Job Description

Responsibilities of Tissue Culture Lab Manager n

Overall Lab Management

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- Manage day-to-day operations of the tissue culture laboratory.
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- Ensure smooth and timely completion of all production activities.
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- Maintain cleanliness, hygiene, and sterile working conditions.
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Production Management

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- Plan and monitor tissue culture production schedules.
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- Manage stages such as media preparation, inoculation, multiplication, rooting, and acclimatization.
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- Maintain production targets and minimize contamination and losses.
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Team Management

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- Supervise lab technicians, helpers, and production staff.
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- Allocate daily work and monitor employee performance.
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- Train staff in aseptic techniques and laboratory procedures.
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Contamination & Quality Control

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- Monitor contamination rates and identify causes.
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- Implement corrective and preventive measures.
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- Maintain consistent plant quality, growth, and multiplication rates.
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Media Preparation & Inventory

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- Supervise preparation and sterilization of culture media.
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- Ensure proper handling and storage of chemicals, hormones, agar, containers, and other materials.
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- Maintain inventory and ensure timely procurement.
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Equipment Management

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- Ensure proper operation and maintenance of autoclaves, laminar airflow cabinets, RO systems, growth rooms, weighing equipment, etc.
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- Maintain equipment records and coordinate servicing when required.
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Documentation & Records

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- Maintain batch-wise production records.
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- Track contamination, multiplication, rooting, and survival rates.
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- Maintain SOPs, laboratory logs, stock records, and quality-control reports.
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Acclimatization & Nursery Management

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- Monitor transfer of tissue-cultured plants from laboratory to greenhouse/nursery conditions.
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- Improve survival rates during hardening and acclimatization.
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- Coordinate with nursery teams for further plant growth.
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Cost & Productivity Management

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- Monitor labour, media, consumables, electricity, and other operational costs.
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- Identify ways to improve productivity and reduce wastage.
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- Achieve production targets while maintaining quality.
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Safety & Compliance

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- Ensure secure handling of chemicals and laboratory equipment.
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- Maintain proper waste disposal and laboratory safety procedures.
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- Ensure staff follow established SOPs and hygiene protocols.
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Reporting

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- Prepare regular production and performance reports for management.
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- Report issues related to contamination, production delays, equipment breakdowns, and manpower requirements.
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- Recommend improvements to increase production efficiency.
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Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)n

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- Production quantity per month
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- Contamination percentage
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- Multiplication rate
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- Rooting success rate
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- Acclimatization/survival percentage
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- Production cost per plant
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- Labour productivity
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- Batch rejection/loss percentage
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- On-time achievement of production targets

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📌 Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory Manager (Kozhikode)
🏢 Leafactory
📍 Kozhikode