Johannesburg: Laboratory Manager posted by CF & I Consulting

About the Role

The Laboratory Manager has overall responsibility for the operation and all the functions associated with this geochemical Laboratory. Accountabilities include the effectiveness and efficiencies of the laboratory and overall quality. The Laboratory Manager has overall accountability for maintaining laboratory compliance to ISO/IEC 17025 and delivers results to meet both the customers and the regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Promotes and monitors all aspects of Health and Safety in the workplace.
• Promotes the highest level of quality and ensures that the QMS is part of the day to day operation with all policies and procedures followed as documented.
• Communication with all staff and other management.
• Responsible to provide technical support or direction for customer services and external clients.
• Ensure compliance to all analysis standards.
• Adhere to all aspects of company policies, procedures and Management and Quality Management system.
• Assisting in budgeting process for specific projects and new service development.
• Development and implementation of operational tools and guidelines.
• Methodology/Procedures.
• In-house Laboratory Training.
• Liability protection (e.g. integrity of all correspondence and reports).
• Ensure effective use of communication tools.
• Assist in resolving technical situations of unusual complexity or sensitivity and quick action taken to resolve such issues.
• Ensures consistency and accuracy of policies, quotations and procedures and strategic planning; evaluating activities to recommend changes in processes, regulations and other programs and procedures to improve customer service, review and edit documents to ensure compliance with regulatory and company requirements.
• Responsible for the direction of laboratory staff and program activities.
• Independent decision-making responsibilities regarding division.
• Ensure Environmental policies are being kept and followed.
• Adhere to all quality and safety requirements of the SGS management system.

Requirements

Education:

• BSc Chemistry or equivalent

Experience:

• 5 Year supervision at management level in a commercial, geochemical field.
• Instrumentation skills.
• Good working knowledge of processes e.g. fire assay, sample preparation,OES, XRF, experimental analysis.
• Extensive experience with laboratory operations.
• Good understanding of P&L, production target setting and production trends.
• Previous experience in working with multiple elements e.g. base metals, gold, platinum PGM, palladium, iridium, ruthenium.
• Experience in working with rare elements is advantageous.
• Demonstrated interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Must have a good working knowledge of ISO/IEC 17025.

Compliance & Authority

Compliant to all relevant QOH&S and HR policies and procedure

Granted sufficient authority to achieve the given responsibilities as per relevant company Authority policies

Responsible for daily safety and health of site employees (or those reporting to this site) on behalf of upper management and for raising issues to upper management where required

Ensure all people at the site are adequately inducted in safety and health for each area they are expected to work in

Ensuring safety and health inductions are carried out, documented and are relevant to the workplace

Ensuring all safety and health information, materials and resources are disseminated throughout the workforce as required.

Ensure all people at the site (or reporting to the site) have the skills, knowledge and ability required to undertake their work safely

Ensuring the whole site is kept up to a good standard of housekeeping at all times

Ensuring emergency plans are in place and practiced at regular intervals and that all emergency equipment is in place and is ready for use at any time

Responsible for the sites performance in terms of injuries, illnesses, near misses and incidents

As far as able, prevent injury, manage injuries and facilitate early return to work programs at the workplace