Lab Manager

**General Information**:

- Date Published
- 23-Jan-2025
- Advertising Ends
- 29-Jan-2025
- Country
- New Zealand
- Location
- Manawatu
- Role Type
- Science & Technology
- Work Type
- Permanent
- ID#
- 10866

**Position Description**:
**Our Co-operative**

**Fonterra’s strength is in the collective | Te Mātāpuna toa takitini**
- Here at Fonterra, we are committed to growing our people. We value you and your career progression and are excited that you are taking this next step in your career journey with us. We are proud to offer a wide variety of roles across the Co-op, ensuring that no matter what business unit or stage of life you're in, there's a good chance we've got something to suit.At our Research and Development Centre in Palmerston North, we know the smallest things can make a difference, so we research and develop products that last longer, stretch further, work faster, waste less, withstand more and taste better. Bringing together world class dairy products and the deep expertise of our people we work alongside the passionate, talented and innovative food professionals who are driving dairy industry and innovation.**About the opportunity | Mō tēnei tūranga**
- We have an exciting opportunity for a Lab Manager to join our R&D Services team at our Fonterra Research and Development Centre on a permanent part-time basis.As our Lab Manager, your primary responsibility is to ensure effective day to day operations of our laboratories. The role is crucial in maintaining a supportive and efficient lab environment. By focusing on communication, support, and consistent system implementation, we can ensure our labs operate efficiently and effectively, benefiting all users and contributing to overall success.The position offers flexible, permanent part-time hours, up to three days per week, in a job-share capacity. While there are no direct reports, the role includes the responsibility of overseeing the daily operations of our laboratories.**Role responsibilities include**:

- Provide individual support through direct interactions with lab users.
- Facilitate communication between Lab Staff, Area Managers, Site Operations, Contractors, and External Services.
- Provide practical solutions to assist lab users and resolve concerns. Serve as a conduit for technical staff input on lab infrastructure changes.
- Ensure labs are clean and ready for use each week.
- Ensure equipment is cleaned and returned to its place after use, including dishwashing support when required.
- Manage storage areas and ensure old samples are removed
- Perform monthly and annual balance calibration checks.
- Organise for repair or replacement of equipment and infrastructure as needed.
- Ensure labs are stocked with consumables.
- Train existing lab staff, new staff, and students in foundational ways of working and good lab practices.
- Support Area Managers in conducting thorough inductions to ensure lab users are informed and prepared.

**About you | Mōu**
- You’ll have experience in managing a lab in an academic or research setting, with strong communication skills to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.You’ll demonstrate the ability to work independently, manage a dynamic workload effectively, and exhibit excellent prioritisation, and decision-making skills. Being reliable, approachable, and capable of identifying and providing solutions for maintaining high lab standards is essential.**Key attributes**:

- Practical working experience managing a lab in an academic or research setting
- An eye for simplification and continuous improvement
- Capability to influence changes in ways of working
- Resilience, idea-sharing capacity, and effective teamwork skills
- Excellent at managing stakeholders and building relationships with research teams commercial contacts, and external providers
- Take advantage of this opportunity to grow your career and make a significant impact on Fonterra's project delivery.

**Our story | To Tatou Korero**
- Being part of Fonterra means being part of a unique history, realising the potential of dairy for generations to come, and solving for a better future together.Whanaungatanga, our Co-operative spirit, guides a common strength and purposeManaakitanga is how we care for all our people at the heart of what we doKaitiakitanga ensures we care for the land, farming in a way that regenerates our farms and environment for future generationsWhakaohooho inspires us all with excellent career development opportunities, benefits, flexibility, and balance to suit everyone's lifestyles and choicesOur Co-operative is a place where everyone can be themselves, feel empowered to do their best, and are empowered to create goodness for generations.Sound good to you? Come join our whānau and let’s solve for better, together. You, me, us together. Tātou tātou.Applications will close at midnight on Wednesday, 29th of January.