Assistant Laboratory Manager

4 days ago


Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa SGS Full time

Company Description

We are SGS – the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality and integrity. Our 97,000 employees operate a network of 2,650 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world.

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 and ensuring materials testing is completed in all laboratory divisions, including soils, asphalt, seals, concrete, and aggregate, with bench calculation as and when required. The Assistant Laboratory Manager will ensure 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 is essential.

Job Description

An Assistant Laboratory Manager is responsible for:

  1. Assisting with the accreditation and Health and Safety regulations requirements in and around the laboratory.
  2. Verifying that the correct test methods are followed and immediately reporting any deviations to the relevant reporting manager.
  3. Adhering to all quality and safety requirements of the SGS management system.
  4. Assisting technicians with any job, whether on-site or in the laboratory, as per instruction from the authorized site supervisor/laboratory manager.
  5. Performing any other reasonable tasks assigned by the authorized site supervisor/laboratory manager and regional manager.
  6. Ensuring all functions continue as per procedure in the absence of the Laboratory Manager.
  7. Supporting the Laboratory Manager to ensure all payroll instructions, leave forms, and other administrative duties are carried out.
  8. Providing training to reporting staff as needed.
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.

  1. Drivers License.
  2. Relevant National Diploma and ten years relevant experience or NQF 6 and ten years relevant experience.
  3. OR Grade 12 and three years relevant experience or NQF 4 and fifteen years relevant experience.
  4. 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/aggregate.

  1. Competent and qualified to do quality laboratory control and implementation.
  2. Competent and qualified to supervise and execute all field work.
  3. Familiar with COLTO.
  4. Knowledge of Health and Safety.
  5. Computer literate (Word, Excel, Outlook).
  6. Physically able and willing to work with, process, and move samples when required.
  7. Competent and qualified to do all tests (TMH 1 and SANS) in all laboratory divisions including soils, asphalt, seals, concrete/aggregate.
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