Supervisor: Laboratory

Duties & Responsibilities

• Oversees daily lab operation and manages workflow.
• Creates project schedules and monitors employee productivity.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates goals, objectives, policies, and procedures.
• Evaluates operations and activities for effectiveness.
• Supervises science lab staff and prepares areas and classrooms to ensure proper safety measures are met and maintained.
• Collaborate with Instructional faculty to create laboratory experiments.
• Resolves conflict between lab staffs and Instructors concerning lab schedules, lab preparation, and lab supply quality.
• Facilitates Division of Sciences Specialists Working Groups (biology, chemistry, physics).
• Schedules meetings, gathers agenda items, and handles inquiries.
• Captures and manages Division of Sciences videotaping projects.
• Trains, guides, and supports employees.
• Sets goals with employees; identifies professional development needs; and, coordinates cross-trains employees.
• Evaluates employee performance and provides feedback.
• Plans, selects, coordinates, and recommends work procedures and facility changes and equipment needs to include: researching new products and technology; communicating with outside vendors; and making recommendations for purchases.
• Manages budgetary accounts and expenses through the fiscal year for divisional campus level.
• Purchases equipment and materials for science lab activities, approves and reconciles purchases, and ensures budget goals are met.
• Researches, develops, implements, and manages all aspects of safety training for staff and students.
• Ensures safety of equipment and college policy and local, state, and federal laws are followed.
• Develops policies and advises faculty and staff on safe usage and handling materials.
• Communicates with faculty, dean, and laboratory specialist to ensure student success and safety measures are met in the classroom setting.
• Performs all other duties and responsibilities as assigned or directed by the supervisor.

Job Requirements/Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Chemistry or a closely related field of study and
• Three to five years of related experience and
• One to three years of supervisory experience or
• An equivalent combination of certification, education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above

Preferred

• Five plus years of related experience

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Knowledge and application of organizational and time management principles
• Knowledge of project management principles
• Knowledge of laboratory techniques
• Knowledge of managerial and supervisory skills
• Effective and accurate data entry and typing skills
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Analytical and critical thinking skills, as well as draw conclusions and prepare accurate reports of results