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Technical Manager

Pretoria, GP, za💼 Full-time🗓 2026-04-17 → 2026-09-25

Core

Assist the Laboratory Manager with supervisory tasks for materials testing, ensuring quality systems, safety compliance, and report approval.

Role type

Senior IC laboratory operations manager

Builds

Materials testing services for clients

Domain

Industrial testing / Civil Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

ISO/IEC 17025:2017 knowledge, Civil or Geotechnical Engineering degree, laboratory management, quality system implementation, health and safety regulation adherence, equipment calibration verification, report final checking and approval, skills transfer planning, competency evaluation, induction management, disciplinary procedure management, quotation and tender assistance, client liaison, work planning

Preferred skills

Business development management, commercial and financial management, human resources management, leadership, organizational skills, communication skills, networking skills, customer service, project coordination, time management, issue identification

Technologies

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Responsibilities

Check and sign test results prior to distribution, implement and maintain 5S and quality systems, ensure accreditation and safety regulations are adhered to, ensure correct test methods are followed, assist technicians and reporting staff, stand in for laboratory managers, ensure mandatory training is completed, distribute updated quality documentation, plan and document skills transfer, conduct inductions for new personnel, perform competency evaluations, manage disciplinary procedures, assist with quotations and tenders, liaise with clients for job instructions, verify equipment calibration, carry out corrective actions, train personnel, plan work

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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