Laboratory Testing Manager

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  • Houston, TX
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 months ago
Laboratory Testing Manager, Houston, TX*Relocation Assistance ProvidedOur client is a leading provider of comprehensive testing, inspection, and certification services for the medical device industry. They are dedicated to ensuring the safety, quality, and compliance of medical devices worldwide.Primary Responsibilities:
  • The Laboratory Testing Manager is responsible for directing, coordinating, facilitating and monitoring the daily activities of the lab operations department managers and
  • supervisors.
  • Responsible for the location safety performance and awareness; spearheads and manages initiatives that drive a culture of safety first.
  • Provides and sets direction within the lab to ensure that production goals and customer expectations are consistently met in a safe, timely and cost-effective manner.
  • Responsible and accountable to assigned direct reporting staff and to indirect departmental decisions to include hiring, performance management, and performance review decisions and execution, and approval of overtime.
  • Work with assigned staff to ensure work schedules are maintained and balanced.
  • Consult on various ways of testing requested by the client and provide alternatives and "up" selling with the various add on testing capabilities.
  • Serves as key member of and contributor to, the lab's leadership team in the development and implementation of continuous improvement.
  • Production control to ensure the lab runs smoothly and efficiently.
  • Ensures that safety and quality standards are being met and always maintained within the company's safety and QA programs.
  • Maintain an environment of respect and dignity within the department covering employee interactions and problem solving while ensuring work rules are known and followed.
Required Qualifications: * Degree: Bachelor, Master's, or PhD in an Engineering or technical-related discipline.
  • Must have a minimum of 3+ years of or more experience in Orthopedic Implants or operations and/or program management.
  • Understanding of Continuous Improvement disciplines such as 5S, Six Sigma, Kaizen, etc.
  • Working knowledge of laboratory safety and occupational risk prevention.
  • Proven ability to support, lead, and train staff members for the department in order to meet customers’ expectations on testing.
  • Technical leadership is vital to the production and operation of assigned tests with advanced working knowledge to operate various testing equipment.
  • Ability to communicate (written and oral) effectively with clients and colleagues with great attention to detail and timing of results.
  • Proven ability to multitask and work under strict time lines.
  • Strong organizational, problem-solving and conflict resolution skills to effectively. establish and maintain two-way communications to understand the needs and concerns of all departments.
  • Strong project management, analytical and problem solved skills provide go-to insight in the daily efficient operation of the lab.
  • Proven track record of success with regard to technical competency both inside and outside of the lab.

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