R&D Materials Coordinator

R&D Materials Coordinator

Play a foundational role in our R&D environment, directly ensuring the efficient, safe, and smooth functioning of our innovative laboratory workspaces in Slough.This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team focused on excellence while supporting life-saving scientific operations.

This is a fully site‑based role. Working together in person supports close, real‑time collaboration and the technical precision needed to manufacture medicines to the highest quality and safety standards.

What you will get:

• An agile career and dynamic working culture.

• An inclusive and ethical workplace.

• Competitive hourly rate.

The hourly rate for this position in the United Kingdom is expected to range between 12£  and 14£ . Initial salary placement within this range will be determined based on role‑related factors such as experience, qualifications, and expected contribution. 

What you will do:

• Maintain tidy, highly compliant, and safe laboratory workspaces to support day-to-day operational efficiency for our scientific teams.

• Act as the vital site contact for receiving, unpacking, inspecting, and tracking key incoming material deliveries.

• Organize inventory and coordinate stock of R&D consumables and chemical components across local storerooms and designated use points.

• Place internal and external system orders, obtain vendor quotes, and coordinate seamless departmental shipments with our Shipping team.

• Move materials, equipment, and laboratory waste safely while using designated physical lifting devices and manual handling techniques.

• Partner closely with the R&D Lab Manager, Equipment Manager, and scientists to rapidly troubleshoot operational workspace issues.

• Promote a proactive safe working environment, championing workplace standards and mentoring peers on safe material handling.

What we are looking for:

• Entry-level experience or transferable skills in materials coordination, logistical support, stockroom tracking, or an inventory-driven environment.

• Awareness or practical experience in safe manual handling, including comfort operating lifting devices like pallet trucks.

• Strong organizational and administrative skills with an excellent eye for detail when handling complex parts.

• Collaborative team players with friendly, concise communication skills to partner smoothly with various internal stakeholders.

• Professional-level English language fluency to interpret technical documentation and safety signs accurately.

About Lonza

At Lonza, their people are their greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, their globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Their core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who they are and how they work together. Everyone’s ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that’s the kind of work they want you to be part of.

Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. At Lonza, they value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment.

As Lonza’s talent acquisition partner, please note, Randstad is responsible for the engagement and contracting of this contingent role.

Ready to play your part in shaping the future of life sciences? Apply now.