Job Description

About the role

Reporting to the Quality Manager, you will lead daily laboratory operations covering raw materials, in-process and finished products.

 

Key responsibilities

  • Supervise daily lab testing and make sure it follows established standards, procedures and work instructions

  • Verify test results and approve lab records and reports

  • Manage equipment calibration, maintenance and verification

  • Run quality testing of raw materials, semi-finished and finished products against national, international and customer standards

  • Prepare monthly quality reports, analyse trends and KPIs, and present findings to management

  • Lead root cause analysis of quality issues, non-conformities and customer complaints (5 Why, Fishbone, Pareto, CAPA)

  • Coordinate corrective actions with Production, Technical, Purchasing and Supply Chain

  • Support new raw material evaluation, supplier qualification, trials and process validation

  • Coordinate third-party laboratories and certification bodies, including testing contracts

  • Support ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and FSC systems, including internal and external audits


Job Requirements

About you

  • Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Chemistry, Materials Science or a related field

  • 3–5+ years in QA/QC or laboratory management within manufacturing

  • Hands-on knowledge of lab testing methods and calibration systems

  • Working knowledge of ISO 9001, with exposure to ISO 14001, ISO 45001 or FSC Chain of Custody as an advantage

  • Practical experience with SPC, root cause analysis and CAPA

  • Strong data analysis and reporting skills in Excel; Power BI is a plus

  • Leadership experience managing technicians or inspectors

  • Good command of English (reading, writing and speaking)