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You are purpose driven. Growth minded. Ready to stretch your potential. That’s the spirit of the community you will find at Orbia: where the purpose to advance life around the world drives our global team of over 23,000 every single day. From creating solutions to deliver clean water, secure food supplies and reliable information to steering material advances that power the future of green and smart cities, transportation, and healthcare, we never settle for “good enough” when there’s an opportunity to make life better. Where purpose comes to life, it changes lives. This is what we live for. Fluor and Energy Materials, an Orbia business, is looking for a QC Team Leader to be based at Runcorn, Cheshire, UK. Main Purpose To lead the 152a Medical Products QC Team to ensure that a compliant and effective Analytical and Quality Control function is maintained to support the manufacture and sale of Orbia F&EM’s Medical Products. Main Responsibilities • Manage shift analysts, the analytical support chemists and the laboratory equipment and systems to deliver timely analysis, reporting and ultimately release of cGMP regulated medical propellants from the 152a QC Laboratory., • Plan the analytical schedules ensuring adequate cover is available to meet production and sales requirements. During periods of high demand, proactively prioritize the work, liaising with other functions to agree priorities. The role requires proactive planning but also the ability to respond to changing demands and priorities without losing focus or control., • Collaborate and agree with the 134a Team Leader and the analytical support chemists, the maintenance and calibration schedule of the laboratory equipment, ensuring equipment is available when needed and minimizing disruption of the production of medical propellants., • Support the assurance that technical and cGMP standards of the external acceptance testing laboratory are appropriate and reflect the standards in the Medical Products QC Team., • Assist in the hosting of cGMP and quality audits by regulatory bodies and customers, leading the tours of the laboratory and directly answering auditors’ questions and discussing any non-conformances raised., • Oversee the stability study activities within the 152a laboratory., • Plan and drive continuous improvement projects within the 152a Medical Propellants Laboratory with a view to benefiting the Medical Business and its supply of customers., • Liaise directly with customers and suppliers to offer method transfer and implementation, analytical and technical support as well as troubleshooting activities., • Be responsible for SHE standards, housekeeping within the 152a Medical QC area., • Support the Site Quality Manager with budgeting, monitoring and controlling medical QC expenditure (fixed costs as well as capital investment in laboratory equipment and systems). Qualifications • Minimum: HNC/HND Chemistry., • Desirable: Degree in Chemistry or related subject. Knowledge/ Experience Required • Extensive experience of working in a QC Laboratory operating to cGMP standards., • Understanding of QC in the pharmaceutical industry., • Experience of managing of a QC laboratory preferably one working to cGMP standards., • Technical knowledge and experience in troubleshooting of Gas Chromatography systems. Behaviours that can help you succeed at Orbia: • Develop yourself & Others, • Foster Collaboration & Inclusion, • Drive Results, • Provide Vision & Direction We welcome purpose-driven dreamers, doers, and builders, recognizing that it takes difference to make a difference. If you’re ready to bring your skills, talents, and perspective to moving your career, the company, people, and the planet forward, we’d like to hear from you. We believe that every voice matters; every community deserves respect; and every challenge is an opportunity and united by empathy, we are stronger for our different perspectives. We are dedicated to building a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace that supports the needs of all our employees regardless of their role, location, identity, and background.

Step into an exciting opportunity as a Quality Manager, where you’ll lead your own team of QC Technicians and have the rare chance to build and shape a laboratory from the ground up while driving standards and compliance across the site. Offering a salary of £70,000–£80,000 plus up to a 20% bonus, alongside a 9% pension, private family healthcare, life assurance, income protection, and a health cash plan. You’ll also receive 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with a wider benefits package supporting your wellbeing, lifestyle, and long-term career growth. As a Quality Manager, you’ll join a global leader in innovative chemical technology with decades of expertise. This is your chance to thrive in a dynamic, forward-thinking, and collaborative environment where your leadership is valued, your team’s achievements are celebrated, and your career can flourish. If you’re passionate about innovation and sustainability, this role provides a unique platform to make a real-world impact while advancing your career in a cutting-edge industry. Your responsibilities as a Quality Manager: • Lead and manage the laboratory and your team, including training, mentoring, and development of QC Technicians to ensure high performance and professional growth., • Oversee QC and QA operations, including sample testing, statistical monitoring, product release documentation, and compliance with ISO 9001 standards., • Drive continuous quality improvement initiatives in laboratory workflows, testing procedures, and technical processes, implementing lean practices, automation, and digital tools to enhance efficiency and accuracy., • Manage customer interactions, including investigating complaints, implementing corrective actions, supporting audits, and ensuring compliance with product specifications., • Provide technical support for operations, including process troubleshooting, product trials, new equipment evaluations, and implementing specifications for toll manufacturers., • Ensure regulatory, safety, and compliance standards are maintained across laboratory and production processes, including equipment calibration, maintenance schedules, H&S protocols, and ISO certification requirements. To be successful in the role of Quality Manager, you will be required to: • Hold a degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related scientific field., • Bring a strong background in both QC and QA, with expertise in QC processes., • Demonstrate experience working to ISO 9001 standards, including leading audits and ensuring full compliance., • Possess hands-on experience in a production environment within the chemical manufacturing, pharmaceutical, or food industries., • Provide effective leadership and coordination of a team, including mentoring and developing both junior and senior staff members., • Act as a key member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), contributing to strategic decision-making and organizational growth., • Maintain high standards of health and safety awareness, ensuring all quality processes and operations comply with H&S regulations. We’re seeking a talented professional with experience in roles such as Laboratory Lead, QA Lead, Laboratory & Compliance Lead, Technical Laboratory Lead, Laboratory Operations Lead or something similar - someone ready to lead a team, drive excellence and make a real impact in a dynamic, fast-moving environment.

