Lab Operations Lead — Safety, Equipment & R&D Support

Renasens; Borås kommun; On-site; SEK 420,000 - 620,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness allowance

30 days vacation

Job summary

Renasens is seeking an organized, safety-minded professional to own day-to-day lab operations at our Borås-based facility. You will maintain equipment, SOPs, and safety standards while supporting analyses from dye removal to fiber mechanical testing as part of our R&D efforts.

The role combines hands-on lab work with administrative upkeep, ensuring a clean, audit-ready environment and timely data delivery for a fast-moving startup.

Qualifications

• BSc or MSc in chemistry, materials science, textile engineering or related field.
• Hands-on experience with TGA, spectrophotometry, XRD or similar analytical equipment.
• Experience with mechanical testing equipment (tensile, bursting strength) and lab safety.

Responsibilities

• Own lab safety end-to-end: protocols, PPE, chemical handling, storage and waste disposal.
• Maintain, calibrate, and troubleshoot lab equipment; coordinate servicing.
• Run analyses supporting dye removal and fiber mechanical testing.
• Manage lab consumables, inventory and logs to keep experiments running.

Skills

Lab safety practices

Analytical equipment handling

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Education

BSc or MSc in chemistry, materials science, textile engineering

Tools

TGA

Spectrophotometry

XRD

Mechanical testing equipment

Job description

Renasens is seeking an organized, safety-minded professional to own day-to-day lab operations at our Borås-based facility. You will maintain equipment, SOPs, and safety standards while supporting analyses from dye removal to fiber mechanical testing as part of our R&D efforts.

The role combines hands-on lab work with administrative upkeep, ensuring a clean, audit-ready environment and timely data delivery for a fast-moving startup.