Laboratory Manager
SGS North America
Vancouver, WA
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JOB DETAILS
JOB TYPE
Full-time, Employee
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Benchmarking, Budget Management, Budgeting, Chemistry, Cost Control, Customer Support/Service, Data Quality, Equipment Maintenance/Repair, Green Business, Housekeeping/Cleaning, Human Resources, Human Resources Planning, Industry Standards, Information Technology & Information Systems, Instrumentation, Laboratory, Laboratory Management, Laboratory Operations, Laboratory Techniques, Leadership, Operations Management, People Management, Problem Solving Skills, Production Control, Production Costing, Quality Assurance, Quality Management, Quality Monitoring, Risk Analysis, Safety/Work Safety, Staff Training, Team Lead/Manager, Team Player, Testing, Time Management
LOCATION
Vancouver, WA
POSTED
30+ days ago
Company Description
SGS is the global leader and innovator in inspection, verification, testing and certification services. Founded in 1878, SGS is recognized as the global benchmark in quality and integrity. With over 97,000 employees in 130 countries and operating a network of more than 2,400 offices and laboratories, we provide services to almost every industry by assuring quality and safety of products and services.
Trusted all over the world, SGS is a market leader because we put 100% passion, pride and innovation into everything we do. We encourage new ideas. We welcome people who challenge the way we do things. And we will be 100% committed to helping you reach your full potential.
SGS is the world's leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 94,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world.
Job Description
The Laboratory Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operations of their respective laboratory. They will be a subject matter expert and work with Departmental Supervisors to manage sample throughput to ensure turnaround times are met while maintaining data quality that meets or exceeds industry standards. This position is responsible for promoting a safe working culture and environment throughout the laboratory.
* Profitably manage the day-to-day operation of the respective laboratory in line with budget targets and Group objectives focusing on analysis quality and sample throughput
* Ensure effective laboratory operations, including housekeeping, human resources, safety, quality assurance, security, and environmental practices
* Work with client services to resolve technical and service issues
* Work with service group supervisors to manage staff and instrumentation resources to maximize sample throughput and ensure that turnaround times are met
* Demonstrate good leadership through effective planning, delegating and empowering subordinates appropriately, and leading by example. Manage people and performance daily, acting quickly and decisively when required
* Ensure staffing levels are appropriate for sample volumes and that staff are properly trained to perform their assigned duties
* Oversee hiring and training competent laboratory personnel
* Responsible for buying appropriate services and equipment that are best suited to meet the needs of the laboratory
* Ensure the lab's consumables inventory is appropriate for current workloads
* Monitoring the quality of data and ensure that the lab's QA objectives are met on time
* Perform regular in department visits throughout the laboratory
* Work in conjunction with the functional support groups to ensure a proactive and planned approach to budgets, human resource planning, and the use of analytical instrumentation and information technology
* Actively promote a strong culture of safe laboratory practices and the maintenance of a safe working environment
* Maintains a sound understanding of management techniques and the commitment to deliver performance that meets the expectations of SGS
* Balances production and cost control demands with needs while not allowing one to become
* subordinate to the other
* Ensures risk assessments are completed for all routine and non-routine activities
* Ensures Safe Working Methods are in place and applied in all operations and as identified by contract
* Participates in incident investigations involving their department personnel
Qualifications
* Bachelors degree in Chemistry or a science-related field
* Minimum of 5 years of progressive laboratory management experience
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