Assistant Manager - Lab Quality
Adani Natural Resources · Posted today
- Mundra, Gujarat, India (On-site)
- Full-time
- 12+ yrs
About the role
Responsibilities2. Laboratory Operations Management3. Precious Metal Analysis & Assay Control4. Instrument & Method Management5. Data Integrity & LIMS Governance6. NABL / ISO Audit Compliance7. Safety, Health & Environment8. Team Management & Capability Building9. Continuous Improvement & Cost Optimization
- Laboratory Quality Management
- Ensure implementation and compliance of QA systems.
- Maintain ISO 17025 and NABL accreditation requirements.
- Ensure analytical data reliability and traceability.
- Review and approve analytical reports.
- Drive continuous quality improvements.
- Ensure effective sample receipt, tracking, preparation, testing, and reporting.
- Monitor laboratory TAT and productivity.
- Optimize resource utilization and laboratory capacity.
- Lead troubleshooting of analytical deviations.
- Ensure accuracy of gold, silver, precious metal analysis.
- Validate fire assay and instrumental results.
- Standardize assay methodology.
- Monitor repeatability and reproducibility.
- Ensure calibration, qualification, and maintenance of all analytical instruments.
- Monitor method validation and uncertainty studies.
- Lead procurement planning and AMC management.
- Ensure complete compliance with LIMS protocols.
- Establish robust audit trails.
- Prevent data integrity breaches.
- Ensure accurate laboratory records.
- Lead internal and external audits.
- Drive corrective and preventive actions.
- Close audit observations within timelines.
- Ensure zero harm laboratory operations.
- Implement safe chemical handling practices.
- Ensure environmental compliance.
- Lead chemists, analysts, and support personnel.
- Develop technical competencies.
- Implement performance management and succession planning.
- Improve laboratory efficiency.
- Reduce analysis cost and reagent consumption.
- Drive digitalization and automation initiatives.
Qualifications
- M.Sc. Chemistry / Metallurgical Chemistry
- Experience: 12+ years in metallurgical, copper, precious metal or refinery laboratories with minimum 3–5 years in supervisory role.
Skills
QA Systems Implementation & ComplianceISO 17025 and NABL AccreditationAnalytical Data Reliability & TraceabilitySample ManagementResource Utilization OptimizationTroubleshooting Analytical DeviationsGold, Silver Analysis ValidationFire Assay & Instrumental Results ValidationCalibration & Maintenance of InstrumentsMethod Validation & Uncertainty Studies Management