
Specialty Metals Department Manager, Eurofins Environment Testing
- Tacoma, WA
- $85,000-120,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Leading, scheduling, and training of employees
- Ensuring adherence to the highest quality and efficiency standards in laboratory operations
- Ensuring coverage and performance
- Fostering morale and teamwork
- Demonstrating and promoting the company vision
- Exhibiting regular attendance and punctuality
- Managing the technical conduct, quality control, and related record keeping of all analytical evaluations performed
- Being Responsible for the supervision, organization, and coordination of all technical activities of personnel within the principles of sound scientific endeavors, business economy, and the professional development of subordinate employees.
- Providing the necessary planning, organization, direction, and control to meet the goals of the company.
- Ensuring that all pertinent company health, safety, and environmental programs are adhered to and documentation is maintained.
- Establishing and maintaining professional business relationships with clients, industry officials, and peers.
- Assisting in the generation of marketing strategies, preparing comprehensive technical work proposals, and maintaining an influential position in establishing business expansion plans.
- Supporting the Business Unit Manager with meeting the department operational and financial goals as well as developing and implementing capital plans.
- Overseeing daily operations including: laboratory, quality, logistic, and managerial duties.
- Representing the laboratory in technical meetings.
- Participating with the Sales/Marketing team in the preparation and quotation of major technical studies.
- Proposing major investments to company executives.
- Analyzing laboratory key operational and financial indicators such as turnaround time, financial performance to budget including labor cost, consumables cost, and other relevant costs.
- Verifying that company employment policies and procedures are followed correctly.
- Performing annual performance reviews for direct reports.
- Handling employee relation issues as per company guidelines and with the support of Human Resources.
- Coordinating the interaction between the different laboratory departments and as well as other labs sharing work with the Specialty Metals Department.
- Understanding and following each Quality System document relevant to employment responsibilities, e.g., methods, SOPs, etc. and proposing changes to documents and approving documents when required
- Conducting all activities in a safe and efficient manner
- Performing other duties as assigned
- Bachelor's degree in biology, chemistry, or other related degree concentration, or equivalent directly-related experience (two years of directly related industry experience is equivalent to one full-time year of college in related major)
- MS or PhD preferred
- Famialiariy with the foillowing EPA methods & Intstrumentation: 1630,1631, 1632, 200.8, 1640, 6010, 6020, 1311, 1312. Instrumentation: CVAA, CVAFS, CV-GC-AFS, HG-CT-GC-AAS, ICP-MS, ICP-OES HPLC-ICP-MS, ICP-MS/MS
- At least 5 years of supervisory experience
- At least 5 years professional experience in laboratory operations preferably in Specialty Metals. Demonstrated success in improving operational, profit, quality and safety performance.
- Must be able to work with people, negotiate, analyze problems, and translate company goals into actions necessary to achieve those goals.
- Strong leadership, initiative, and teambuilding skills
- Strong computer, scientific, and organizational skills
- Excellent communication (oral and written) and attention to detail
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team, self-motivation, adaptability, and a positive attitude
- Ability to learn new techniques, perform multiple tasks simultaneously, keep accurate records, follow instructions, and comply with company policies
- Ability to understand and analyze financial statements
- Ability to lead lab through continuous improvement initiatives
- Experience in laboratory procedures, data analysis, and computer operations
- Experience in technical/business writing, and giving oral presentations
- Strong technical and management background required
- Must be able to organize and lead laboratory personnel in a manner that reflects corporate goals and objectives and schedule workflow so as to optimize laboratory productivity and client satisfaction in a cost effective manner.
- Supervises multiple personnel of varying levels as outlined in the laboratory-specific organizational chart.
- Authorization to work in the United States indefinitely without restriction or sponsorship.
- Professional working proficiency in English is a requirement, including the ability to read, write and speak in English