Roles & Responsibilities

We are seeking an experienced Laboratory Supervisor to establish and manage the quality testing laboratory at our UAE manufacturing facility. The role owns all reliability, physical performance and e-liquid chemical testing activities, ensuring every batch meets technical specifications before release.

Key Responsibilities

1. Laboratory Setup & Management

• Manage the day-to-day operation of the factory laboratory, including workflow, scheduling and 5S housekeeping.
• Develop and continuously improve laboratory management procedures, equipment operating instructions (SOPs) and preventive maintenance plans.

2. Product Reliability Testing

• Lead and supervise reliability testing on finished and semi-finished products, including (but not limited to) thermal shock / high-low temperature cycling, simulated transport vibration and drop testing.
• Verify product stability and durability under extreme environmental and logistics conditions.

3. Physical Performance & Aerosol Testing

• Own aerosol/vapour output testing, draw resistance (puff resistance) testing and air-tightness/leak testing of finished goods.
• Confirm that puffing experience and anti-leakage performance conform to technical specifications.

4. E-liquid Physical & Chemical Analysis

• Perform incoming-material and in-process testing of critical parameters such as viscosity, density and refractive index.
• Ensure batch-to-batch consistency of e-liquid and prevent filling abnormalities on the production line.

5. Test Reporting & Quality Alerts

• Review, approve and issue raw test records and formal test reports.
• Escalate quality risks identified during testing to the Quality Manager and Engineering Department in a timely manner, and participate in root cause analysis and corrective action.

6. Equipment Calibration & Asset Management

• Manage periodic calibration and verification of laboratory instruments (temperature & humidity chambers, viscometers, analytical balances, testing machines, etc.).
• Maintain calibration status, traceability and records to guarantee the accuracy and legal validity of test data.

7. Team Training & Compliance

• Train, coach and assess laboratory technicians; enforce standardised operating practices.
• Ensure the laboratory operates in line with CNAS / ISO/IEC 17025 or equivalent quality management system requirements.

Desired Candidate Profile

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree or above in Chemistry, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics or a related discipline.
• Experience: Minimum 3 years of laboratory management experience in the electronics manufacturing or chemical industry.
• Technical Skills: Solid command of physical performance testing processes for electronic products; familiar with the operating logic of environmental test equipment and with test data processing/analysis.
• Quality Mindset: Familiar with ISO/IEC 17025 laboratory management standards; disciplined data recording and report writing habits; high sensitivity to abnormal data and out-of-specification results.
• Instrument Maintenance: Able to independently troubleshoot common laboratory equipment faults; clear management logic for calibration cycles and preventive maintenance of precision instruments.
• Communication: Strong cross-functional collaboration skills; able to feed back test results objectively to Production and Engineering and drive improvement actions.
• Language: Working proficiency in English (listening, speaking, reading and writing); able to read test standards in English and write basic test reports in English.
• Personal Attributes: Honest and trustworthy, principled, and able to maintain objective and impartial judgement under pressure.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to build a laboratory from the ground up in a newly established UAE manufacturing facility.
• Competitive salary package, visa and benefits in line with UAE labour law.

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