Laboratory Operations Shift Manager

About the role

The Laboratory Operations (LabOps) team is responsible for executing the logistical aspects of laboratory processes. The Shift Manager oversees a team of approximately 15-20 individuals, ensuring all performance metrics are met and maintaining a safe and clean workspace.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a shift consisting of approximately 15-20 people while ensuring all company performance metrics are met.
• Plan, direct, supervise and control the execution of all business, technical, and fiscal functions of the Lab Operations department as deemed necessary by senior leadership.
• Manage daily work in the facility and monitor the queue of experiments to ensure that all protocols are addressed in a timely manner.
• Ensure that work produced by shift members is in accordance with company standards.
• Track and manage operator performance, attendance, training, and career development.
• Serve as the point person for any questions that arise on shift.
• Enforce facility policies and procedures including those involving safety and compliance.
• Staffing, scheduling, and approving timecards.
• Effectively work with other Shift Managers to ensure a smooth transition of shifts in a 24/7 environment.
• All other duties as deemed necessary.

Requirements

• A servant leadership mindset.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced fulfillment, production, or manufacturing environment with defined success metrics.
• A demonstrated history of success as leader of small and mid-sized teams.
• Exceptional project management skills.
• Ability to follow detailed written instructions.
• Excellent communication skills with all levels of management and staff.
• Keen attention to detail, highly organized, and diligent.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including weekends, nights, and holidays.
• The ability to take the initiative in problem-solving with minimal supervision.

Qualifications

• 1-4 years of leadership experience working in either:
• A fast-paced fulfillment center environment (Warehouse, Third Party Logistics, etc)
• A regulated manufacturing industry (Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, Biotechnology, Automotive, etc)
• Clinical testing labs or hospital
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in industrial engineering or Operations Management
• Six Sigma Certification (Green or Black Belt)
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing or Toyota Production System principles

Skills

• A servant leadership mindset.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced fulfillment, production, or manufacturing environment with defined success metrics.
• A demonstrated history of success as leader of small and mid-sized teams.
• Exceptional project management skills.
• Ability to follow detailed written instructions.
• Excellent communication skills with all levels of management and staff.
• Keen attention to detail, highly organized, and diligent.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including weekends, nights, and holidays.
• The ability to take the initiative in problem-solving with minimal supervision.

Benefits

The Emerald Cloud Laboratory (ECL) enables life scientists to move out of the lab and conduct research entirely from a computer. Stepping away from manual completion of experiments at the bench, scientists on the ECL leverage the remote, automated execution of all standard biology and chemistry experiments in Emerald’s industrial lab facilities, working within a software platform for all stages of research workflows, from experimental design to data analysis.

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details on the schedule are not specified in the job posting.