Laborare Group Limited
Technical Manager
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Technical Manager | Chemistry | East Yorkshire
£55,000–£70,000 | On-site | Permanent
I’m currently recruiting for an experienced Technical Manager to join a growing manufacturing business based in East Yorkshire, with occasional UK and EU travel, including travel to two other facilities in East Yorkshire.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced chemist and technical leader who enjoys being both hands-on in the laboratory and strategic at management level.
The Role
Reporting into the Managing Director, you’ll lead an experienced technical team (5) and take responsibility for:
- Technical & regulatory leadership across the product portfolio
- New Product Development and customer-led formulation projects
- Existing product management and reformulation
- Quality Control
- Regulatory compliance, including CLP, REACH, Cosmetics and Detergents Regulations
- Technical roadmap and standards
- Raw material and master data management
- Production and customer technical support
- Leading NPI and project management processes
- Developing and managing the technical team
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You’ll work closely with Sales, Customers, Production, Procurement, and Operations, providing technical expertise while ensuring projects remain commercially realistic and deliverable.
The role will involve a genuine mix of hands-on chemistry, team leadership, customer interaction, and strategic technical management.
About You
We’re looking for an experienced chemist and people leader with:
- MChem, PhD in Chemistry, or equivalent industry experience
- Proven leadership experience in a Technical Manager, Head of Technical, or similar role
- Strong formulation experience within household and/or industrial chemistry
- Good understanding of surfactant, emulsion, and lubricant chemistries
- Experience translating customer requirements into practical technical solutions
- The confidence to work directly with customers and commercial teams
- Strong project management and decision-making skills
- Ideally, experience managing regulatory compliance across CLP, REACH, Cosmetics, and/or Detergents regulations
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You’ll need to be equally comfortable in the lab, leading a technical meeting, or supporting a customer conversation.
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