Laboratory Supervisor

**Job Advert Summary**:
**Why Join Us?**:

- Be part of a quality-driven manufacturing environment committed to excellence
- Play a critical role in upholding international compliance standards
- Opportunity to grow your career within a structured and supportive team

**Minimum Requirements**:
**Minimum Qualifications**:

- Matric (Grade 12 / NSC)
- ISO 17025 Training
- Diploma or Degree in Wood Technology, Materials /Engineering or Chemistry

**Minimum Experience**:

- Formal training in ISO/IEC 17025 requirements.
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in mechanical or physical materials testing.
- Minimum 5 years’ relevant laboratory experience

**Skills & Competencies**:

- Above average knowledge of all relevant ISO
- Good physical health
- Sound understanding of laboratory techniques, safety regulations, and ISO 17025.
- Strong people management & communication skills.
- Impartiality and professionalism in handling test results.

**Duties & Responsibilities**:

- Implement and maintain the PG Bison ISO/IEC 17025 management system and ensure adherence to its requirements.
- Identify deviations from the management system, initiate preventive actions, and report on system performance.
- Conduct regular checks on product quality and testing performance, ensuring results meet specification.
- Collect and record moisture and other quality-related samples in accordance with procedure.
- Draw and test samples from reject material to determine cause and ratio of defects.
- Perform two-hourly board testing and report deviations promptly.
- Complete, record, and submit all laboratory reports and forms accurately and on time.
- Ensure safe laboratory practices and compliance with PG Bison’s Health & Safety standards.
- Conduct routine physical and chemical tests, compute and record relevant data.
- Maintain laboratory equipment, report deviations or malfunctions to management, and ensure timely corrective action.
- Supervise and evaluate lab staff competence, ensuring training is conducted and documented.
- Manage test methods and documentation to ensure they remain up to date and accessible.
- Maintain impartiality and independence in test result verification and reporting.
- Communicate all test results timeously to production lines and management.
- Ensure good housekeeping, safe operations, and compliance with OHSA and company safety policies.
- Verify test result accuracy, reliability, and traceability; re-test and confirm results as required.
- Act as a Laboratory Signatory for verification and approval of test results.