Manager / Senior Manager Food Chemical & Instrumentation Laboratory

Location: Barasat, Kolkata

Department: Food Chemical & Instrumentation Laboratory

Experience: 12 - 20 Years

Qualification: BSc,/M.Sc./MTech in Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry / Food Chemistry or related discipline

Job Overview

We are looking for an experienced Manager / Senior Manager to lead our Food Chemical & Instrumentation Laboratory. The role involves managing laboratory operations, ensuring technical excellence, maintaining ISO/IEC 17025 compliance, and leading a team for accurate and timely testing of food samples.

Key Responsibilities

- Manage day-to-day operations of the Food Chemical & Instrumentation Laboratory.
- Supervise analysis of food samples for chemical, nutritional, additive, preservative, and contaminant parameters.
- Ensure proper operation, calibration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of HPLC, GC-FID, IC, UV-Vis, FTIR, TOC Analyzer, Automatic Titrators, Kjeldahl, Soxhlet, and other analytical instruments.
- Lead method development, verification, validation, and measurement uncertainty studies.




- Review analytical data and approve test reports before release.
- Ensure compliance with ISO/IEC 17025, NABL, FSSAI, BIS, AOAC, and other applicable standards.
- Handle internal audits, NABL assessments, customer audits, and regulatory inspections.
- Supervise, train, and develop laboratory personnel.
- Monitor laboratory quality, TAT, instrument performance, documentation, and data integrity.
- Provide technical support to customers and assist in expanding laboratory capabilities.

Eligibility Criteria

- M.Sc. in Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry / Food Chemistry or related discipline.
- 1220 years of experience in a NABL-accredited Food Testing Laboratory.
- Hands-on experience with food chemical analysis and analytical instrumentation.
- Robust knowledge of ISO/IEC 17025, NABL, FSSAI, BIS, AOAC, and Codex requirements.
- Experience in laboratory management, method validation, audit handling, and team leadership.
- Experience as an NABL Authorized Signatory will be an added advantage.

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