Quality Lab Supervisor

About the Role

As a Quality Lab Supervisor, you will collaborate with innovative 3Mers around the world. This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.

Quality Lab Operations

• Responsible for operations in the quality control and wastewater (WWT) laboratories.
• Provide direct oversight and leadership for lab team members.
• Manage technician schedule to ensure appropriate shift coverage and business continuity.
• Coordinate between production operations and WWT operations to prioritize sample testing and execution based on production and shipment needs.
• Support around-the-clock lab operational needs as required.

Quality Lab Training Program

• Ensure lab technician training remains current, effective, and compliant with applicable requirements.
• Oversee technician training progression, qualification, and development.
• Support onboarding and training of new quality technicians.
• Identify and implement improvements to lab training processes and documentation.

Safety & Environmental Support

• Serve as an HRP champion within the lab.
• Ensure HRP+ tools are used appropriately and consistently in applicable lab situations.
• Identify safety and environmental improvement opportunities and implement effective solutions.
• Serve as a lab point of contact for EHS audits, reviews, and compliance-related activities.
• Promote a proactive safety culture through coaching, engagement, and daily leadership presence.

Cost Management

• Identify and support cost-reduction opportunities within the lab.
• Partner with chemists, technologists, and other technical resources on cost of poor-quality reduction initiatives.
• Ensure an efficient utilization of labor, materials, equipment, and external services.

Continuous Improvement

• Champion continuous improvement initiatives within the quality & WWT labs.
• Coach lab technicians on Lean, 5S, and standard work fundamentals.
• Perform daily lab audits using the "clean to inspect, inspect to detect, detect to correct, correct to perfect" methodology.
• Support development of lab equipment preventive maintenance schedules and maintenance logbook utilization.
• Lead kaizen events and improvement projects within the lab.
• Capture measurable improvements and share best practices with other areas of the site and division.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or higher from an accredited university AND seven (7) years of combined experience in manufacturing, quality, research & development and/or laboratory in a private, public, government or military environment.
• OR High School Diploma/GED from an accredited institution AND a minimum of eleven (11) years of experience in manufacturing, quality, research & development and/or laboratory.

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further:

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in sciences and/or engineering from an accredited university.
• Medical product and/or quality management system experience such as Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Quality System Regulation (QSR) and/or International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
• Prior experience supervising individual contributors.
• Experienced and knowledgeable in routine test procedures, equipment validation, and problem solving.
• Understanding of basic concepts of measurement systems, testing, and calibration.
• Strong leadership, decision-making, problem-solving, continuous improvement, and management skills with the ability to provide guidance, direction, and oversight to others.
• Continuous Improvement leadership experience including leading projects and kaizen events.

Pay & Benefits

• Expected compensation range: $95,591 - $116,834, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible.
• Eligible for a range of benefits including Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences, and Retirement Benefits.

Schedule & Location

• Work location: Onsite in Cordova, IL.
• Travel: May include up to 10%.
• Relocation Assistance: Is not authorized.