The Company We are a well-established, award-winning company, based in Warrington, offering DNA, drugs and alcohol and healthcare testing services to the legal community, members of the public and companies across the UK and internationally. We are looking for a Laboratory Scientist to join our Genetics team. Job purpose: The role of the Laboratory Scientist is to receive and log in casework samples, identify work to be carried out, preparing samples and carry out testing in the laboratory. The role holder will be responsible for helping to ensure that the Genetics team meet their KPIs and departmental targets by ensuring that samples are processed quickly, efficiently and to a high standard so that reports meet their turnaround time for the customers. Role responsibilities include: • Receipt and vetting of biological samples e.g. buccal swabs, blood, and nails submitted to the Genetics laboratory for analysis, • Using Salesforce to log all samples into the laboratory and update case files, • Meticulous record keeping ensuring the continuity of samples throughout the process, • Performing all laboratory processes to completion following appropriate standard operating procedures, • Analysing data to ensure acceptance criteria has been met and using data to produce customer reports, • Ensuring Health and Safety standards are adhered to, • Maintaining and cleaning laboratory equipment on a regular basis and ensuring that problems with equipment are reported and recorded correctly, • General administrative tasks e.g., scanning, filing, taking payments etc., • Answering email and telephone enquiries and giving advice, information and instructions, • Liaising with other departments e.g., Customer Services, Partners, Finance, Logistics, • Assisting the Logistics team dispatching test kits and reports to customers, • Calibration and maintenance of laboratory equipment with excellent record keeping, • Maintaining levels of stock and laboratory consumables, where required, and informing relevant team members when goods need to be ordered, • Cleaning all areas of the laboratories following the appropriate cleaning procedures. Cleaning includes general, recycling and clinical waste disposal, clearing away delivery boxes/packaging, cleaning surfaces, cleaning up spillages and laundering lab coats, • Helping to ensure that all KPIs are met, • Ensuring compliance with Health and Safety requirements, GDPR, ISO 17025, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 in addition to all departmental procedures, policies, and protocols within the QMS/EMS, • Meticulous attention to detail, • Organised, ability to manage own workload effectively, • Good IT skills, including Microsoft Outlook and Excel, • Effective oral and written communicator, • Ability to work in a team or alone when required, • Flexibility and adaptability in approach to tasks and requests, • Willingness to learn, develop new skills and embrace change, • Experience working in a laboratory-based ISO 17025 environment is desirable In order to meet the laboratory requirements, all staff must have a flexible approach to the working week. All Laboratory Scientists are expected to work additional hours when required to meet the needs of our customers. Laboratory Scientists must be effective communicators and able to work in a team or independently if required. Laboratory Scientists must be able to identify their limitations and voice their requirements for further training to their Line Manager. Laboratory Scientists must dress appropriately to ensure that when visitors tour the laboratory complex the correct image is maintained. Benefits • Pay £23,810 per year, • 26 days holiday + Bank Holidays, • On-going training and development, • Company pension, • Free parking, • Health & wellbeing programme, • Life insurance, • On-site parking, • EAP, • Company maternity pay, • Company paternity pay

