Regional Lab Manager

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for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. But we only include sections that have real content. The posting includes: Job Purpose (maybe About the role), Essential Duties and Responsibilities (Responsibilities), Requirements (Qualifications). There's no explicit Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we should include only sections with content: About the role (Job Purpose), Responsibilities (Essential Duties and Responsibilities), Requirements (Qualifications). Possibly also Skills? The qualifications include many skill items; but we can treat them under Requirements or separate Skills. The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It says include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it. So we need to decide which headings to use. The posting has "Job Purpose" which could map to About the role. It has "Essential Duties and Responsibilities" -> Responsibilities. It has "Requirements: QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:" -> could be Requirements or Qualifications. Since both headings exist, we need to avoid duplication. Probably combine into one section: Requirements (including qualifications). Or we could have Requirements and Qualifications separate if content distinct. The posting lumps qualifications under Requirements. So better to have a single section: Requirements (or Qualifications). Choose one heading. The instruction list includes both; we can pick Requirements as it's present. We'll not include Skills separately unless we extract skill bullet points. But we could include Skills heading if we have skill-specific content. The qualifications list includes many skill items: Proven practical application of Statistical Process Controls, etc. Could be considered Skills. However, to avoid thin sections, better to keep one Requirements section that includes both qualifications and skills. The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we will have About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements. We need to use

• for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So for Responsibilities we need to break into list items. The duties are described with percentages and bullet-like sentences. We'll extract each duty as list item. For Requirements, we need list items for each qualification/skill. We must preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep details like percentages, numbers, locations, etc. We must remove boilerplate: recruitment policy about disabilities, etc. That's other information; we should drop it? It says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The recruitment policy about disabilities is likely EEO/equal-opportunity boilerplate, so remove. Also remove "Other information:" line. We need to keep location preferences: Living or willing to relocate to Great Falls, Montana (preferably), Winona Minesota, or Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Keep that. We need to keep travel percentage. We need to keep mention of ERP systems; preferably SAP. We need to keep mention of Laboratory Information Management Systems. We need to keep mention of MS Programs. We need to keep mention of barley biochemistry advantage. We need to keep mention of malting and/or brewing experience advantage. We need to keep mention of customer facing communication experience advantage. We need to keep mention of previous multi-site experience an advantage. We need to keep mention of previous implementation experience an advantage. We need to keep mention of proven track record of successful team management. We need to keep mention of experience managing teams remotely. We need to keep mention of ability to prioritize, address, mitigate issues independently. We need to keep mention of strong understanding of Good Laboratory Practices. We need to keep mention of previous experience with Laboratory Information Management Systems. We need to keep mention of previous implementation experience an advantage. We need to keep mention of strong proficiency in MS Programs. We need to keep mention of ability to travel Canada, USA, Mexico up to 35%. We need to keep mention of experience with ERP systems; preferably SAP. We need to keep mention of practical knowledge of barley biochemistry an advantage. We need to keep mention of malting and/or brewing experience an advantage. We need to keep mention of customer facing communication experience an advantage. We need to keep mention of living or willing to relocate to Great Falls, Montana (preferably), Winona Minesota, or Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. We need to keep mention of Bachelors Degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Biology, Chemical Engineering, or other science related field. We need to keep mention of 10+ years in Laboratory roles, 7+ years in Manufacturing settings, 5+ of Laboratory Management. We need to keep mention of Previous multi-site experience an advantage. We need to keep mention of Proven track record of successful team management. We need to keep mention of Experience managing teams remotely. We need to keep mention of Proven practical application of Statistical Process Controls. We need to keep mention of Proven ability to work nimbly and adapt in a production environment. We need to keep mention of Results-driven with excellent communication, analytical, and decision making skills. We need to keep mention of Ability to prioritize, address, and mitigate any potential issues independently. We need to keep mention of Strong understanding of Good Laboratory Practices. We need to keep mention of Previous experience with Laboratory Information Management Systems. We need to keep mention of Previous implementation experience an advantage. We need to keep mention of Strong proficiency in MS Programs. We need to keep mention of Ability to travel Canada, USA, Mexico up to 35%. We need to keep mention of Experience with ERP systems; preferably SAP. We need to keep mention of Practical knowledge of barley biochemistry an advantage. We need to keep mention of Malting and/or brewing experience an advantage. We need to keep mention of Customer facing communication experience an advantage. We need to keep mention of Living or willing to relocate to Great Falls, Montana (preferably), Winona Minesota, or Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Now for Responsibilities: We need to extract duties. The text: "LABORATORY OVERSIGHT (:35%): Direct oversight of 3 malt and 2 barley laboratories. This includes direct management and scheduling of up to 10 laboratory technicians.Coordination with 1 malt and 1 barley laboratories in Mexico. The Quality Supervisor in Mexico provides the direct management of up to 4 laboratory technicians.Ensuring accurate and reliable data at all times, utilizing resources such as daily ring samples, instrumentation standards, collaborative studies in a transparent documented fashionEnsuring all instrumentation at all locations is in good working order, necessary preventative maintenance scheduled, and calibrations current, verified, validated.Conducting thorough Root Cause Analysis when instrumentation or analytical deviations are notedEnsure analytical plan is implemented and followed across all sitesDocumentation Organization to keep all documents current and accessible" "TEAM DEVELOPMENT (:35%): Ensure proper training and support for all Laboratory team membersSafety, Good Lab Practices, Food Safety, Company Policies along with tasks’ proficiencyProvide consistent, productive feedback to team members individually and as a teamIncludes documented mid-year and annual performance reviewsExplore and provide developmental opportunities for the team to expand knowledge and skill setsIncludes examples such as barley grading, malting process, soft skills, leadership training" "STAKEHOLDER COMMUNICATION (20%): Development and routine internal stakeholder communication of Laboratory Key Performance IndicatorsDevelopment and presentation of customer-facing information" "PLANNING and INNOVATION (:10%) Development and execution of instrumentation and analytical capabilities, with considerations to customer and internal stakeholders, industry standards, cost evaluationsSupport R&D initiatives of all functions" We need to turn each bullet into list items. Could group by sections but we just need a list. We'll create
  • items for each duty sentence. We must preserve all substantive information, so include percentages and details. We'll create list items like: - Laboratory Oversight (35%): Direct oversight of 3 malt and 2 barley laboratories; direct management and scheduling of up to 10 laboratory technicians; coordination with 1 malt and 1 barley laboratories in Mexico (Quality Supervisor in Mexico manages up to 4 technicians); ensuring accurate and reliable data via daily ring samples, instrumentation standards, collaborative studies; ensuring instrumentation is in good working order with preventative maintenance and calibrations; conducting root cause analysis for deviations; ensuring analytical plan implementation across sites; documentation organization to keep documents current and accessible. But we need to keep as separate list items? The instruction: Use
    • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. It doesn't forbid combining multiple pieces into one li, but better to split into separate li for each distinct duty. However we must not lose info. We can split logically. We'll produce maybe 8-10 list items. Similarly for Requirements: We'll create list items for each qualification/skill. We'll need to wrap sections in

