Manager
Posted 2 Sep 2026
Advertised as “Senior Manager - WSMD Lab (Copper Concentrate)”
BranchFactor Summary
The original posting with the fluff stripped out
- Expected experience
- 15+ yrs
- Management level
- People management
No salary listed for this role.
Field of studyChemical Engineering, Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Metallurgy (or related)
Study levelBachelor's or higher
Field of studyAnalytical Chemistry, Chemistry (or related)
Study levelMaster's or higher
About Business:
Adani Group: Adani Group is a diversified organisation in India comprising 10 publicly traded companies. It has created a world class logistics and utility infrastructure portfolio that has a pan-India presence. Adani Group is headquartered in Ahmedabad, in the state of Gujarat, India. Over the years, Adani Group has positioned itself to be the market leader in its logistics and energy businesses focusing on large scale infrastructure development in India with O & M practices benchmarked to global standards. With four IG rated businesses, it is the only Infrastructure Investment Grade issuer in India.
Job Purpose:
The QA Lab Head in a copper mining and smelting operation ensures the highest standards of quality across all stages of production by overseeing various lab functions. The role involves managing multiple labs, ensuring compliance with industry regulations, optimizing testing processes, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve quality control and operational efficiency.
Responsibilities
Lab Operations Planning and Execution:
- Manage daily and shift-wise laboratory testing activities in line with smelter production priorities.
- Ensure timely receipt, preparation, analysis, and reporting of samples from smelting, converting, refining, slag, dust, by-products, and related process streams.
- Coordinate with production, process, and quality teams to prioritize urgent samples and ensure quick analytical feedback for operational decisions.
- Monitor adherence to sample collection, labelling, preservation, testing, and reporting protocols to maintain reliability of results.
Process Optimization and Continuous Improvement:
- Identify improvement opportunities in sample preparation, testing turnaround time, analytical accuracy, and laboratory workflow efficiency.
- Support implementation of standard methods, best practices, and continuous improvement initiatives within WSMD laboratory operations.
- Track routine operational bottlenecks and coordinate corrective actions with the Lab Head and concerned departments.
- Assist in adoption of improved analytical practices, automation support, and digital tools for better lab productivity and data reliability.
Quality Assurance and Control:
- Ensure execution of quality control checks, calibration verification, standardization, and validation of analytical results as per defined procedures.
- Maintain compliance with approved laboratory SOPs, test methods, internal quality standards, and applicable statutory or customer requirements.