Laboratory Tech 1 Group Leader

Position / Authority Summary

The Lab Group Leader receives sufficient authority from and is accountable to the Laboratory Supervisor or appointed designate for the successful completion of assigned duties and responsibilities and has the authority to take action necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities of this position and to identify the occurrence of departures from the quality system or from the procedures for performing tests and/or calibrations so long as such action does not deviate from established company guidelines is consistent with sound technical and business judgment and follows the practices of the laboratory.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Demonstrates and promotes the company vision

• Regular attendance and punctuality

• Reads understands and follows management system requirements as relevant to responsibilities including but not limited to requirements found in the Quality Manual SOPs Local Work Instructions and Methods which in turn ensures compliance with ISO/IEC 17025/AOAC ALACC requirements and relevant government regulatory

• Complete laboratory testing on all incoming samples in an accurate efficient and timely manner; ensure sample turnaround time goals are met or exceeded

• Work with Lab Supervisor to ensure that prep or pathogen lab technicians are completing tasks correctly and in a timely manner

• Work on making scheduling adjustments as needed to cover planned and unplanned absences

• Have input on hiring of new prep lab technicians

• Work with Training Manager to ensure all prep lab technicians are properly trained and performing tasks in which technicians are trained along with supporting documentation

• Ensure daily task lists are completed and turned into supervisors for review

• Assist with inventory management of the prep lab supplies

• Ensure technicians are stocking lab at intervals that least disrupt operations

• Adhere to all health safety and environmental regulations relative to assigned analytical work; maintain and assist others in maintaining a clean safe work environment

• Identify process difficulties and report these together with proposed solutions to supervisor

• Maintain cooperative working relationships with all company employees. Communicate professionally timely and clearly to coworkers. This includes intra and inter departmental employees

• Promote the company image through the exercising of sound and ethical business practices as related to the public and our customers

• Continually strive to improve the quality of work we provide to our clients through existing and new technologies

• Identify nonconformances and outofspecifications and investigate to determine the possible root causes

• Perform other related duties as assigned including appropriate aseptic preparation and processing of samples and associated process controls

• Maintain a neat and accurate record system; keep accurate records of work performed on daily basis or as needed for quality control tests or regulatory purposes

• Maintain a safe and clean laboratory; clean work area and glassware used in analyses; dispose of hazardous wastes according to established procedures

• Conducts all activities in a safe and efficient manner

• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications :

Physical & Sensory Requirements

Vision Requirements (checked in original document)

• Close vision

• Distance vision

• Color vision

• Ability to adjust focus

Hearing Requirements

• Adequate hearing acuity is required to accomplish essential job tasks (assistive devices permitted)

Typical Noise Level

• Moderate noise (business office with computers and printers light traffic)

PPE Requirements

• Employee must wear PPE including but not limited to filtering face masks PAPR etc.

Other Physical Job Requirements

• Exposure to aromas typically associated with a food microbiology laboratory.

Additional Information :

Compensation:

• $23.50/hr

Schedule:

• Mon-Fri 02:00 pm 10:30 pm

What we offer:

• Excellent full time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage dental and vision options
• Life and disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid vacation and holidays

Eurofins USA Food Testing is a Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time