Head of Development, Implementation, and Management of Calibration and Metrology Laboratory - Northern Zone

SGS

Gijón, SpainOn-siteCompetitiveAdded 12 days agoMid · 5+ yearsPermanentRemote: On Site🇪🇸Spanish: Native

🇪🇸 Translated from SpanishLaboratory & testing Business development Mid-senior level

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Responsable de Desarrollo, Implantación y Dirección Laboratorio de Calibración y Metrología - Zona Norte

SGS

·Gijón, Spain

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Gijón, SpainOn-siteCompetitiveAdded 12 days agoMid · 5+ yearsPermanentRemote: On Site🇪🇸Spanish: Native

🇪🇸 Translated from SpanishLaboratory & testing Business development Mid-senior level

SGS

Testing & Certification

View company profile www.sgs.com

International company

99000 employees

Founded 1878

Locations

HQ: Geneva, Switzerland

Spain HQ: Madrid

Madrid Barcelona Valencia Seville Bilbao Castellón Cádiz Cartagena Asturias Navarra Córdoba Fuerteventura

SGS is the world's leading testing, inspection, and certification company, recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality, and integrity. With a massive network of over 99,000 employees and more than 2,600 offices and laboratories worldwide, the company provides essential services across industries including agriculture, energy, chemicals, and consumer goods to help businesses comply with international standards.

In Spain, SGS maintains a robust presence with a network of offices and technical centers spanning the entire country. The Spanish division is particularly significant for international professionals as it serves as a hub for global corporate functions, including IT, Finance, and Digital Innovation. This creates a multicultural work environment where global projects are managed from Spanish cities, offering a blend of local stability and international career mobility.

Founded in 1878 in Rouen, France, as a grain-inspection house, the company moved its headquarters to Geneva in 1919. It went public in 1981 and has since grown through global expansion to become the world leader in the TIC (Testing, Inspection, and Certification) sector.

For international professionals

SGS Spain hosts global centers of excellence for IT and Finance, frequently recruiting for roles where English is the primary working language.
The company has a widespread geographic footprint in Spain, offering opportunities in major cities like Madrid and Barcelona as well as industrial and coastal regions.
As a global leader in certification, employees have access to world-class internal training and professional development programs that are recognized globally.
The work culture is highly technical and process-oriented, making it an ideal fit for engineers, auditors, and data specialists looking for structured career paths.

Head of Development, Implementation, and Management of Calibration and Metrology Laboratory - Northern Zone

SGS

This job was originally posted in Spanish and automatically translated to English. You'll most likely need Spanish to apply.

Job Description

Company Description

We are world leaders in inspection, verification, testing, and certification ✅

We currently have more than 2,600 offices and laboratories worldwide where the best professionals in the sector operate, the SGS Team 🔝

Job Description

At SGS, the world leader in inspection, verification, testing, and certification, we are looking to incorporate a Head/Coordinator for the Gas Laboratory to lead the technical and operational activity of our specialized laboratory.

If you have experience in metrology, calibration, quality systems, and team management, and you want to take on a new professional challenge within an international company that is a benchmark in its sector, this is your opportunity.

🚀 What will be your mission?

You will be the person responsible for coordinating the operation of the laboratory, leading the technical team and ensuring that all calibration work is carried out according to the highest standards of quality, traceability, and technical competence.

Additionally, you will actively participate in the continuous improvement of the laboratory, the development of new procedures, and the technical relationship with clients.

🧩 What will you do on a daily basis?

- Coordination and management of the work to be performed.

- Interpretation and implementation of regulations (ISO 9001, ISO 17025, EA guides, ILAC, etc.)

- Development and implementation of calibration procedures and methods.

- Guaranteeing the technical validity of results, including uncertainty evaluation, traceability, and acceptance criteria.

- Supervision and/or training of technical personnel.

- Commercial management and technical advisory for clients.

Requirements

🎓 What are we looking for in you?

Education

Engineering degree in:
- Chemistry
- Environmental Engineering
- Industrial Engineering

Higher Vocational Training in:
- Industrial Chemistry
- Analysis and Quality Control Laboratory
- Industrial Maintenance
- Instrumentation or related qualifications.

Experience

Minimum of 5 years of experience in a similar position within the field of metrology, calibration, or technical laboratories.
Experience coordinating teams and managing technical projects.
Solid knowledge of quality systems and client relations.

Languages

High level of English, with the ability to communicate fluently and understand specialized technical documentation.

IT Skills

Regular use of Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Word.

