The Role
You will be responsible for leading a team of Lab Technologists and managing all laboratory equipment. This includes overseeing quality assurance and quality control programs, fostering an environment of continuous improvement, reporting, ordering and maintaining lab consumables, hiring and interviewing new team members, maintaining the laboratory information management system database, and more.
In this role, you will:
-Lead a team of Lab Technologists by arranging training, coaching employees, and completing or assigning projects and sample analysis.
-Be accountable for all assay results and overall lab performance.
-Field Leadership promoting a safe and productive work environment.
-Manage lab equipment by ordering parts, managing service contracts, scheduling service techs, planning installation work, requesting quotes for new instrumentation, and justifying equipment purchases.
-Administering the ISO/IEC 17025 quality assurance and control program.
-Perform lab analysis work.
-Drive continuous improvement in the lab.
-Work with the Metallurgists to design and execute test work.
Required:
-diploma in laboratory technology or bioscience technology five to eight years of relevant work experience;
-equivalent combination of education and work experience considered;
-excellent troubleshooting, organization, and communication skills;
-proficient in all Microsoft Offices suite program; and
-work a rotational schedule and commute to site by aircraft.
Recommended:
-leadership training;
-previous SAP and LIMS software experience;
-familiarity with ISO/IEC 17025;
-experience with site Emergency Response and Mine Rescue Teams (ERT/MRT);
-experience in leading a team in a lab environment; and
-experience working at an underground uranium mine site.
Conditions of Employment:
-pre-employment substance test.