Laboratory Equipment Repair Team Leader

Do you want to help us improve human health and understand life on Earth? Make your mark by shaping the future to enable or deliver life-changing science to solve some of humanity’s greatest challenges.

We are seeking a Laboratory Equipment Repair Team Leader on a full-time, permanent contract to manage and develop a small, skilled team responsible for maintaining and repairing a wide range of laboratory equipment across the Institute. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced technician with strong leadership skills to play a key role in supporting world-class science

About Us

Science Support Services oversee the maintenance and servicing of laboratory equipment across the Institute, procuring service contracts through OEMs and trusted third-party providers to ensure value for money. The Laboratory Equipment Repair Team provide first line maintenance to our general laboratory equipment, providing cost savings to our laboratory users by reducing downtime and saving money over external contracts. The work can be extremely varied, including electrical and mechanical components. The team also provides a pipette calibration service.

Types of equipment the team maintain and repair include: Centrifuges, Ice machines, Laboratory gas systems, Local Exhaust ventilation systems, pipettes, compressors, UPS systems, height adjustable benches along with many other more bespoke equipment.

What you’ll be doing

• Managing 2 technicians to respond promptly and effectively to equipment maintenance requests
• Providing a high level of customer service to our laboratory managers
• Use existing resource management system to ensure jobs are completed in a timely fashion
• Ensuring safe working practices are developed and followed
• Coordinating the moving of large pieces of laboratory equipment using a variety of lifting equipment
• Developing the skills and competence of the team to provide the best service

Essential Skills

• Skilled instrument technician
• Demonstrable experience in the skills and requirements of equipment calibration
• Experience of (laboratory) equipment repair both mechanical and electrical
• Skilled at working to fine detail
• Experienced and skilled in coordinating and allocation of a complex workload
• Experienced and competent in the supervision of staff
• Good communication and customer service skills
• Competent in producing risk assessments and the development of safe operating procedures

Other Information

Please apply with your CV and a Cover letter outlining how you meet the essential skills set out above

Salary: £42,602 - £51,000 per annum

Closing Date: 31st October 2025

Hybrid Working At Wellcome Sanger:

We recognise that there are many benefits to Hybrid Working; including an improved work-life balance, with more focused time, as well as the ability to organise working time so that collaborative opportunities and team discussions are facilitated on campus. The hybrid working arrangement will vary for different roles and teams. The nature of your role and the type of work you do will determine if a hybrid working arrangement is possible.

Equality, Diversity And Inclusion:

We aim to attract, recruit, retain and develop talent from the widest possible talent pool, thereby gaining insight and access to different markets to generate a greater impact on the world. We have a supportive culture with the following staff networks, LGBTQ+, Parents and Carers, Disability and Race Equity to bring people together to share experiences, offer specific support and development opportunities and raise awareness. The networks are also a place for allies to provide support to others.

We want our people to be whoever they want to be because we believe people who bring their best selves to work, do their best work. That’s why we’re committed to creating a truly inclusive culture at Sanger Institute. We will consider all individuals without discrimination and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, where everyone can thrive.

Our Benefits:

We are proud to deliver an awarding campus-wide employee wellbeing strategy and programme. The importance of good health and adopting a healthier lifestyle and the commitment to reduce work-related stress is strongly acknowledged and recognised at Sanger Institute.

Sanger Institute became a signatory of the International Technician Commitment initiative In March 2018.  The Technician Commitment aims to empower and ensure visibility, recognition, career development and sustainability for technicians working in higher education and research, across all disciplines.