Laboratory Manager

AmSpec is a market leader in independent inspection, testing, verification and specialized technical services to the Oil, Gas and Chemical sector (exploration, production, refining, storage, transportation) and to the Marine, Minerals and Agricultural sectors.

The right candidate:

If you are an experienced Laboratory Manager with strong technical skills, commercial lab experience and a genuine customer service focus– we want to hear from you.

The big picture:

In this role you would be responsible for maintaining the commercial laboratory operations, development and managing the laboratory staff and upholding a high level of customer service. This diverse fulltime position heads up a small, friendly and competent team in Banksmeadow, NSW.

Specific role responsibilities:

• Overall responsible for Safety, Quality, Operations and Financial performance of the laboratory

• Maintain ISO17025 accreditation of the laboratory

• Maintain Good Laboratory Practice

• Management and development of Laboratory staff
• Prepare formal quotes for customers, where required.
• Ensure testing data is entered into customer data base
• Be receptive to customer / company requests and/or deadlines.
• Support other AmSpec departments (internal customers).
• Follow through with external and internal customers & gauge customer satisfaction.
• Serving as focal point for Quality Assurance / Quality Control and be responsible for the oversight and review of quality control data on a routine basis.
• Maintain a good relationship with the surveying department to coordinate work.
• Prepare corrective and preventative action reports for all matters related to Quality Assurance / Quality Control and keeping all records for review.
• Ensuring technically correct analysis on a daily basis.
• Address all technical issues that arise from routine analysis and confer with National Technical Manager of Laboratories on issues of less routine nature.
• Monitor performance of testing equipment following Quality Control procedures. Must document and maintain accurate records for all quality control samples.
• Perform or delegate to laboratory staff tasks for instrument calibrations and preventative maintenance.
• Provide on-going training and support to laboratory staff.
• Controlling the lab equipment and supply inventory. Coordinate the replacement or repair of faulty equipment and supplies.
• Develop identified methodologies for expansion of testing capabilities

Essential Requirements

• Bachelors degree or Diploma
• Minimum of five (5) years' experience in petroleum, petrochemical, oil and/or chemical industries
• Strong supervisory experience and interpersonal skills, as well as technical and theoretical knowledge of laboratory operations.

Required Skills:

• Strong attention to detail.
• Good inter-personal skills
• Thorough understanding of safety and training issues
• Strong comprehension of Quality Assurance Systems.
• Excellent communication – written and verbal

Additional information

AmSpec's culture is about our core values of integrity and professionalism and developing our capability to exceed Clients' and Employees' expectations, through the enthusiastic involvement of all our people.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.