Lab Site Officer

Job description

Roquette is a family-owned global leader in plant-based ingredients, a pioneer of plant proteins and a leading provider of pharmaceutical excipients.

What makes us proud?

Using plant-based resources, we collaborate with our customers and partners to imagine and offer ingredients to better feed people and treat patients.

Each of our ingredients responds to unique and essential needs, and they enable healthier lifestyles.

To meet our challenges, we are looking for a Lab Site Officer within the R&D team!

This position will be located in Singapore and report into Head of R&D Greater Asia.

Our Team

Innovation is the heart of our strategy, the R&D function supports the GBUs’ strategies (Pharma, Food and Industry) by deploying specific sciences and technologies, which contribute to supporting the current activity and the existing processes, innovating and thus creating better solutions, ingredients and formulations for our customers.

Their mission

The R&D teams are working on: 

·  Developing new solutions in accordance with the strategies and priorities set by the GBU and the Projects Platforms in the context of the PMT (medium-term plan)
·  Exploring new opportunities, based on macro-trends, overall trends, needs of the markets and the customers
·  Supporting the existing activity with the different technological and scientific skills

Your experience and talents will make the difference to

The Site Officer will play a supportive role to the operations of the facility and laboratories (Pharma, Biopharma, Analytical and Food Labs) and the Customer Experience Centre of the Roquette Asia Pacific Innovation Center.

The role is responsible to assist with the administrative and maintenance activities of the site and research laboratories, including but not limited to the following:

Research Laboratory management:

·  Ensure good housekeeping of the laboratory at all times and ensure compliance with safety rules and regulations (e.g. EHS)
·  Coordinate routine maintenance and repairs of lab equipment and facilities
·  Keep track of chemicals/consumables/spare parts inventories to ensure continuous supply for lab users
·  Maintain up-to-date chemical inventory records, chemical /biohazard waste management and records as well as other important documentation such as laboratory risk assessment and laboratory standard operating procedures
·  Support and coordinate procurement activities such as request for quotations, vendor creation in the system, raise purchase orders and obtain the necessary approvals, and liaise with vendors and Roquette Finance on purchase invoices
·  Support recruitment, onboarding and off-boarding of interns and full-time employees
·  Support the operations of the Innovation Centre (i.e., payment of regular bills, pest control, supplies, visitors, events)
·  Maintain finance documents of purchases for audit purposes by ensuring that quotations, approvals, orders, delivery orders and invoices are properly stored
·  Be the point-of-contact for the landlord and building management for facility/building-related issues (e.g. security, repairs, communications)
·  Work with lab managers on capex and opex management.

Office management:

·  Maintain pantry and office supplies such as stationaries and other items
·  Manage visitor registration at the innovation center
·  Liaise with freight forwarders for all shipments and management shipment records
·  Carry out all general office management such as housekeeping, cleaning contractor supervision, seating arrangements, and help with site events.

What we will love about you:

·  Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to build positive working relationships
·  Highly organized, resourceful, hands-on person and able to multitask
·  Takes ownership proactively
·  Fluent in English

                             

And also …

·  Completed Diploma or BSc in Science related disciplines
·  2 years of relevant work experience

If you identify yourself in this position, please apply by uploading your resume and let's start the journey together !

Roquette is proud to be a global company where you can find personal and professional growth through multiple diverse experiences. 

Roquette believes Diversity, Equity and Inclusion must be woven into everything we do, from the products we make, through the relationships we build with our partners, and most importantly within the teams we create and how we interact together.

As we continue to grow, Roquette understands that to be successful we must always be inclusive in our approach, by creating a workforce that represents the world we live in, and the communities and customers we serve.

To find out more about our products, values and sustainable development ambitions visit us at www.roquette.com and at www.sustainability.roquette.com