Development Chemist Metrohm UK, are seeking a Development Chemist to join our method development laboratory in Daresbury, near Runcorn, in Cheshire. The role is a temporary (maternity cover) position for twelve months. Metrohm are global manufacturers analytical laboratory instruments. With a reputation for Swiss build quality and strong support, our experienced laboratory team are a critical part of our UK operation, ensuring our loyal customers are well supported. A unique role is on offer, allowing you to work on completely different projects and improve your analytical development skill sets on a wide range of different applications. What we offer • Interesting, project based work, giving an extremely varied role with the opportunity to improve your abilities., • Welcoming, inclusive team with good working conditions and positive culture, • Working with customers from food, pharmaceuticals, battery technology, environmental/water analysis, chemical production, oil/gas and many more., • Develop desirable skills for your next position. Applicant Profile • Experience working with Metrohm titrators, Karl Fischers or IC’s is strongly desirable., • Knowledge of developing methods on these instruments is very advantageous., • Inquisitive background looking to improve their skill sets., • A degree in chemistry (or a closely related disciplines) is important., • Ideal candidates will have good troubleshooting skills, will be able to organise & prioritise multiple tasks, have strong communication skills and will be methodical & trustworthy. Role • Reporting to the UK Laboratory Manager., • Developing analytical chemistry applications for Metrohm UK customers, based on auto titration, Karl Fischer and ion chromatography (IC)., • Maintaining laboratory operations including preparation of stock/calibration solutions, tracking of equipment in the field, cleaning, preparing glassware for subsequent applications & assisting to maintain an active laboratory. Package • Salary of £25,000-£30,000 dependant on experience, • Twelve month contract (maternity cover)

The Company We are a well-established, award-winning company, based in Warrington, offering DNA, drugs and alcohol and healthcare testing services to the legal community, members of the public and companies across the UK and internationally. We are looking for a Laboratory Scientist to join our Genetics team. Job purpose: The role of the Laboratory Scientist is to receive and log in casework samples, identify work to be carried out, preparing samples and carry out testing in the laboratory. The role holder will be responsible for helping to ensure that the Genetics team meet their KPIs and departmental targets by ensuring that samples are processed quickly, efficiently and to a high standard so that reports meet their turnaround time for the customers. Role responsibilities include: • Receipt and vetting of biological samples e.g. buccal swabs, blood, and nails submitted to the Genetics laboratory for analysis, • Using Salesforce to log all samples into the laboratory and update case files, • Meticulous record keeping ensuring the continuity of samples throughout the process, • Performing all laboratory processes to completion following appropriate standard operating procedures, • Analysing data to ensure acceptance criteria has been met and using data to produce customer reports, • Ensuring Health and Safety standards are adhered to, • Maintaining and cleaning laboratory equipment on a regular basis and ensuring that problems with equipment are reported and recorded correctly, • General administrative tasks e.g., scanning, filing, taking payments etc., • Answering email and telephone enquiries and giving advice, information and instructions, • Liaising with other departments e.g., Customer Services, Partners, Finance, Logistics, • Assisting the Logistics team dispatching test kits and reports to customers, • Calibration and maintenance of laboratory equipment with excellent record keeping, • Maintaining levels of stock and laboratory consumables, where required, and informing relevant team members when goods need to be ordered, • Cleaning all areas of the laboratories following the appropriate cleaning procedures. Cleaning includes general, recycling and clinical waste disposal, clearing away delivery boxes/packaging, cleaning surfaces, cleaning up spillages and laundering lab coats, • Helping to ensure that all KPIs are met, • Ensuring compliance with Health and Safety requirements, GDPR, ISO 17025, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 in addition to all departmental procedures, policies, and protocols within the QMS/EMS, • Meticulous attention to detail, • Organised, ability to manage own workload effectively, • Good IT skills, including Microsoft Outlook and Excel, • Effective oral and written communicator, • Ability to work in a team or alone when required, • Flexibility and adaptability in approach to tasks and requests, • Willingness to learn, develop new skills and embrace change, • Experience working in a laboratory-based ISO 17025 environment is desirable In order to meet the laboratory requirements, all staff must have a flexible approach to the working week. All Laboratory Scientists are expected to work additional hours when required to meet the needs of our customers. Laboratory Scientists must be effective communicators and able to work in a team or independently if required. Laboratory Scientists must be able to identify their limitations and voice their requirements for further training to their Line Manager. Laboratory Scientists must dress appropriately to ensure that when visitors tour the laboratory complex the correct image is maintained. Benefits • Pay £23,810 per year, • 26 days holiday + Bank Holidays, • On-going training and development, • Company pension, • Free parking, • Health & wellbeing programme, • Life insurance, • On-site parking, • EAP, • Company maternity pay, • Company paternity pay

