Laboratory Supervisor
Core
Lead the Oil and Lubricants laboratory function, ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient operations for analyzing heavy mining equipment and machinery oils.
Role type
Senior Laboratory Supervisor (Oil & Lubricants)
Builds
Analytical results for heavy mining equipment and machinery oils
Domain
Oil & Lubricants / Mining / Analytical Chemistry
Required skills
Laboratory leadership, team coaching and development, safety culture management, capacity planning, resource allocation, OOS/OOT/deviation management, analytical operations technical leadership, operational metrics monitoring, cross-functional partnership, operational improvement, induction facilitation, audit participation
Preferred skills
N/A
Technologies
Microsoft Office
Responsibilities
Provide leadership and decision-making accountability for laboratory operations; Lead and develop a high-performing team through training and performance management; Drive safety performance and HSE compliance; Manage laboratory capacity planning and resource allocation; Accountable for turnaround time performance and workflow coordination; Own OOS, OOT, non-conformance, and deviation management processes; Provide technical leadership for instrumentation and method compliance; Monitor and improve key operational metrics; Partner with Operations, Quality, Technical, and Client Services teams; Identify opportunities for operational improvement; Ensure full induction of new team members; Participate in audits and maintain the Quality System
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership