Laboratory Operations Manager

About This Job NxtWave Location Hyderabad Telangana India Work Mode Onsite Industry IT System Testing and Evaluation Job Description About the role The Manager Lab Operations Infrastructure will own the complete operational backbone of NIATs 40 labs across campuses from initial equipment procurement and vendor evaluation through preventive maintenance consumables replenishment and asset tracking This role also owns lab safety readiness fire safety medical emergency response first aid daily audits CCTVbased monitoring and flagging and running equipmentusage training for students and staff Know more about NIAT https www niatindia com Know more about NIAT 5 0 Labs https www youtube com watch vUMUw0ffRrc Why this role exists Handson labs are the core of how our students learn and a lab is only as good as the systems running behind it Equipment that isnt specified right maintained well or replenished on time quietly erodes the learning experience one broken component or delayed class at a time This role exists to make sure that never happens Across 40 labs spread over multiple campuses someone needs to own the operational backbone from the very first equipment purchase through its ongoing upkeep safety and compliance as a designed system rather than a series of reactive fixes Thats this role What you will own Initial Capital Procurement Own the endtoend process of setting up new labs and equipping existing ones getting quotes from multiple vendors evaluating them on quality and total cost of ownership not just price and taking equipment from purchase order through delivery installation and acceptance testing before its signed off as ready for use Consumables Replenishment Own the ongoing process for replenishing lab consumables and components on time every time so no session is ever blocked by a missing part Build and maintain a reliable vendor base and reorder cadence Maintenance Asset Management Design and run the preventive maintenance process for lab equipment across all campuses Own asset tagging and lifecycle tracking for every piece of equipment from the day it arrives to the day its retired so nothing goes untracked lost or unaccounted for Safety Emergency Readiness Set up and maintain fire safety protocols medical emergency response processes and firstaid readiness across every lab This isnt paperwork its making sure that if something goes wrong the campus already knows what to do Audits Quality Control Run daily audits of lab conditions equipment status and process adherence Catch small issues before they become downtime Monitoring Compliance Own the CCTV monitoring and flagging mechanism for lab spaces using it to catch misuse safety violations or maintenance issues early Ensure every campus lab operates to the same standard Enablement Run a crash course for students and staff on correct lab equipment usage so damage and safety incidents are prevented at the source rather than fixed after the fact Crosscampus coordination Work closely with campuslevel managers and external vendors to execute all of the above consistently even though the labs are spread across locations Execute procurement and maintenance activity within budgets set by leadership What kind of person thrives here Someone who treats process as a product who doesnt just fix whats broken today but designs the system so it doesnt break the same way tomorrow and doesnt just buy equipment but buys it right the first time Someone comfortable being handson with hardware and equally comfortable writing an SOP or a vendor spec sheet that a nontechnical campus admin can follow without handholding Someone who can hold multiple campuses to one standard without being physically present at all of them every day through good systems checklists and trust in people they coordinate with rather than manage directly This is a role for someone who gets genuine satisfaction from a lab that just works quietly reliably invisibly rather than one that needs to be shown off to be appreciated Experience We Care About What youve done Worked handson in an electronics hardware or robotics lab environment you know what these labs actually need to run and to run wellLed or closely supported equipment procurement writing specs evaluating vendor quotes negotiating terms and seeing a purchase through to installation and signoffManaged ongoing consumables inventory processes in a technical or lab settingSet up or run equipment maintenance schedules and assettracking processesHandled safety compliance fire emergency response in a lab plant or technical facilityCoordinated across multiple sites locations with vendors or site teams even without being physically present everywhere Credentials context 2 to 4 years of relevant experience in lab operations facilities or hardware technical