About the Role

Kutch Copper Limited is looking for an experienced Senior Manager – WSMD Lab to lead laboratory operations supporting one of India's largest copper smelting complexes. The role will be responsible for managing weighing, sampling, moisture determination, analytical quality control, laboratory compliance, equipment reliability, and digital laboratory systems.
The position plays a critical role in ensuring accurate and timely analytical support for smelter operations, enabling data-driven process control, production optimization, and quality assurance while maintaining the highest standards of safety, compliance, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Laboratory Operations Management
• Lead daily and shift-wise WSMD laboratory operations to support smelter production requirements.
• Ensure timely receipt, preparation, testing, and reporting of samples from smelting, converting, refining, slag, dust, by-products, and other process streams.
• Coordinate with operations, process, and quality teams to prioritize critical samples and provide timely analytical feedback.




• Ensure compliance with sample collection, preparation, preservation, testing, and reporting protocols.

Quality Assurance & Analytical Excellence
• Drive laboratory quality systems and ensure adherence to approved SOPs and testing methodologies.
• Oversee analytical quality control, calibration verification, standardization, and result validation activities.
• Review analytical data, identify deviations, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Ensure accuracy, reliability, and traceability of laboratory results.

Process Improvement & Operational Excellence
• Identify opportunities to improve testing turnaround time, workflow efficiency, and analytical performance.
• Support laboratory automation, process improvement, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Drive best practices in sample management, testing methodologies, and laboratory operations.
• Analyze operatio

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