      headings. Thus final HTML:

      About the role

      Job Purpose: The North American Regional Laboratory Manager, under the direction of the Quality Director, oversees and manages all aspects of the multiple barley and malt production laboratories. Consistent, timely, and accurate data is paramount to the successful operation of our production facilities; maintaining high-performing laboratory operations and teams are critical for our business overall.

      Responsibilities

      • Laboratory Oversight (35%): Direct oversight of 3 malt and 2 barley laboratories.
      • Direct management and scheduling of up to 10 laboratory technicians.
      • Coordination with 1 malt and 1 barley laboratories in Mexico; the Quality Supervisor in Mexico provides direct management of up to 4 laboratory technicians.
      • Ensuring accurate and reliable data at all times, utilizing resources such as daily ring samples, instrumentation standards, collaborative studies in a transparent documented fashion.
      • Ensuring all instrumentation at all locations is in good working order, necessary preventative maintenance scheduled, and calibrations current, verified, validated.
      • Conducting thorough Root Cause Analysis when instrumentation or analytical deviations are noted.
      • Ensuring analytical plan is implemented and followed across all sites.
      • Documentation organization to keep all documents current and accessible.
      • Team Development (35%): Ensure proper training and support for all laboratory team members.
      • Safety, Good Lab Practices, Food Safety, Company Policies along with tasks’ proficiency.
      • Provide consistent, productive feedback to team members individually and as a team.
      • Includes documented mid-year and annual performance reviews.
      • Explore and provide developmental opportunities for the team to expand knowledge and skill sets (e.g., barley grading, malting process, soft skills, leadership training).
      • Stakeholder Communication (20%): Development and routine internal stakeholder communication of Laboratory Key Performance Indicators.
      • Development and presentation of customer‑facing information.
      • Planning and Innovation (10%): Development and execution of instrumentation and analytical capabilities, with considerations to customer and internal stakeholders, industry standards, cost evaluations.
      • Support R&D initiatives of all functions.

      Requirements

      • Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Biology, Chemical Engineering, or other science‑related field.
      • 10+ years in laboratory roles.
      • 7+ years in manufacturing settings.
      • 5+ years of laboratory management.
      • Previous multi‑site experience (advantage).
      • Proven track record of successful team management.
      • Experience managing teams remotely.
      • Proven practical application of Statistical Process Controls.
      • Proven ability to work nimbly and adapt in a production environment.
      • Results‑driven with excellent communication, analytical, and decision‑making skills.
      • Ability to prioritize, address, and mitigate any potential issues independently.
      • Strong understanding of Good Laboratory Practices.