Lab Operations Manager (f/m/d)

Your mission

• Lead and grow the Lab Operations team: a small, specialised crew that includes a safety officer (Sicherheitsbeauftragte*r), a lab operations specialist, and our data manager. You set priorities and standards and are accountable for the team's results.

• Own the lab and pilot-plant infrastructure end to end: procurement, commissioning, calibration, preventive maintenance and documentation. This is the hands-on core of the role: you keep equipment available and the facility ready rather than working on scientific questions.

• Be accountable for occupational safety in the lab and pilot plant: you make sure DGUV and GefStoffV standards, SOPs, and hazardous-substance and waste protocols are actually followe, your safety officer runs the day-to-day.

• Own lab data management as a leadership topic: you set priorities and drive adoption and data discipline across the lab, your data manager builds and runs the systems, dashboards and databases.

• Own the process for reactor safety and TÜV/inspection approvals: keep it structured, scheduled and compliant. The individual technical cases are led by the respective R&D teams, who hold the case lead and the required certifications.

• Be the operational interface to R&D teams, infrastructure partners and vendors and the go-to troubleshooter who clears facility and logistics roadblocks.

• Allocate people, equipment, lab space and consumables across current and future sites in line with R&D priorities.

Your profile

• Degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Process Engineering or a related technical field (M.Sc. preferred; a PhD is welcome but not required we value hands-on operational depth as highly as the academic title).

• Min. 3 years of practical experience in lab and/or pilot-plant operations. Ideally you have worked inside a Lab Operations team and already taken first leadership steps as a deputy or stand-in.

• First experience leading or coordinating people, and the instinct to deliver through specialists rather than doing everything yourself.

• Solid practical grasp of lab and pilot-plant infrastructure, maintenance, procurement and safety frameworks (DGUV, GefStoffV).

• Excellent communication skills in English (written and spoken); German language skills are advantageous but not necessary.

• You bring a hands-on mindset, structure your work efficiently, and collaborate seamlessly across disciplines even under the dynamics of a fast-paced start-up environment.

Why us?

• Real Impact: Help redesign plastics for a truly circular economy.
  
  
• Startup Mindset: Flat hierarchies, fast decisions and early responsibility as we scale.
  
  
• Team Culture: Join a team of curious minds that challenge each other, collaborate openly and celebrate progress together.
  
  
• Growth & Learning: Steep learning curves, regular feedback and room to grow with the company.
  
  
• Well-being Perks – Hansefit membership and fresh fruit boost your overall health and well-being.

Contact

Ready to become an aevoloopy?
Apply directly or reach out if you have any questions about the role or working at aevoloop: join@aevoloop.com .