Laboratory Manager

Calucem; Cataluña; Presencial; EUR 50.000 - 70.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Join a leading specialty cement producer as a Laboratory Manager, overseeing laboratory operations and supporting global sales. You will manage projects, lead a team, and ensure safety and quality in laboratory practices, contributing to innovative construction solutions.

Formación

• Experience in project and team management.
• Knowledge of CAC clinker and mortar formulations.

Responsabilidades

• Manage laboratory team and advise on test methods.
• Support customers and manage R&D projects.
• Ensure safety and maintenance of laboratory equipment.

Conocimientos

Project Management

Team Management

Customer Support

Building Chemistry

Innovation

Descripción del empleo

Step into an exciting opportunity with Molins, a solid and solvent company with a long history of innovation and growth. Here, you’ll work alongside a team of passionate and enthusiastic professionals who foster a collaborative and supportive environment.

Imagine, project, and build your own career. At Molins, you’ll have the freedom to shape your own career path, continuously learning and evolving while contributing your expertise to meaningful projects. If you’re ready to make an impact and help build a better future, this is the place for you.

And speaking about the future, shall we talk about yours?

JOB DESCRIPTION

Calucem is a specialty cement producer with around 100 years of experience in Calcium Aluminate Cement (CAC).

After nearly a century as leaders in calcium aluminate cement solutions, Calucem is now renewing its visual identity to align with Molins, the company it belongs to, symbolized by a new logo that shares the same purpose: driving social development and improving people's quality of life through innovative and sustainable construction solutions.

We are seeking a highly experienced Laboratory Manager responsible for the global technical centre. The role involves providing laboratory support to global sales and technical teams to ensure sales development aligns with company ambitions.

The Laboratory Manager oversees the development of laboratory know-how, manages project deliverables (R&D, innovation, product development), leads the laboratory team in work organization, skills development, safety, and equipment supervision, and reports to the CCTO, consolidating information to monitor company performance.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

As a Laboratory Manager, your key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting customers across all sales regions and fields of application (building chemistry, refractories, rapid hardening binders, etc.).
• Managing the laboratory team, advising, and evaluating laboratory test methods.
• Ensuring safety, supply, and maintenance of laboratory equipment.
• Following up on customer projects and supporting sales through laboratory visits.
• Understanding customer requirements and implementing them in research projects and upstream customer trials.
• Managing research and development projects with customers and external partners.
• Formulating products and developing branch-specific solutions.
• Leading new product development and meeting customer expectations, coordinating lab test series with Technical Managers.
• Ensuring timely completion of analyses.
• Collaborating on project work, developing, and optimizing new or alternative binders.
• Preparing reports and supporting report development.
• Assisting in preparing data for marketing and technical support documentation.
• Attending courses and training as required by the employer.
• Adhering to all procedures, quality plans, and safety regulations, including environmental and hazardous waste management.
• Performing additional tasks as assigned by superiors, within professional competence and physical and mental capacity.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

We are looking for a professional who meets the following criteria:

• Skills in project and team management, CAC clinker knowledge, mortar formulations, customer support, and building chemistry, with a relevant academic network.
• Strong communication skills, innovation, flexibility, entrepreneurship, safety awareness, and cross-functional collaboration abilities.