Operational Laboratory Manager

Job Description:

Why join us
Own your leadership at Nutreco, an SHV Company. In our MasterLab in Boxmeer, you’ll lead and energize our instrumental analysis team, pushing the boundaries of quality, efficiency, and scientific excellence.

You’ll guide one of our two operational laboratory teams, delivering high‑quality, reliable results for our internal and external customers. As you foster collaboration and elevate standards, you’ll play a key role in how our labs grow and innovate for the future. Own your impact. Own your innovation. Own your future.

What you’ll do

• Lead daily lab operations and ensure the delivery of fast, accurate analytical results

• Coach, develop, and empower lab technicians while building a strong, collaborative team culture

• Solve challenges with analysts and department leads, shaping continuous improvement across the lab

• Optimize outsourcing decisions to balance quality, turnaround time, and cost

• Uphold regulatory standards (GLP, ISO) through consistent SOP implementation

• Monitor KPIs, manage escalations, and translate feedback into improvement initiatives

• Innovate: from refining workflows and technologies to developing and validating new analytical methods

• Plan and allocate resources effectively to meet workload fluctuations.

What you’ll bring

• BSc or MSc in life sciences, analytical/biological chemistry, or related field

• 5+ years in operational laboratory work, including 2+ years in a leadership role

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills

• Hands‑on experience with analytical techniques such as Chromatography and ICP

• Fluent in Dutch and English

• Systematic, accurate, and highly collaborative working style

• Comfortable using digital tools and learning new systems

• Proactive, self‑driven, and results‑oriented

What we offer

• A full‑time position in an international, dynamic environment

• Competitive remuneration package, strong pension scheme, and 30 vacation days

• Development opportunities within Nutreco and across the broader SHV Group

• A workplace that encourages ownership, continuous improvement, and new ideas

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Our organisation:
Nutreco is a global leader in animal nutrition and fish feed. Our advanced nutritional solutions are at the origin of food for millions of consumers worldwide. Quality, innovation and sustainability are guiding principles, embedded in the Nutreco culture from research and raw material procurement to products and services for agriculture and aquaculture. Experience across 100 years brings Nutreco a rich heritage of knowledge and experience for building its future.

Equal Opportunity Employer: 

Nutreco is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, military status or any other status protected by applicable local law. Please advise us at any point during the recruitment and selection process if you require accommodation. Nutreco is committed to compliance with all applicable legislation, including providing accommodation for applicants with disabilities.