Laboratory Supervisor, Metals Preparation

The Laboratory Supervisor provides technical and operational support to a specific laboratory area while participating in daily sample production. Responsibilities include but are not limited to scheduling and prioritizing work tasks training problem solving implementing new procedures and methods analyzing samples reviewing and validating data and completing reports.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• 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.
• Release samples to laboratory personnel and communicates due dates and update 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.
• Assist Department Manager to evaluate individual performance in yearly performance review as well as providing feedback on an on-going basis to lab personnel.
• Responsible to ensure proper training 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 prepares and analyzes samples for analysis based on method requirements.
• May reviews data produced in assigned department and authorizes its release.
• May operates and maintains sophisticated analysis instrumentation requiring advanced and specialized knowledge.
• Creates and updates department standard operating procedures.

Qualifications :

Education/Experience:

• BS/BA in Chemistry or Related Field 
• Minimum of 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 without restriction or sponsorship 

Ideal Candidates will have experience with: 

• 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 leading and training employees

Additional Information :

Full-time position Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm with overtime as needed. Candidates living within a commutable distance of Tinley Park IL are encouraged to apply.

Pay range: starting at $24.00- $26.00/ hr 

As a Eurofins employee you will become part of a company that has received national recognition as a great place to work.  We offer excellent full-time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage life and disability insurance 401(k) with company match paid holidays paid time off and dental and vision options.

Eurofins Environment Testing (USA) provides a compensation range for informational purposes the actual base salary may vary based upon but not limited to relevant experience and skill set base salary of internal peers business sector and geographic location.

To learn more about Eurofins please explore our website .

We support your development! Do you feel you dont match 100% of the requirements Dont hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.

We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression race nationality age religion sexual orientation disability and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

Sustainability matters to us! We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025 through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level and in addition to their initiatives we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!

Find out more in our career page: USA Environment Testing is a Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time