About this role
People. Talented, resilient, and passionate. Honest, humble, and respectful. Striving to make the world a better place by formulating for our planet’s change makers, our people ignite the magic we make at our labs and constantly pursue ways to inspire our customers and move us forward in our journey toward innovation through formulation.
The people at Azelis embrace change as an invaluable opportunity to grow, learn and become ever better at what we do. We are a team united in passion, vision, and values. And we believe that we can work together to achieve everything we set our minds to.
Our industry is ready for disruption, and we are looking for enthusiastic and innovative people who are thirsty for a challenge to join us and make a difference.
Are you here for the change makers? You’ve come to the right place… We are looking for a talented, proactive, dynamic and self-motivated
Laboratory Manager Food & Health
Are you ready to be part of our international, dynamic Team? If yes, we would like to meet you!
Mission
The Laboratory Manager supervises the dedicated laboratory activities, formulation development, sample/prototype creation, testing and product characterization in order to support the commercial team (sales, product management, Principal Development Managers, etc.). He/She contributes to the innovation process with technical knowledge and expertise and is responsible for appropriate knowledge documentation and record taking.
Main Accountabilities
• Formulation development and optimization • Manage, develop and manufacture products in accordance with customer formulations; • Evaluate stability tests; • Support the manufacturing of products to develop and evaluate formulation.
• Information sharing and record keeping • Ensure accurate records are kept in line with regulatory requirements; • Maintain stock records where required; • Act as technical interface towards principals and customers; • Contribute to best practice sharing within the technical community EMEA.
• Training and consulting • Train customers, internal colleagues and suppliers on products and applications; • Support marketing and sales with customer and supplier events; • Support sales with customer problem solving.
• Line management and supervisory responsibility of the laboratory activities. • Health and Safety • Responsible for all health and safety procedures in the laboratory; • Continuously improve health and safety procedures; • Ensure all team members follow health and safety procedures; • Provide training to team members where required.
• Sustainability • Translate the Group’s Sustainability Strategy into concrete job-related action items and contribute actively and timely to the implementation of the sustainability KPIs
Experience, Skills & Education
• Master degree with some years of experience in the lab or Bachelors degree in Food Technology or relevant with at least 5 to 7 years of experience; • Broad chemical and application knowledge in relevant field; • Experience in laboratory management; • Ability to influence and achieve results through others; • Ability to liaise with people at all levels both internally and externally; • Analytical skills; • Good knowledge of English; • Advanced user of various IT tools.