Bloemfontein: Senior Site Laboratory Manager (Remote Role) posted by Mirna Butler Recruitment

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and quality-focused laboratory professional to join our team as a Senior Site Laboratory Manager (Remote Role). As a key member of our materials testing company, you will lead and manage multi-disciplinary site laboratory operations across soils, concrete, asphalt, seals, and aggregates. This role plays a critical part in ensuring technical excellence, regulatory compliance, and the successful delivery of large-scale infrastructure projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Management of site laboratory facilities: Ensure OHS requirements are met, ensure environmental responsibilities are maintained, maintain a tidy and compliant working environment, coordinate implementation of the quality system.
• Management of site laboratory personnel: Monitor staff performance and coordinate HR development, provide practical training and supervision, maintain personnel and training files.
• Management of site laboratory equipment: Supervise maintenance, servicing, and cleaning of equipment, manage and delegate equipment usage, ensure availability of roadworthy and safe vehicles, calculate and update correction factors.
• Management of sampling and testing: Lead daily laboratory operations, ensure prescribed test methods are strictly followed, liaise with QA Manager regarding system issues, schedule and monitor testing activities, manage sample storage and record keeping, stop testing activities (with QA Manager) when required.
• Management of test data and reporting: Ensure data capturing, processing, and backups, coordinate reporting and final verification of results, sign off and issue test reports or order retesting where required, recall incorrectly issued reports if necessary.

Requirements

• Relevant National Diploma
• 12 years relevant experience
• NQF6 and 12 years relevant experience
• Grade 12 and 15 years relevant experience
• NQF4 and 15 years relevant experience
• SANAS Laboratory Systems course (ISO/IEC 17025:2017)
• SANAS Internal Auditing course (ISO/IEC 17025:2017)
• Proven experience in laboratory management, production planning, and client liaison
• Competent and qualified to perform and verify testing across all divisions (Soils, Concrete, Asphalt, Seals, and Aggregates)
• Competent and qualified to supervise and execute field work
• Ability to perform full test calculations independently
• Familiarity with COTO specifications
• Strong knowledge of Health and Safety procedures

Qualifications

• Relevant National Diploma
• NQF6 and NQF4 certifications (if applicable)

Salary & Benefits

R35 000 – R65 000 per month (depending on experience)