Barry Callebaut Group Hiring! Full Time Lab Manager, QAQC in - Ricebowl

The Laboratory Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the laboratory, including supervising staff, managing resources, ensuring compliance with safety regulations, and overseeing experimental protocols.

This role requires strong leadership, organizational skills, and a deep understanding of laboratory practices and procedures. He / she develops sampling plans and procedures for testing product quality. The individual maintains standards and quality processes in food manufacturing operations by verifying test results and audits, for compliance with food safety regulations and requirements set by regulatory authorities.

Responsibilities also include determining the optimal operating conditions for a laboratory's infrastructure and equipment and investigating underlying causes, technical faults or practices that impact laboratory operations.

In case the plant utilizes services of external labs, the Lab position acts as the primary BC point of contact, maintains contracts and service levels agreements, and ensure smooth flow of samples

and analytical data between the two organizations.

About The Role:

Supervise and manage laboratory staff, including hiring, training, and performance evaluation

Develop inspection and testing protocols for materials, products and packaging in line with BC global and regional guidelines

Oversee daily laboratory operations, ensuring adherence to safety and quality standards

Develop and implement laboratory protocols and procedures in line with good laboratory practices, SHE and BC standards

Review lab procedures periodically to improve efficiency and productivity

Manage laboratory budgets, supplies, and inventory, ensuring availability of necessary materials

Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and maintain accurate records

Coordinate with other departments and stakeholders to support innovation, compliance and project goals

Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues within the laboratory

Stay updated on industry trends and advancements in laboratory technology

Analyze possible reasons into process deviations and for product defects and quality lapses

Develop inspection and testing protocols for materials, products and packaging in line with BC and customer requirements

Ensure management of external labs through regular visits and oversight of procedures

Define & implement protocols to manage samples and analytical data flow with external labs

About You:

Master’s degree in Chemistry, Biology, or Microbiology or equivalent

Minimum 5 years’ experience in managing foods or pharma laboratory

Exposure to food safety, including formal HACCP training, pathogen environmental monitoring and testing is beneficial

Exposure to or formal training in FSSC22000 or BRC is preferred

Certification in a quality management system such as ASQ preferred

Minimum local language fluency plus English (B2)

Knowledgeable in MS Office Suite, SAP Systems and other applications used in manufacturing e.g. scheduling, CMMS, MES, etc.

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