Assistant Lab Manager - Minerals

Assistant Lab Manager - Minerals - Kershaw, South Carolina

Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions to many of the world's top-recognized brands and companies, is actively seeking an Assistant Minerals Lab Manager to join our Minerals team in Kershaw, SC.

This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career in the minerals testing and mining services industry.

Intertek Minerals provides geochemical assay and testing services, minerals inspection and trade services to support the minerals and mining supply chain globally from grassroots exploration to final product shipment.

With industry-recognized technical expertise and an established global network, Intertek offers end to end Total Quality Assurance across our clients' entire resource development chain.

Intertek is continually innovating and evolving to reduce risk for consumers, brands and organizations in every sector and industry around the world.

We go beyond Testing, Inspection and Certification of products: we are a Total Quality Assurance Provider to industries worldwide.

Our Purpose: Bringing quality, safety, and sustainability to life.

What are we looking for?

The purpose of this role is to assist the Lab Manager - Minerals to ensure that Intertek's contractual obligations for the on-site laboratory are met in accordance with client requirements and Intertek's operational standards.

This role is responsible to assist the Lab Manager - Minerals in maintaining and continuously improving contract KPIs, ensuring laboratory operations are delivered safely, efficiently and ensuring inventory accuracy.

The role also focuses on engaging employees in laboratory operations and monitoring staff performance from both a safety and productivity perspective.

The position requires regular review of daily operational data to ensure turnaround times (TAT) and quality standards are achieved, and proactive management of consumables and critical equipment spares to prevent disruption to laboratory performance.

Shift/Schedule: Sunday-Thursday, 5:30am - 3:30pm

Salary & Benefits Information

In addition to competitive compensation packages, when working with Intertek you can expect benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, 401(k) with company match, generous vacation / sick time (PTO), tuition reimbursement and more.

What you'll do:


* Assist the Lab Manager - Minerals with the management of the resources available at the laboratory including preparation of invoices, setting priorities\objectives, allocating resources to ensure optimum outcomes whiles maintaining effective cost control.


* Assist the Lab Manager - Minerals with to ensure lab performance KPI are in line with contractual obligations and performance requirements.


* Ensure analytical data is provided on time and review any delays to optimize laboratory operations.


* Provide feedback to Lab Manager - Minerals for formal performance reviews, performance improvement and dis...