R&D Lab Operations Leader

Leuven; Heverlee; Sur place; EUR 52 000 - 76 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Leuven is seeking an R&D Lab Responsible to manage daily operations of one or more research laboratories in Belgium. The role focuses on safety, efficiency, and organization to enable researchers and engineers to perform at their best.

You will serve as the primary contact for lab users and service partners, driving continuous improvement, maintaining data platforms, and coordinating consumables, calibrations, and maintenance to prevent disruptions.

Responsabilités

• Take ownership of daily operations of one or more research laboratories to ensure a safe, efficient, and well-organized environment for researchers and engineers.
• Act as the main operational point of contact for lab users and service partners, driving continuous improvement and coordinating activities to keep the lab running smoothly.
• Coordinate daily operations in the assigned laboratories and serve as the primary contact for lab users and service teams.
• Define and maintain laboratory standards and procedures, ensuring compliance with established practices.
• Organize onboarding and safety training for new laboratory users.
• Ensure accurate laboratory data platforms (user access, inventory, tool status) are complete, reliable, and up to date.
• Drive availability and readiness of consumables, chemicals, tool calibrations, and maintenance activities, coordinating with colleagues and suppliers to prevent disruptions.
• Promote a strong EHS culture and ensure compliance with environmental, health and safety requirements.
• Organize regular safety inspections and follow up on identified actions.
• Coordinate risk assessments for new chemicals, equipment, and processes, and implement mitigation measures with EHS specialists.
• Maintain laboratory procedures and rules in line with EHS guidelines and operational needs.
• Address unsafe situations and elevate significant risks when required.
• Ensure laboratories remain audit-ready and compliant with internal and external requirements.
• Provide operational support for the introduction of new or modified processes, ensuring compliance with legal, operational, and EHS requirements.
• Coordinate tool installations, maintenance activities, and planned works with hardware engineers, facilities teams, and external suppliers.
• Communicate operational impacts and changes proactively to laboratory users and stakeholders.
• Review laboratory processes, workflows, and recurring incidents to identify risks, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance safety, efficiency, and laboratory performance.
• Facilitate regular interactions with laboratory users to understand needs, align priorities, manage changes, and drive closure of agreed actions.
• Coordinate activities across researchers, engineers, support teams, safety specialists, and suppliers to ensure smooth laboratory operations.
• Communicate priorities, operational updates, and laboratory requirements clearly and effectively.
• Organize and support laboratory visits, audits, and inspections, ensuring all practical and safety requirements are met.

Description du poste

Leuven is seeking an R&D Lab Responsible to manage daily operations of one or more research laboratories in Belgium. The role focuses on safety, efficiency, and organization to enable researchers and engineers to perform at their best.

You will serve as the primary contact for lab users and service partners, driving continuous improvement, maintaining data platforms, and coordinating consumables, calibrations, and maintenance to prevent disruptions.