Lab Operations Manager (f/m/d)

Aevoloop; Leipzig; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Hansefit membership

Fresh fruit

Zusammenfassung

aevoloop seeks an experienced Lab Operations leader to own and grow the team and to manage the lab and pilot-plant infrastructure, ensuring safety compliance and data governance. The role partners with R&D to maintain smooth operations across sites.

You will drive procurement, calibration, maintenance and documentation while coordinating with vendors and internal teams to keep facilities ready for fast-paced development.

Qualifikationen

• Min. 3 years of practical experience in lab and/or pilot-plant operations.
• Experience leading or coordinating people and delivering through specialists.

Aufgaben

• Lead and grow the Lab Operations team including safety officer, lab operations specialist and data manager.
• Own the lab and pilot-plant infrastructure end to end: procurement, commissioning, calibration, preventive maintenance and documentation.
• Ensure occupational safety in the lab and pilot plant, following DGUV and GefStoffV standards and related SOPs.
• Own lab data management and drive adoption across the lab with the data manager.
• Oversee reactor safety and TÜV/inspection approvals with R&D teams.
• Act as operational interface to R&D, infrastructure partners and vendors, removing roadblocks.
• Allocate people, equipment, lab space and consumables across current and future sites.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Project management

Safety compliance

Lab operations

Data management

Ausbildung

MSc in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry or Process Engineering

PhD welcome

Jobbeschreibung

Your mission

• Lead and grow the Lab Operations team: a small, specialised crew that includes a safety officer (Sicherheitsbeauftragte*r), a lab operations specialist, and our data manager. You set priorities and standards and are accountable for the team’s results.

• Own the lab and pilot-plant infrastructure end to end: procurement, commissioning, calibration, preventive maintenance and documentation. This is the hands‑on core of the role: you keep equipment available and the facility ready rather than working on scientific questions.

• Be accountable for occupational safety in the lab and pilot plant: you make sure DGUV and GefStoffV standards, SOPs, and hazardous-substance and waste protocols are actually followed, with your safety officer running the day‑to‑day.

• Own lab data management as a leadership topic: you set priorities and drive adoption and data discipline across the lab, with your data manager building and running the systems, dashboards and databases.

• Own the process for reactor safety and TÜV/inspection approvals: keep it structured, scheduled and compliant. The individual technical cases are led by the respective R&D teams, who hold the case lead and the required certifications.

• Be the operational interface to R&D teams, infrastructure partners and vendors and the go‑to troubleshooter who clears facility and logistics roadblocks.

• Allocate people, equipment, lab space and consumables across current and future sites in line with R&D priorities.

Your profile

• Degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Process Engineering or a related technical field (M.Sc. preferred; a PhD is welcome but not required we value hands‑on operational depth as highly as the academic title).

• Min. 3 years of practical experience in lab and/or pilot-plant operations. Ideally you have worked inside a Lab Operations team and already taken first leadership steps as a deputy or stand‑in.

• First experience leading or coordinating people, and the instinct to deliver through specialists rather than doing everything yourself.

• Solid practical grasp of lab and pilot-plant infrastructure, maintenance, procurement and safety frameworks (DGUV, GefStoffV).

• Excellent communication skills in English (written and spoken); German language skills are advantageous but not necessary.

• You bring a hands‑on mindset, structure your work efficiently, and collaborate seamlessly across disciplines even under the dynamics of a fast‑paced start‑up environment.

Why us?

• Real Impact: Help redesign plastics for a truly circular economy.
• Startup Mindset: Flat hierarchies, fast decisions and early responsibility as we scale.
• Team Culture: Join a team of curious minds that challenge each other, collaborate openly and celebrate progress together.
• Growth & Learning: Steep learning curves, regular feedback and room to grow with the company.
• Well-being Perks – Hansefit membership and fresh fruit boost your overall health and well‑being.

Contact

Ready to become an aevoloopy?

Apply directly or reach out if you have any questions about the role or working at aevoloop: [e-mail].