Lab Supervisor

About the role

The Lab Supervisor at Red Star Yeast plays a crucial role in overseeing and coordinating the laboratory technician team. They ensure timely and accurate results reporting, proficiency testing, safety and procedural trainings, and continuous improvement of laboratory programs.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates an unwavering commitment to Lesaffre's safety-first culture by strictly following all safety protocols and participating in required safety programs
• Leads and supports the Company’s Safety Values and Policies
• Primary function of this position is to supervise laboratory technicians
• Interfaces with supervisors and operators, maintenance workers and general service operators in collaborative fashion
• Ensures samples are received and checked into laboratory to maintain sample flow
• Trains and explains needed maintenance on all lab equipment
• Requests supplies located outside the lab
• Ensures on time and accurate testing for internal and external customers
• Trains laboratory technicians to perform accurate lab analysis
• Generates and maintains staff schedule to ensure optimum laboratory coverage
• Supervises the maintenance and calibration of lab equipment
• Reviews and maintains files related to QC testing
• Reviews and verifies lab results, reports Out of specification and starts investigations
• Maintains monitoring of results throughout the day, checks calculations, watches for abnormal results, requests repeat tests, and audits technician’s procedures
• Responsible and accountable for the safety of all assigned personnel
• Spend a minimum of 75% of time on the shopfloor
• Performs necessary functions of a lab technician in peak times or for absences
• Ensures all lab techs perform required analysis
• Reviews results and presents to the Lab Leadership each lab tech’s proficiency and capability to provide accurate lab results
• Tracks all repeat analysis in the lab and presents this data to the lab each month

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology, Chemistry or Food Science required
• 5 years of lab technician or analyst experience
• 2 to 5 years' experience in similar supervisor position
• Experience training and/or building teams

Qualifications

• Experience in chemistry/microbiology lab and baking related skills
• The ability to use MS Windows particularly MS Office programs
• The ability to prioritize and organize tasks
• The ability to make decisions to repeat tests independently or directed by manager
• The ability to be detail oriented and safety minded

Skills

• Leadership
• Team Building
• Chemistry/Microbiology Lab Experience
• Baking Related Skills

Benefits

• Day one healthcare coverage (Medical, Dental, & Vision)
• 401k with 4% match & additional discretionary employer contribution
• 11 paid holidays
• 120 hours of vacation time and 48 hours of sick time annually
• Life insurance, AD&D, Employee Assistance Program, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, and more!

Pay

TBD

Schedule

TBD