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About the Role
Seeking an exceptional Laboratory Lead with 5+ years of experience to lead set-up, commissioning, and routine Laboratory operations to ensure Tupande processing is high-quality and food safe. The Lab Manager is responsible for ensuring the lab produces accurate results, remains legally compliant and operates efficiently to support factory production.
Responsibilities
Quality & Compliance
- ISO 17025 Lead: Build and maintain the quality systems to keep the lab internationally accredited.
- Audit Expert: Main point of contact for regulators (KENAS, NEMA, DOSHS). You fix system gaps before external inspectors find them.
- Accuracy Checks: Compare lab results with global benchmarks (Proficiency Testing) to prove data reliability.
- Document Master: Keep all manuals and testing methods (SOPs) updated according to International Standards.
Technical Leadership
- Method Expert: Approve all testing methods (Chemical/Microbiological) and create new ones for new products.
- Equipment Care: Manage the setup and maintenance of high-tech lab tools.
- Final Approval: Act as the final technical “sign-off” on all test certificates before products go from the factory.
- Problem Solver: Investigate failed tests to find out if the lab made a mistake or if there is a real issue in production.
Operations & Safety
- Expansion & Setup: Lead the technical side of building or growing lab facilities (plumbing, HVAC, etc.).
- Budgeting: Manage costs for chemicals and equipment maintenance.
- Safety & Waste: Enforce strict safety rules (PPE/Spills) and ensure hazardous waste is disposed of legally.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in a food/agricultural lab management role.
- Deep knowledge of ISO 17025, KENAS, and NEMA regulations.
- Experience managing teams, budgets and complex projects.
- Proven ability in validating new testing methods and equipment.
- Experience in laboratory accreditation processes, equipment qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ), and method validation.
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