LABORATORY LEADER

Description

Job Summary: Conduct chemical, physicochemical, biological, and microbiological tests and analyses, ensuring methodological compliance and promoting team development in a laboratory environment. Key Highlights: 1. Lead the team and promote continuous professional development. 2. Perform physicochemical, biological, and microbiological analyses. 3. Interpret analytical data and prepare technical documentation. Conduct tests and chemical and physicochemical analyses, ensuring that methodologies, materials, analytical reagents, sampling criteria, and safety protocols are properly followed. Strive for process efficiency and achievement of targets. Act as an agent for the development of other area colleagues by providing support and training, aiming to standardize processes and ensure delivery quality. **Responsibilities and Duties** Perform physicochemical, biological, and microbiological analyses to generate quality control reports; Develop analytical methodologies, interpret analytical data, and lead laboratory team activities; Interpret manuals and prepare routine technical documentation and legal records; Calibrate equipment; Implement cost rationalization and reduction plans; Lead work teams, manage conflicts, and promote team development through training and Daily Safety Talks (DDS); Monitor team members’ performance, providing guidance when necessary to maintain workflow pace, quality, and productivity; Analyze daily quality reports to identify deviations from standards in the production process and communicate such deviations to the Supervisor; Prepare reports on production process incidents and analytical results, forwarding information to Laboratory and Industrial Supervision; Perform repairs on machines and equipment for which technical knowledge is possessed; Ensure the analytical plan is implemented and report difficulties to the Supervisor; Ensure and promote compliance with environmental protection actions and occupational health and safety regulations through guidance to teams; Train and enhance team members’ technical, theoretical, and practical knowledge; Identify causes of equipment malfunction and promptly arrange necessary repairs; Perform job-related tasks in strict adherence to all organizational occupational health, safety, and environmental standards and procedures, and consistently use all mandatory Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required for the position and department; responsible for immediately reporting to the immediate supervisor any activity posing a risk to one’s own or colleagues’ health; Carry out duties in alignment with the company’s values, policies, guidelines, procedures, and processes, always focusing on organizational goals and maintaining confidentiality and protection of company information; Maintain discipline in the 5S program, aiming for safe work through organization, standardization, and cleanliness of the workplace; Safeguard company property under one’s responsibility and immediately report any issues or damage detected to the immediate supervisor. **Requirements and Qualifications** Completed undergraduate degree; Registration with the professional regulatory council (CRQ); **Additional Information** Benefits: Meal allowance; Health insurance (Unimed); Dental insurance; Chartered transportation; Wellhub; OrienteMe; On-site meals. Inpasa Brasil was one of the first Brazilian industries producing **Corn Ethanol**, and today is the **largest producer** of clean and renewable corn-based fuel in **Latin America**. For every milestone or target achieved, there is a team of competent professionals. In an innovative industry like ours, having trained professionals is a fundamental achievement; therefore, we invest continuously in training, as well as in our workers’ well-being and safety, through various benefits.