Coordinator LIMS

Job purpose

This role is accountable for the end-to-end ownership, coordination, and upkeep of electronic laboratory information and results within the lab environment.

Minimum qualification

A National Diploma or BTech in Analytical Chemistry is required.

Requirements

• You must have a certificate in Querying with Transcript_SQL2016.
• At least 3 years of hands-on LIMS experience is needed, including strong working knowledge of LabWare LIMS, LabStation™, Crystal Reports, and related tools.
• Medical fitness for the specific business area is mandatory.
• A clear security screening record is required.
• A valid driver’s licence is required where applicable.

Advantageous qualification

A certificate in LIMS (Labware – LIMS) will be considered an advantage.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and support team members through coaching, on-the-job guidance, performance management, development support, and fair allocation of work.
• Promote high performance, team motivation, and a strong culture of safety, health, and environmental compliance.
• Participate in risk assessments, investigations, corrective actions, and adherence to company policies, procedures, and SHE requirements.
• Contribute to SHE leadership and participate in relevant regional and local decision-making forums that support long-term business sustainability.
• Approve departmental documentation and ensure compliance with the Quality Management System.
• Support safe production, operational excellence, and competitive cost performance.
• Manage financial processes such as purchase requisitions, store reservations, service entry sheets, commitment reporting, actual cost analysis, and cost allocation to business units.
• Support budgeting, expenditure approval, monthly and annual budget preparation, and cost-saving initiatives.
• Build strong internal and external stakeholder relationships, keep communication channels open, and work cross-functionally.
• Register new users in the LIMS reporting database, coordinate IT hardware needs, and support data integration with metal accounting stakeholders.
• Liaise with service providers, environmental management entities, and external partners for process improvement tools and related requirements.
• Maintain system security, manage user compliance, support backup and recovery procedures, and protect data access and availability.
• Handle sample management tasks such as barcode printing, barcode database maintenance, sample categorisation, and sourcing related equipment and software.
• Perform system checks, monitor reliability and availability, identify failures and inefficiencies, troubleshoot issues, and recommend improvements.
• Maintain data integrity, create data availability structures, investigate reporting errors, and support year-end backup strategy planning.
• Maintain printers, electronic hardware, and remote system access, while resolving system errors and updating sample records as required.
• Support integration, optimisation, and technical improvements across specialised software, SACO, SCADA, instrument interfaces, and metals accounting systems.
• Write integration scripts, manage timeous and accurate data transacting for mining, concentrator, smelter, BMR, and financial forecasting needs.
• Provide technical mentorship, analytical input, testing support, system redesign input, and guidance on specialised information software.
• Administer database and information systems, including compliance controls, secure data capture, audit trails, archives, barcode allocation, and LIMS/MES updates.
• Conduct LIMS configurations, manage change requests and upgrades, install software on a local network, train end users, and take full ownership of LIMS functionality.

Additional requirements

No additional requirements were specified.

Other notes

This position involves maintaining system standards, supporting legislative compliance, and ensuring accurate, secure, and available laboratory data for operational use.