Laboratory Manager

Laboratory Manager



Swedish-owned Camfil is the world's leading supplier of clean air solutions. Camfil manufactures and supplies filters in the areas of comfort ventilation, clean processes, containment, air pollution controll, gas turbine filtration and filtration of gaseous contaminants. The business is conducted through sales offices in more than 35 countries, 30 manufacturing sites and 6 research centers around the world. The Camfil group as a whole has an annual turnover of 12 billion SEK and has approximately 5,600 employees, of which 370 have their workplace in Trosa.

Camfil is always working on reducing their energy use and their R&D department tirelessly works on being as sustainable as possible. It has been an eyeopener for many about how important clean air and the impact it has on our health after the pandemic, something Camfil has known and developed since 1963.

We are looking for an experienced Laboratory Manager for our Research & Development department at our research center in Trosa. You will come to a workplace that puts people in focus and is committed to its employees' well-being, professional development and workplace health and safety. Here everyone is given equal opportunities where each individual's ideas are valued and diversity is embraced.

About the role

The Laboratory manager manages a team with 8-9 laboratory technicians and laboratory engineers. This team works with testing and test design of air filters, housings, accessories, raw material and air, with the goal of developing new products, improving or certifying existing products or supporting customers. High emphasis is put on mentoring, resource management, communication and networking, and a high degree of both technical and people skills are required.

Some of your tasks and responsibilities will be:

Managing the lab personnel. This includes salary revisions, appraisals, mentoring and recruitments.
Responsible for health and safety in the lab, including creation of and adherence to safety policies and routines, like e.g. handling, storage and disposal of hazardous substances.
Responsible for work quality, by creating and ensuring adherence to routines for calibration, maintenance and procedures. 
Budgeting of department costs.
Supporting product development, other Camfil labs and customers with test methods, test results and expertise. 
Responsible for educations and tours for both internal and external customers.


Placement is in Trosa, and you report directly to R&D Manager Europe.

Our candidate

We believe you have a Master’s degree in science or equivalent education or experience. You’re experienced in lab- and in situ testing. You have proven experience with managing people, preferably a team of engineers or other technical profiles.

You have excellent English language skills since all the communications at Camfil is in English. To be successful in this role we believe you are inspiring, transparent, flexible, methodical, handy and detail oriented.

Contact

Do you also want to be a part of the success and be a part of this growing company and their journey to create even more clean air to people around the world? Don’t hesitate to send in your application.

We collaborate with Consensus. For more information you’re welcome to contact Anna Wallgren, 073-2642810. We look forward to receiving your application at www.consensus.nu as soon as possible, but the latest the 20th of August.