Lab Manager

Job Description

Reports to: Technical Director
Job Purpose:
You will be responsible for managing the Company 's day-to-day lab lubricants
Manufacturing research and development programs and processes to improve
existing products or developing new products to meet the Company's strategic
growth objectives. You will be reporting to the Senior Technical Manager and
you will manage a team of ‎3 Chemical Engineers.
Key Responsibilities
* You will be managing a team of senior and junior engineers. Must have leadership skills and the ability to manage teams. Must be able to work simultaneously on several subjects with the ability to follow-up on all without reminders. Must be able to delegate, assign and transfer responsibilities to team members and guide them on how to deliver results.
* Working directly under the Senior Technical Manager to improve and innovate existing and new products for the market while supporting the current strategic and operational direction of the Company. You will be required to expand on our network of suppliers & manufacturers and lead technical discussions with them.
* You will be required to conduct detailed research on how to develop customized products for certain segments to serve our clients' needs.
* You will lead a team of Junior & Senior Chemical Engineers that will help you with these tasks. The research will have to be on the technical and commercial aspects.
* Continuous R&D is an important responsibility and necessity for our organization. Staying up to date with the modern technologies of the world and keeping an eye on the latest global trends to allow us to be first-movers in new markets will be required.
* Your team will be required to generate original content to be supplied to the marketing departments to allow us to market on social media.
* You will be required to represent our company in technical visits to customers where you will be required to trouble-shoot problems or recommend new solutions.
* Continuous development of our products means that their data sheets need to be consistently updated. Your team will be required to ensure that we are always using the updated data sheets and that our online website has the updated versions of the data sheets of our products.
* You will be required to have discussions with Original Equipment Manufacturers and other Standards Organizations in-order to get our products approved and obtain the certifications necessary.
* You will manage the laboratory and all the equipment, ensuring the testing equipment is always calibrated. You will be required to manage all the documentation and ensure the implementation of our QMS to ensure products are always at the highest quality and consistency.
* You will be required to train your team in order to learn how to do the tasks effectively and consistently.
Candidate Profile:
* Requirement open for all nationals.
* Bachelor's degree in Chemical/Mechanical/Industrial Engineering.
* Must be fluent in English & basic Arabic will be a plus.
* Experience of ‎8 years required in Lubricant Manufacturing Industry - of which at least ‎2 years in managerial level.
* Must have good knowledge in developing new and existing lubricant products, ability to conduct necessary market research prior to product development.
* Proficient in ERP systems, SAP and Microsoft Office.