Ac12059 Laboratory Shift Team Leader - Midrand Market-Related

Alec Cameron & Associates Recruitment Solutions; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is searching for a Laboratory Team Leader in Gauteng, South Africa. This role involves supervising laboratory operations, ensuring adherence to quality assurance protocols, and managing a shift team to meet analytical service standards. Ideal candidates should have experience in laboratory settings and a strong understanding of regulatory compliance. Exceptional skills in analytical services and team supervision are required.

Qualifications

• Experience in laboratory operations and quality control.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements in South Africa.
• Ability to manage and supervise a shift team effectively.

Responsibilities

• Supervise laboratory operations to ensure quality standards are met.
• Perform analytical tasks as assigned according to SOPs.
• Maintain the Quality Management System in the laboratory.

Skills

Analytical services

Quality assurance

Supervisory skills

Good Laboratory Practice

Job description

Laboratory Team Leader The Laboratory Team Leader position will be part of an team that interacts with multif parts of the organisation, including, but not limited to Quality Control, Sample Management, Lab Compliance, and Lab Services.

This position is for maintaining a high level of quality assurance and quality control, in accordance with the Quality Management System, by performing analytical services to satisfy the client's needs in accordance with the requirements of the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority.

This role will supervise the operating activities of the laboratory and prioritise workload to ensure customer service levels are met.

This incumbent will also be responsible for site management of the shift team to efficient and effective operations of the laboratory, as well as to meet reporting deadlines on various types of samples / commodities submitted the laboratory for analytical evaluation ensuring confidentiality of results.

Duties & Responsibilities Ensure and assist in performing analytical tasks as assigned to the shift team as per relevant Guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures of the laboratory.

Perform analysis of samples as per Good Laboratory Practice, Good Manufacturing Guidelines, and applicable Standard Operating Procedures.

Troubleshoot and analytic input into laboratory operations.

Calibrate apparatus using applicable standards according to the calibration programme in the laboratory compiled by the Laboratory Supervisor as per applicable SOPs.

Prepare, calculate, and report raw analytical data according to ALCO+ guidelines (Attributable, Legible, Contemporaneous, Original, Accurate, and Complete).

Maintain the Quality Management System in laboratory according to Good Documentation, Manufacturing, and Laboratory Practices.

Prepare reagents correctly and accurately according to SOPs and applicable methods, documenting all relevant details e.g. reference method, measured pH, temperature etc.

Ensure optimisation of laboratory equipment by keeping re-runs additional tests to a minimum.

Perform method verification, validation,