Site Laboratory Manager - Civil Engineering Lab (Various Sites)

SGS is the world’s leading Testing, Inspection and Certification company. We operate a network of over 2,500 laboratories and business facilities across 115 countries, supported by a team of 99,500 dedicated professionals. With over 145 years of service excellence, we combine the precision and accuracy that define Swiss companies to help organizations achieve the highest standards of quality, compliance, and sustainability.

SGS South Africa, Matrocast Division, is seeking to fill a key role in its Civil Engineering Site Laboratories in the Western Cape Region. The roles involves but not limited to providing, implement and manage a laboratory production plan as per the site requirements. The Site Laboratory Manager to ensure all client communication is communicated to the relevant Regional/Contracts Manager and ensure the requests are acted on, while maintaining discipline on site.

The ideal candidate for this position will be a person with good leadership skills, integrity and good interpersonal skills and is able to command respect from those he/she deals with, whilst possessing enough energy and passion to maintain good staff relationships. A successful career in delivering performance against agreed strategic objectives and ultimately ensuring that all quality and testing methods are observed, and any deviation is reported without delay.

• A Site Laboratory Manager is responsible for Laboratory Management production planning on site and meeting deadlines.

• A Site Laboratory Manager is responsible to liaise with clients and relevant regional manager.

• A Site Laboratory Manager is responsible to ensure reporting is correct before signing and distribution.

• A Site Laboratory Manager is responsible for implementation of quality control systems and Health and Safety regulations in and around the laboratory.

• A Site Laboratory Manager is responsible for multi-disciplinary site laboratory including Soils, Concrete, asphalt, Seals and Aggregates

• A Site Laboratory Manager is responsible to adhere to all quality and safety requirements of the SGS management system.

• A Site Laboratory Manager is responsible to assist the technicians with any job whether it is on site or inside the laboratory as per instruction from the authorized site supervisor /laboratory manager.

• A Site Laboratory Manager is responsible to perform any other reasonable tasks as assigned by the authorized site supervisor/laboratory manager and regional manager.

• A Site Laboratory Manager is responsible for following all SGS policies and procedures on site including but not limited to the payroll, leave, disciplinary procedure.

• Provide training for all staff as training needs are identified.

• Ensure all SGS mandatory (OI Toolbox/ Annual Integrity / Social Media etc) training is done as and when required.

• All timesheets, claim forms and payroll instructions are sent to the relevant departments timeously.

• Relevant National Diploma or NQF 6 / Grade 12 or NQF4 equivalent or skills and experience sufficient to be recognized as a qualification through - Recognition of Prior Learning.

• Drivers License

• Relevant National Diploma and ten years relevant experience or NQF 6 and ten years relevant experience. OR

• Grade 12 and fifteen years relevant experience or NQF4 and fifteen years relevant experience.

• Competent and qualified to do all tests in all laboratory divisions including soils, asphalt, seals, concrete / aggregate

• Competent and qualified to do quality laboratory control and implementation

• Competent and qualified to supervise and execute all field work

• Be familiar with COLTO

• Knowledge of Health and Safety

• Competent and qualified to do all tests (TMH 1 and SANS) in all laboratory divisions including soils, asphalt, seals, concrete / aggregate

• Computer literate (Word, Excel, Outlook)