About this role
Are you an inspiring leader with a scientific background, ready to empower teams and drive operational excellence? Do you want to be at the heart of the UK’s largest independent water testing facility - where your expertise helps safeguard drinking water quality for millions?
NSF is seeking a Laboratory Manager to lead our analytical testing laboratory in Oakdale, South Wales. Reporting to the Director Labs UK, you’ll manage a talented team dedicated to performing a diverse range of analytical tests on water samples and materials that come into contact with drinking water. You’ll ensure all work meets ISO/IEC 17025 standards and national/international regulations, using your scientific skills in a leadership role that drives operational excellence and makes a real difference to public health.
What We Offer:
On-site Leadership: Be at the heart of our analytical testing laboratory, leading from the front - guiding a team of nine direct reports and collaborating with cross-functional partners to drive innovation and excellence.
Comprehensive Benefits: Health cover, company sick pay, income protection, and wellbeing support.
Empowering Culture: Join a team where diversity, inclusion, and safety are core values—and where your leadership will make a real impact.
Wellbeing & Volunteering: Access our Employee Assistance Programme, enjoy a paid Mental Wellness Day, and take paid time off to support causes you care about.
Lab Excellence: Apply your scientific expertise in a hands-on environment, shaping best practice and driving continuous improvement as a manager.
With a legacy spanning more than 80 years, NSF leverages science and innovation to improve human and planet health. We provide science-driven, independent testing, inspection, certification, and advisory services and develop the very standards that drive the food, water, and life sciences industries worldwide. We empower our clients to navigate shifting regulations to improve consumer health, safety, and quality of life.
One of our core values is We Are One NSF. This means that while we’re one team, we embrace the cultural, ethnic, language, and demographic diversity that reflects the societies in which we live and work.
Come join a team that makes a difference in the world. More information about NSF can be found at nsf.org.
NSF is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or disability.
Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Please note that NSF is not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies/search firms for this role. Resumes submitted to an NSF employee by a third-party agency without a valid written & signed search agreement between NSF and said third-party agency will become the sole property of NSF. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.
NSF's global network of state-of-the-art laboratories is the "backbone" of NSF's comprehensive testing and certification services. Staffed by engineers, chemists, microbiologists and toxicologists, we offer world-class technical expertise across the food, water and life sciences industries.
Other facts
About NSF International
Founded in 1944, NSF is committed to protecting and improving human health and the environment on a global scale. NSF is an independent organization that facilitates standards development, product certification, testing, auditing, education and risk management for public health and the environment. Manufacturers, regulators and consumers alike look to NSF for the development of public health standards and certification that help protect the world’s food, water, health and consumer products.
Widely recognized for its scientific and technical expertise in the health and environmental sciences, NSF is a Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization Collaborating Center on Food Safety, Water Quality and Indoor Environment. NSF operates more than 320,000 square feet of state-of-the-art laboratory space and serves 40,000 clients in 110 countries. Its 3,000 team members include microbiologists, toxicologists, chemists, engineers, and environmental and public health professionals.
Visit us at www.nsf.org.
What you'll do
- The Laboratory Manager will lead a team performing analytical tests on water samples and ensure compliance with ISO/IEC 17025 standards. The role involves driving operational excellence and making a significant impact on public health.
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