Lab Manager (Applied Research, Shared Services)

JonDavidson Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Technical Officer to enhance laboratory operations and support educational projects. The role involves optimizing space usage, managing safety protocols, and maintaining laboratory equipment. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in engineering labs and a relevant undergraduate degree.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of work experience in Engineering or Infocomm Technology related labs.
• Experience in managing safety and inventories.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate laboratory layout for project suitability.
• Maintain accurate records of space assignments and inventory.
• Ensure lab users adhere to safety protocols.

Skills

Safety Management

Risk Assessment

Inventory Management

Procurement

Education

Undergraduate Degree in Engineering

Computer Science

Computer Engineering

Job description

The successful candidate will be part of a professional officers’ division to bring their rich industry experience and technical skills into their work, creating a better physical environment where learning and innovation take place.

They work with teaching programmes and innovation projects to improve the skills of their students and strengthen the industry and the wider community. The technical officer supports laboratory operation and laboratory maintenance; ensuring laboratories are safe and in conducive condition for laboratory research and education activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate the physical layout and infrastructure of the laboratory to determine the space suitability for the intended projects.

• Optimise space usage by enhancing layout, including equipment arrangement within the laboratory and assess the potential technical requirements for the space and equipment.

• Work with respective officers like Faculty Lab-in-Charge on space allocation recommendations to senior management based on the assessments conducted in points a and b.

• Support the review of space-related change requests including space usage extension and additional space needs.

• Assist Project Investigators (PI) and project team in setting up and configuring equipment or instrumentation, and in vacating the space upon project completion.

• Maintain accurate records of space assignments, utilization, and changes and ensuring timely updates to the research space inventory database.

• Liaise with Estates to grant lab users access to laboratories upon approval.

• Establish, maintain, and update a repository of standard operating procedures (SOPs), including risk assessments (RAs), and other essential documentation for the laboratory.

• Assist and support PIs and other lab users in setting up, maintaining, and executing proper maintenance protocols for laboratory equipment.

• Oversee the daily operations and upkeep of the laboratory, which include maintaining inventory lists of chemicals, licenses and permits, and waste management.

• Ensure lab users adhere to safety protocols, regulations, and standards within the laboratory environment by collaborating with the division’s safety team, PIs, and their respective project teams.

• Implement the requirements of the Lab Safety Management system that would include: conducting regular safety inspections; confirming user lab safety training; implementing safety procedures; and identifying opportunities for improvement.

• Mitigate potential risks by assessing User risk assessments and supporting PIs in implementing risk controls.

Job Requirements:

• Have a minimum Undergraduate Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or Computer Engineering or equivalent qualification.

• With at least 8 years of work experience in Engineering or Infocomm Technology related labs.

• Experience in managing safety as well as inventories.

• Experience with procurement and document management.

• Familiar with engineering and materials processes.

• Have practical knowledge of safety and license requirements for the operation of the laboratory.

• Having experience in managing engineering/ infocomm technology research laboratory will be an advantage.

• Experience with creating Risk assessments, Standard operating procedures, and maintenance of laboratory inventories.

Interested candidates are invited to submit their MS Word formatted CV with the current and expected salary remunerations.

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