Chemical Lab Team Leader

Chemical Lab Team Leader
Birmingham, West Midlands

About Us

We are Cooksongold, a well-established global manufacturer of precious metal products that is part of HM Precious Metals, one of Europe’s largest refiners and processors of precious metals. We provide a range of services such as bespoke manufacturing, stampings, and precious metal scrap refining. We are a pioneering force in the additive manufacturing industry, specialising in precious metal 3D printing for the jewellery, aerospace, medical and automotive sectors.

Based in the heart of the Birmingham Jewellery Quarter, we are a friendly, well-established and growing business with 280 employees. We are highly rated by our customers – we were awarded a Feefo Platinum Trusted Service Award for 2026 as a result of our excellent customer feedback ratings. We pride ourselves on our commitment to quality, creativity and customer satisfaction and delivering innovative and personalised products that meet the unique needs of our customers.

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Chemical Lab Team Leader to provide a technical knowledge-based service supporting operations, sales and remote sites with accurate, up-to-date data and information. To identify opportunities for improvement through new technologies and management of the chemistry lab.

Key Responsibilities:

- Analyse samples submitted by company departments and customers and report the results within the agreed timescales
- Lead, develop and motivate the lab team
- Ensure health and safety procedures are followed to guarantee a safe working environment
- Keep up to date with progress and developments within the field to help maintain Cooksongold’s technical expertise

About You

To succeed in this role, you'll need previous experience within a chemical lab role or similar and be able to communicate clearly with people at all levels. You must also be willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done, whilst being able to cope under pressure.

Benefits

You will benefit from:

- Up to 34 days’ paid leave per year (including bank holidays)
- A generous Pension Scheme where employee contributions are matched by the company up to 8%
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Interest-free loans for travel to work costs
- Life Assurance up to x4 salary
- Discounts on company products

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