
- Participate in external audits (UKAS/Customer etc.).
- Control of costs to budget/agreed targets in particular consumables and labour.
- Support for projects and production of capital investment requirements on annual basis.
- Drive TAT-R, TAT-95 and TAT-50 to targeted levels whilst maintaining a tight control on cost and resource levels.
- Use KPIs to monitor and improve the laboratory’s productivity and performance.
- Manage waste through the laboratory ensuring this is minimized.
- Ensure all Eurofins safety requirements are met and that the laboratory is working to a very high standard. Work with the group safety team to implement best practice across the group.
- Ensure the laboratory is operating to a safe standard with risk assessments, SSOW are in place and to a high standard.
- Ensure that all work carried out complies with documented procedures for all aspects of laboratory work, that all relevant information concerning samples is recorded, that samples are handled correctly, that worksheets are kept in an orderly manner.
- Deputize and support the BUMA in their duties as required for the Heathrow Food Laboratories.