General Manager - Testing Laboratory
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 23 Mehefin 2025 |
|---|---|
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 23 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Crayford, Dartford |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | NORMEC DETS |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | GM01 |
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General Manager – Testing Laboratory
Are you a dynamic leader with a passion for operational excellence and strategic growth? We are seeking an experienced General Manager to lead and drive the success of our DETS South Laboratory. In this pivotal role, you will be accountable for the overall leadership, performance, and strategic direction of the laboratory, ensuring seamless coordination across all operational, technical, and commercial functions.
As the General Manager, you will oversee technical management, foster strong relationships with customers and employees, and implement effective cost control measures. Your leadership will be key in delivering consistent, profitable growth while upholding the highest standards of quality and service. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of a vital laboratory operation and make a lasting impact in a growing organisation.
We’re excited to hear from talented leaders ready to take on this challenge. If this sounds like you, apply today.
Main Responsibilities:
- Accountable for the P&L of the laboratory businesses of DETS South and successfully delivering the Operational Plan.
- Ensure that Health and Safety procedures are adhered to and the wider Normec Group policies and practices are followed.
- Overall accountability for the day-to-day operations of DETS South laboratory.
- Direct and manage all reportees and their teams to ensure that they are appropriately motivated and trained and carry out their responsibilities to the required standards.
- Support the Sales Director in achieving strong growth and drive sales initiatives to expand DETS South.
- Plan, develop, organise, implement, direct and evaluate the Company’s operations and performance.
- Oversee laboratory performance and productivity to maintain and improve operational efficiencies. For example to implement new LEAN initiatives.
- Provide all necessary technical advice and direction to enable the company to achieve its strategic objectives.
- Oversee the development and implementation of all necessary quality control procedures to ensure that output meets required standards and that plant and machinery is effectively maintained.
- Keep all products and processes under review and introduce new technology as directed, and ensure continuous improvement takes place.
- Raise the potential of new products and processes beneficial for ourselves or our customers
- Develop and control budgets and carry out all necessary financial analysis to ensure that costs are controlled and service is maintained to the required standards within the DETS South laboratory.
- Maintain a work environment that encourages employee development and communication.
- Develop and maintain systems that ensure the technical competency of personnel within the business unit.
- Support quality teams to improve the service provided by the laboratory. Develop corrective action plans to address identified deficiencies
- Direct the implementation and management of changes to the business and ensure they are met.
- Oversee the implementation, development, review and update of standard operating procedures.
- Negotiate the purchase of materials and equipment by the company ensuring that these meet specifications and can be delivered at the correct time at the most favourable prices.
Experience required:
- At least 5 years of business management experience, ideally gained in the environmental sectors;
- Demonstrable experience working in a fast paced production led environment operating to tight deadlines ideally gained operating in the testing, inspection or certification (TIC) sector;
- Proven track record of business improvement including top and bottom line P&L gains;
- A knowledge and understanding of maintaining operations to ISO standards such as 17025, 9001, 14001 and OHSAS 18001
- Proven financial management competency.
- Experience in commercial management of a business, including customer support and management.
- Experience managing multiple staff and projects in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience with the implementation of LEAN and associated practices
An understanding or knowledge of chemistry in the environmental sector combined with laboratory experience, would be ideal.
Are you a dynamic leader with a passion for operational excellence and strategic growth? We are seeking an experienced General Manager to lead and drive the success of our DETS South Laboratory. In this pivotal role, you will be accountable for the overall leadership, performance, and strategic direction of the laboratory, ensuring seamless coordination across all operational, technical, and commercial functions.
As the General Manager, you will oversee technical management, foster strong relationships with customers and employees, and implement effective cost control measures. Your leadership will be key in delivering consistent, profitable growth while upholding the highest standards of quality and service. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of a vital laboratory operation and make a lasting impact in a growing organisation.
We’re excited to hear from talented leaders ready to take on this challenge. If this sounds like you, apply today.
Main Responsibilities:
- Accountable for the P&L of the laboratory businesses of DETS South and successfully delivering the Operational Plan.
- Ensure that Health and Safety procedures are adhered to and the wider Normec Group policies and practices are followed.
- Overall accountability for the day-to-day operations of DETS South laboratory.
- Direct and manage all reportees and their teams to ensure that they are appropriately motivated and trained and carry out their responsibilities to the required standards.
- Support the Sales Director in achieving strong growth and drive sales initiatives to expand DETS South.
- Plan, develop, organise, implement, direct and evaluate the Company’s operations and performance.
- Oversee laboratory performance and productivity to maintain and improve operational efficiencies. For example to implement new LEAN initiatives.
- Provide all necessary technical advice and direction to enable the company to achieve its strategic objectives.
- Oversee the development and implementation of all necessary quality control procedures to ensure that output meets required standards and that plant and machinery is effectively maintained.
- Keep all products and processes under review and introduce new technology as directed, and ensure continuous improvement takes place.
- Raise the potential of new products and processes beneficial for ourselves or our customers
- Develop and control budgets and carry out all necessary financial analysis to ensure that costs are controlled and service is maintained to the required standards within the DETS South laboratory.
- Maintain a work environment that encourages employee development and communication.
- Develop and maintain systems that ensure the technical competency of personnel within the business unit.
- Support quality teams to improve the service provided by the laboratory. Develop corrective action plans to address identified deficiencies
- Direct the implementation and management of changes to the business and ensure they are met.
- Oversee the implementation, development, review and update of standard operating procedures.
- Negotiate the purchase of materials and equipment by the company ensuring that these meet specifications and can be delivered at the correct time at the most favourable prices.
Experience required:
- At least 5 years of business management experience, ideally gained in the environmental sectors;
- Demonstrable experience working in a fast paced production led environment operating to tight deadlines ideally gained operating in the testing, inspection or certification (TIC) sector;
- Proven track record of business improvement including top and bottom line P&L gains;
- A knowledge and understanding of maintaining operations to ISO standards such as 17025, 9001, 14001 and OHSAS 18001
- Proven financial management competency.
- Experience in commercial management of a business, including customer support and management.
- Experience managing multiple staff and projects in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience with the implementation of LEAN and associated practices
An understanding or knowledge of chemistry in the environmental sector combined with laboratory experience, would be ideal.