Laboratory Supervisor, Eurofins Drinking Water and Wastewater Northeast, Horsham PA

About the role

Must live a commutable distance to our Horsham, PA laboratory. This position is full-time, Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm. Compensation is $28–20/hour plus benefits within 30 days.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical and operational support to a specific laboratory area while participating in daily sample production.
• Scheduling and prioritizing work tasks.
• Training, problem solving, and implementing new procedures and methods.
• Analyzing samples, reviewing and validating data, and completing reports.
• Coordinates work projects with project managers to appropriately prioritize laboratory workload to meet client requirements.
• Manages in-house projects for an assigned department to ensure on-time delivery and turnaround times requirements are met.
• Releases samples to laboratory personnel and communicates due dates and updates turnaround times.
• Supervises Analysts to maximize productivity and ensure appropriate testing procedures in compliance with quality assurance and standard operating procedure requirements.
• Communicates department issues and provides status reports to next level of Lab Management and Project Managers.
• Assists Department Manager to evaluate individual performance in yearly performance review as well as providing feedback on an on-going basis to lab personnel.
• Responsible for ensuring proper training of all new analysts and develops staff on skills, equipment and procedures.
• Preparing department reports as assigned by laboratory management.
• Tracking department productivity.
• May perform department safety inspections to maintain EH&S requirements.
• May have input into hiring and firing decisions.
• May stock and order supplies as needed.
• May dispose of samples according to EH&S requirements.
• May clean work area(s) to maintain a safe working environment.
• Assists other laboratory departments as needed.
• May prepare and analyze samples for analysis based on method requirements.
• May review data produced in assigned department and authorize its release.
• May operate and maintain sophisticated analysis instrumentation requiring advanced and specialized knowledge.
• Creates and updates department standard operating procedures.

Supervisory Responsibility

Oversees the responsibilities of Analysts, Technicians, second shift supervisor (if applicable), and temporary employees.

Qualifications

• BS/BA in Chemistry or related field.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a laboratory setting.
• Professional working proficiency in English is a requirement, including the ability to read, write and speak in English.
• Authorization to work in the United States indefinitely without restriction or sponsorship.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds. Samples will be in coolers packed in ice.

Skills

• Analytical and/or General Science.
• Quality Assurance Plan.
• Laboratory Standard Operating Procedures.
• Laboratory safety rules and chemical hazards.
• Maintenance of laboratory instruments.
• Advanced knowledge of laboratory procedures.
• Knowledge of effective supervisory and management skills.
• Government contracting regulations.
• Good communication skills.
• Computer skills.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Problem solving skills.
• Supervisory and management skills.
• Ability to prioritize.
• Complete work within time and quality constraints.
• Confront and successfully resolve both day-to-day and non-routine, complex problems.
• Plan, set, and attain goals.
• Effectively lead employees.
• Effectively train employees.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Pay

$28–20/hour plus benefits within 30 days.