⭐ We will especially value

Experience in gas laboratories, instrumentation, or metrology.
Knowledge of quality management systems and laboratory accreditation.
Knowledge of specific regulations:
- UNE-EN ISO 6145-7
- CEM QU-012
Experience in uncertainty calculations, method validation, and metrological traceability.
Leadership capacity, organization, customer orientation, and continuous improvement.

🚗 Other requirements

Availability to travel, mainly in the northern zone.
Driver's license.

Additional Information

Because at SGS we care for people, we offer you an interesting project with an open and flexible work model that values your personal life.
If you come to work with us, you will have the opportunity to work in a multinational company with internal professional development opportunities.
We have a training catalog on par with our technical teams, and you will have the opportunity to access it.
You will have access to a flexible remuneration plan that will bring you a great diversity of services.

At SGS, as part of our firm commitment to the promotion of equal opportunities and respect for diversity, we ensure that all our selection processes are carried out objectively, impartially, and fairly, as well as free from any type of bias or discrimination.

#BeSGS

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Descripción de la empresa

Somos líderes mundiales en inspección, verificación, pruebas y certificación ✅

Actualmente contamos con más de 2.600 oficinas y laboratorios en todo el mundo donde operan las y los mejores profesionales del sector, el Equipo SGS 🔝

Descripción del empleo

En SGS, compañía líder mundial en inspección, verificación, ensayos y certificación, buscamos incorporar un/a Responsable/Coordinador/a para Laboratorio de Gases para liderar la actividad técnica y operativa de nuestro laboratorio especializado.

Si cuentas con experiencia en metrología, calibración, sistemas de calidad y gestión de equipos, y quieres asumir un nuevo reto profesional dentro de una compañía internacional referente en su sector, esta es tu oportunidad.

🚀 ¿Cuál será tu misión?

Serás la persona responsable de coordinar el funcionamiento del laboratorio, liderando al equipo técnico y asegurando que todos los trabajos de calibración se desarrollen conforme a los más altos estándares de calidad, trazabilidad y competencia técnica.

Además, participarás activamente en la mejora continua del laboratorio, el desarrollo de nuevos procedimientos y la relación técnica con clientes.

🧩 ¿Qué harás en tu día a día?

- Coordinación y gestión de los trabajos a realizar.

- Interpretación e implantación de normativas (ISO 9001, ISO 17025, guías EA, ILAC, etc)

- Desarrollo e implantación de procedimientos y métodos de calibración.

- Garantizar la validez técnica de los resultados, incluyendo evaluación de incertidumbre, trazabilidad y criterios de aceptación.

- Supervisión y/o formación del personal técnico

- Gestión comercial y asesoramiento técnico a clientes.

Requisitos

🎓 ¿Qué buscamos en ti?

Formación

Ingeniería en:
- Química
- Ingeniería Ambiental
- Ingeniería Industrial

o bien

Formación Profesional de Grado Superior en:
- Química Industrial
- Laboratorio de Análisis y Control de Calidad
- Mantenimiento Industrial
- Instrumentación o titulaciones afines.

Experiencia

Experiencia mínima de 5 años en un puesto similar dentro del ámbito de la metrología, calibración o laboratorios técnicos.
Experiencia coordinando equipos y gestionando proyectos técnicos.
Conocimientos sólidos en sistemas de calidad y relación con clientes.

Idiomas

Nivel alto de inglés, con capacidad para comunicarse con fluidez y comprender documentación técnica especializada.

Informática

Manejo habitual de Microsoft Office, especialmente Excel y Word.

⭐ Valoraremos especialmente

Experiencia en laboratorios de gases, instrumentación o metrología.
Conocimiento de sistemas de gestión de calidad y acreditación de laboratorios.
Conocimientos de normativa específica:
- UNE-EN ISO 6145-7
- CEM QU-012
Experiencia en cálculos de incertidumbre, validación de métodos y trazabilidad metrológica.
Capacidad de liderazgo, organización, orientación al cliente y mejora continua.

🚗 Otros requisitos

Disponibilidad para viajar, principalmente por la zona norte.
Carné de conducir.

Información adicional

Porque en SGS cuidamos a las personas, te ofrecemos un interesante proyecto con un modelo de trabajo abierto y flexible que da valor a tu vida personal.
Si vienes a trabajar con nosotros tendrás la oportunidad de trabajar en una multinacional con oportunidades de desarrollo profesional interno.
Tenemos un catálogo formativo a la altura de nuestros equipos técnicos, y tendrás la oportunidad de acceder al mismo.
Tendrás acceso a un plan de retribución flexible que te acercará a una gran diversidad de servicios.