Laboratory Manager Continental Europe - Antwerpen, België - Boortmalt

Boortmalt

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Antwerpen, België

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Sophie Dubois

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Beschrijving

As the laboratory manager EU, you are responsible for leading the Boortmalt EU laboratories (Antwerp, Herent and Nova Gradiska).

By enabling effective quality control capabilities and generating accurate, timely and reliable results you make sure that the Antwerp and Herent labs are the reference within the industry.

You develop the Antwerp lab as the research and development lab of Boortmalt, both for lab equipment and practices as for supporting the innovation department of Boortmalt.

You enable root cause determination for technical solutions, using your problem solving skills and help ensure lab practices are aligned with other global labs.

Your main responsibilities include:

Embracing the safety culture in the regional lab organization, and making sure that each lab member understands and implements this.
Providing direct leadership, role modelling, support and guidance, talent development to the laboratory team.
Providing oversight that ensures the provision of cost efficient and reliable laboratory services. Deploy and validate "new" methods as needed.
Making sure there is accurate and timely completion of laboratory analysis for all Boortmalt malting plants across Europe region.
Utilisation of Standard Laboratory Methods, or other industry recognized methods, across all labs.
Overseeing the data management and reportingout requirements to deliver to customer satisfaction
Provide strong structured problem solving processes involving the lab team and other key stakeholders.
Coordinate participation in laboratory proficiency testing schemes for all the malt labs.
Manage the maintenance and repairs for analysis equipment and their accessories. This shall also include any requirements for the purchase, installation and maintenance of new instrumentation
Direct communication with stakeholders in Operations, Commercial and Barley Supply chain
Support the innovation department of Boortmalt
Key contacts to external laboratories and involvement for customer/barley suppliers in case of lab analysisrelated complaints
Ensure implementation of the Boortmalt Good Laboratory Practice program and compliance of laboratories to Boortmalt EHS requirements
Make Antwerp the research and development lab of Boortmalt, both for lab equipment and practices

Skills and Qualifications

Minimum 5 years' experience in a senior laboratory role / quality control
Minimum 3 years' experience managing a medium to large sized team. Experience managing a team in multiple locations is a plus.
Experience in identifying trends and problem solving with results
Experience in the calibration, maintenance and troubleshooting with laboratory instruments
Innovative mindset
Master degree, preferably in agricultural science, chemistry, engineering, food science or related discipline
Preference for any certification/qualifications for Lean and/or problem solving skills

What we can offer you

We offer an attractive salary and benefits package and as part of a global organization can offer career opportunities internationally.

As Masters of Malt we want to be a great employer, focusing on flexibility, inclusion, collaboration and health and wellbeing.

We live our values, putting people at the heart of what we do.

"Strive" - our ambition is to be the best maltster that's why every day we commit to challenge ourselves to achieve the highest level.

"Care":

- our strength is magnificent when we care for our earth, our colleagues and our business partners. We encourage trust, respect and treat each other with respect. We believe that Diversity makes us stronger.

"Inspire":

We adopt a longterm orientation delivering sustainable performance through innovation and digitization, becoming praised Masters of Malt.

"Explore" - thinking out of the box and embracing pioneer ideas to become a source of motivation, we like challenging the status quo to develop full potential.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent contract

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