Ventilation Project Manager Suitable for: Mechanical Project Manager, HVAC Project Manager, Ventilation Project Manager, Building Services Project Manager, Cleanroom Project Manager, Life Sciences Project Manager Learn more about the general tasks related to this opportunity below, as well as required skills. Overview A specialist mechanical contractor delivering high-spec ventilation and air movement solutions into healthcare, life sciences and research environments is seeking a Project Manager due to sustained growth. You will take full responsibility for the delivery of mechanical and ventilation-led projects, typically ranging from £100k to £5m. Projects are technically complex, often involving critical environments such as operating theatres, containment laboratories and cleanrooms. Scope includes: • End-to-end project management from pre-construction through to handover, • Managing HVAC packages including AHUs, ductwork, filtration systems and associated controls, • Coordinating design & build elements with internal teams and external consultants, • Overseeing programme, cost control, subcontractor management and site delivery, • Ensuring compliance with healthcare and cleanroom standards (HTM, ISO classifications, etc.) Requirements • Minimum 5 years' experience within an M&E / HVAC contracting environment, • Proven track record delivering mechanical or ventilation projects, • Experience in healthcare, cleanroom, pharmaceutical or laboratory environments is highly desirable, • Strong understanding of HVAC systems (AHUs, ductwork, filtration, pressure regimes), • HND or degree in Mechanical Engineering or Building Services (or equivalent experience), • Salary £55,000-£65,000, • Car/allowance, • Company pension, • 25 days holiday + bank holidays WR HVAC | M&E are #1 recruitment partner for HVAC jobs. Our customers include a range of large and small M&E companies, manufacturers and suppliers of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment. We recruit UK wide for sales, management and technical jobs. xrnqpay WR is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Job Description Job Title: Programme Manager Salary: £46,743 Contract Type: Permanent Hours: Full-Time(We understand the importance of work-life balance, and offer flexible working, but do require at least 3 days a week on-site) Location:Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington About Us: The DeepTec

A global leader in innovative chemical technology is seeking a Quality Manager in Warrington. Your leadership will drive quality initiatives in a dynamic environment focused on innovation and sustainability. In this role, you’ll lead a team of QC Technicians and shape a laboratory from the ground

At Isover (part of Saint-Gobain UK & Ireland), we're looking for a Quality & Process Control Manager to lead, inspire and develop our quality and process teams. In this role, you'll drive continuous improvement across quality and process performance, ensuring we consistently deliver compliant, high‑quality products for our customers. You'll set direction, challenge ways of working, and create a culture where quality is everyone's responsibility. You'll bring solid experience as a Quality Manager, with strong exposure to process control systems in a manufacturing environment. Just as important as your technical expertise is your ability to lead and develop people; you'll be guiding a small, systematic and technically minded team, bringing them on the journey and helping them perform at their best. This is a full‑time, days‑based role, based at our Runcorn site. What we're looking for: Qualified to degree level in scientific or technical discipline or equivalent academic and/or professional experience in a similar role Background in continuous improvement/Lean/Sigma/Root Cause Analysis Quality and Process management in a manufacturing environment (including FMEA & Control Plan) Working knowledge and understanding of the regulations & quality standards applicable to product, plus the requirements of ISO9001:2015 and Factory Process Control. Good communication skills across all levels of the business and a proactive approach Demonstrated Leadership skills What you will be doing: This is a varied role, some of the duties you will have responsibility for, but not limited to, include: Communicate the business strategy into operations by developing annual plans that define and deliver on this strategy to achieve our objectives Provide technical support to production process areas to gain performance improvement cost reduction through stable process Manage the Laboratory and site wide Control Plans to meet ISO 9001, BBA, FPC and WCM Q&PC pillar requirements Consistently deliver reliable quality products as defined by our customers and ensure the success of new product/service trials through operational flexibility. Champion the voice of the customer within the plant to ensure continuous improvement with respect to product quality Set quality assurance and control parameters early in collaboration with the production teams to ensure timely formulation of the quality critical requirements Promote our IMS obligations and establish an autonomous culture to enable identification of gaps and improvement opportunities with clear action plans to resolve Are Isover and Saint-Gobain inclusive employers? Saint-Gobain is a worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction, following our purpose of 'Making the World a Better Home'. We play a part in improving daily life through high-performance solutions. From wherever you are, let your unique personality and our values guide you every day to invent a more sustainable world. We understand that a diverse workplace is not only a more enjoyable place to be, but also facilitates better decision making and innovation. So, whoever you are, and whichever Saint-Gobain business you join, you can be sure of a warm welcome with us. And what about flexibility? At Saint-Gobain, we're always open to new ways of working. Everyone has different needs and commitments. We'll happily discuss any need you might have for this role. Whilst we can't promise to meet every request when we're recruiting, we do promise to listen. If you match our criteria, we will be in touch to discuss your experience and more about you as a person, we look forward to hearing from you