Laboratory Supervisor

About the role

The Laboratory Supervisor position is available at Hexcel's Fibers facility in Salt Lake City, UT, USA. This role involves direct supervision, training, and assignment of work to laboratory technicians, while also addressing concerns and resolving problems.

Responsibilities

• Directly supervise, train, and assign work to laboratory technicians.
• Understand and adhere to company policies and hold employees accountable for any violations.
• Work to address concerns and resolve problems within and across teams.
• Effectively communicate with cross-functional teams on updates to production schedules, equipment status, and staffing and follow escalation procedures as needed.
• Lead and develop employees and recognize efforts to establish an atmosphere of teamwork.
• Meet production, safety, and quality goals and hold your teams accountable to specified metrics.
• Actively participate in root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions regarding instrument issues and failure analysis.
• Support safety programs by performing job hazard analysis, participating in monthly safety meetings and pre-shift safety meetings, and leading accident investigations.
• Ensure on-time delivery through the lab by focusing on efficiencies, defect reduction, cross-training, and expediting/prioritizing work.
• Assess new hires and transfers during their onboarding process to ensure they are receiving support through adequate training and the development of necessary skills and experience.
• Use timekeeping system to approve timecards and manage attendance.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required, bachelor’s degree in science or technical field preferred.
• 3+ years of prior laboratory experience (chemical or physical test labs), 1+ years of prior calibration certification or experience, familiarity with ASTM and ISO test methods strongly preferred.
• Strong computer proficiency including Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint; LIMS experience preferred.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and basic math skills.
• Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Strong communication skills. Speak effectively before groups of customers or employees and write routine reports and correspondence.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing and other Continuous Improvement techniques; Lean and/or Six Sigma certification preferred.
• AS9100/NADCAP and customer audit experience preferred.

Benefits

Hexcel offers competitive compensation and benefits packages, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.

Pay

Compensation details are confidential and not specified in this posting.

Schedule

Hours of work are flexible and depend on the needs of the department.