Responsibilities of Tissue Culture Lab Manager /n Overall Lab Management /n /n

- 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.

/n /n Production Management /n /n

- 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.

/n /n Team Management /n /n

- 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.

/n /n Contamination & Quality Control /n /n

- 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.

/n /n Media Preparation & Inventory /n /n

- 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.

/n /n Equipment Management /n /n

- 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.

/n /n Documentation & Records /n /n

- 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.

/n /n Acclimatization & Nursery Management /n /n

- 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.

/n /n Cost & Productivity Management /n /n

- 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.

/n /n Safety & Compliance /n /n

- Ensure protected 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.

/n /n Reporting /n /n

- 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.

/n /n Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) /n /n

- 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