Laboratory Manager at Inter-Arc Consultants Limited

Location: Benin City, Edo
Job type: Full time
Sex :Male/Female

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage, through direct report exempts and hourly employees, all aspects of manufacturing and production in the lab for all shifts.
• Analyze workflow, yields, manpower requirements, production restraints and quality issues.
• Identify problems and develop solutions to continually improve operations.
• Communicate directly to other department managers and the General Manager on all department key performance indicators, achievements and challenges.
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures and ensure strict adherence to lab and company processes and policies through employee accountability and development
• Plan and schedule staffing requirements needed in order to meet specific quality standards and production objectives.
• Responsible for all aspects of Performance Management by providing continuous direction, support, and recognition to exempt and hourly employees to maintain a positive work environment but also to include disciplining employees for violations to any company and or department policy.
• Responsible for the creation and performance of a Preventative Maintenance Program for all production equipment
• Ensuring that all production calibration activities are performed accurately and on schedule in support of the production quality goals
• Provide routine reports to management on process and production variances along with action plans to continuously improve processes.
• Ensure employees are trained according to department procedures and maintain required recurring training.
• Establish performance expectations for staff based on national, regional and lab goals, and prepare written performance evaluations for direct report.
• Establish and enforce good housekeeping practices safety policies at all times.

Other Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience managing both exempt and hourly employees in fast-paced manufacturing environments required
• Bachelor’s degree and Higher National Diploma or equivalent work experience, in business management or related field with proven on the job management experience working in a production environment preferred
• Demonstrated competence in management skills: motivating employees to meet performance goals, comfortable with coaching and training individuals and teams and excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good process control knowledge and a track record in reducing process variability and improving process yields through utilization of lean.