Manager -Lab Operations - Testing and Certification EEIMEA

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• Responsible for managing testing laboratories and shared laboratories within the Pune facility.
• Responsible for ensuring the safe operation of the testing laboratories at Pune by ensuring compliance to Henkel and local safety standards.
• Introduction of new testing capability with high flexibility and agility while ensuring safe operations at the same time. Management and motivation of a technical group ranging including permanent and temporary staff.
• Responsible for adherence to quality standards (ISO17025, ISO9000) in the testing group.
• Responsibility for maintaining systems, documentation and technical standards so as to pass external audits.
• Leadership of the team with respect to technical questions; setting the technical goals and ensuring delivery to these goals.
• Internationally recognized testing standards (ISO, ASTM, EN) are followed in the laboratory and the provision of quality results to internal and external customers is ensured.
• Day to day responses on technical questions across multiple strategic business units and technologies.
• Managing the delivery of technical data to multiple strategic business units.
• Design and implementation of globally used digital tools (eg digital intake systems; Henkel digital system- Albert for testing groups)
• Executing capital expenditures for the Pune site.
• Coordinating with global testing initiatives and testing locations in Mexico, USA, Germany, Ireland, and China.

• Minimum 8 years of work experience
• Should be a Masters in Science or Engineering
• Must have working experience into lab operations and management
• Should have Mechanical aptitude/testing knowledge
• Managing interfaces and interactions with multiple technical stakeholders

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We look for a diverse team of individuals who possess different backgrounds, experiences, personalities and mindsets.