Assistant Laboratory Manager

2 weeks ago


Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa SGS Full time
Assistant Laboratory Manager (Various Sites) (ALM25)

Company Description
SGS is the world's leading Testing, Inspection and Certification company. We operate a network of over 2,500 laboratories and business facilities across 115 countries, supported by a team of 99,500 dedicated professionals. With over 145 years of service excellence, we combine the precision and accuracy that define Swiss companies to help organizations achieve the highest standards of quality, compliance, and sustainability.

SGS South Africa, Matrolab Division, is seeking to fill a key role in its Civil Engineering Site Laboratories. This role includes assisting the Supervisor/ Laboratory Manager with all managerial and laboratory related tasks, whether it's on site or in the commercial laboratory. The Assistant Laboratory Manager will assist the Laboratory Manager with checking that all equipment is cleaned and maintained regularly, ensuring materials testing are completed in all laboratory divisions, including soils, asphalt, seals, concrete, and aggregate, with bench calculation as required for testing. The Assistant Laboratory Manager will also ensure that the laboratory is clean at all times and will carry out all work-related instructions from the technicians/supervisors or authorized personnel.

The ideal candidate for this position will possess integrity, good interpersonal skills, and the ability to command respect from colleagues, while maintaining good staff relationships. A successful career in delivering performance against agreed strategic objectives and ensuring that all quality and testing methods are observed, with any deviations reported without delay, is essential.

Job Description
An Assistant Laboratory Manager is responsible for ensuring that accreditation and Health and Safety regulations are adhered to in and around the laboratory.

  • Verifying that the correct test methods are followed and immediately reporting any deviations to the relevant reporting manager.
  • Adhering to all quality and safety requirements of the SGS management system.
  • Assisting the technicians with any job, whether on site or inside the laboratory, as per instruction from the authorized site supervisor/laboratory manager.
  • Performing any other reasonable tasks as assigned by the authorized site supervisor/laboratory manager and regional manager.
  • Ensuring all functions continue as per procedure in the absence of the Laboratory Manager.
  • Supporting the Laboratory Manager to ensure all payroll instructions, leave forms, and other administrative duties are carried out.
  • Providing training to reporting staff as and when the need is identified.

Qualifications
Relevant National Diploma or NQF 6 / Grade 12 or NQF 4 equivalent, or skills and experience sufficient to be recognized as a qualification through Recognition of Prior Learning.

  • Drivers License
  • Relevant National Diploma and ten years relevant experience or NQF 6 and ten years relevant experience. OR
  • Grade 12 and three years relevant experience or NQF 4 and fifteen years relevant experience.
  • Must be familiar with all Civil Engineering Test Methods under THM1 and SANS.

Additional Information
Competent and qualified to do all tests in all laboratory divisions including soils, asphalt, seals, concrete, and aggregate.

  • Competent and qualified to do quality laboratory control and implementation.
  • Competent and qualified to supervise and execute all field work.
  • Familiar with COLTO.
  • Knowledge of Health and Safety.
  • Computer literate (Word, Excel, Outlook).
  • Physically able and willing to work with, process, and move samples when required.
Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Laboratory Management

Industries

Retail Office Equipment, Consumer Services, and Oil and Gas

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