Laboratory Manager

Company Description

Dunlop Oil & Marine Ltd is a world leader in the design, manufacture and supply of hoses for the oil, gas and petrochemical industries, for both offshore and onshore based operations.

Company Description

Dunlop Oil & Marine Ltd is a world leader in the design, manufacture and supply of hoses for the oil, gas and petrochemical industries, for both offshore and onshore based operations.

Job Description

• Manage and coordinate the testing activities in the lab and supervision of further local test activities
• Organisation of testing operation, assignment of test benches and personnel
• Select, manage and develop qualified staff
• Ensure availability of adequate personnel capacities for all lab tasks
• Contribute to strategic and operative planning with respect to investments, capacity, technical equipment
• Continuous optimization of operational activities (quality, costs, utilization, availability)
• Initiate and implement continuous improvement activities
• Prepare, review and manage the budget and forecast of the lab
• Ensure that the financial goals are met
• Tracking and reporting of defined KPIs
• Initiate and control cost reduction projects
• Keep test equipment on the current state of the art
• Support development of measurement and test methods
• Steer and support implementation of new measurement and test devices
• Implement all necessary measures for compliance with the applicable occupational Safety & Health guidelines.
• Support risk assessments, machine approvals
• Coordinate testing acitivities in Wigan

Qualifications

• University degree, preferably in production or engineering management, industrial engineering or related discipline
• Minimum 5 years experience with Testing (Rubber) Products .
• Comprehensive experience in rubber and plastic production processes
• Cross functional experience e.g. in maintenance, quality, supply chain or CBS preferred
• Experience in the roll-out of standards and/or strategic projects
• 3 or more years in a leadership position, preferably in in a technical team with functional and disciplinary responsibility for other individuals
• Experience in working with international teams on operational or technical topics and understanding of foreign cultures

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