Laboratory Manager (Open for Taiwanese Expat, $3000, ID 21188)

Our client is a foreign-invested manufacturing company, now looking for a Laboratory Manager (Open for Taiwanese Expat, $3000, ID 21188)
1. Laboratory Operations Management & Team Development
Team Management: Responsible for recruiting, training, performance evaluation, and daily task assignment for R& engineers and laboratory technicians.
System Maintenance: Develop and optimize Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for laboratory operations, ensuring compliance with quality management systems such as ISO 9001.
Resource Planning: Prepare annual laboratory budgets, coordinate equipment procurement, calibration schedules, and consumable inventory management.
2. Plastic Modification & Formula Development
Material Modification Research: Lead polymer material modification projects to enhance properties such as flexibility, strength, flame resistance, UV resistance, and weatherability.
Product Innovation: Research and develop engineering plastic compounds, biodegradable resins, and high-performance functional masterbatches.
Formula Optimization: Improve cost efficiency of existing formulations and resolve technical challenges related to compatibility between carrier resins and additives.
3. Masterbatch Technology & Color Management
Color Matching: Lead color formulation development and perform precise hand-matching for customer requirements.
Pigment Application: Possess in-depth knowledge of organic/inorganic pigments, dyes, and dispersion technologies in various resin systems such as PP, PE, PET, and PA.
4. Testing Analysis & Customer Technical Support
Analysis & Decision-Making: Interpret testing and analytical results (e.g., MFI, DSC, tensile strength) to support R& direction and product improvement.
Technical Advisory: Collaborate with the sales team to resolve customer processing issues, including injection molding, blown film, and fiber extrusion defects.