LAB MANAGER

SALARY: $65k - $90k

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Follows safety procedures and guidelines as established by Management.
• Assists, coordinates and supervises various plant laboratory projects.
• Establishes and improves procedures and processes by proactively addressing issues and risks.
• Ensures that the laboratory establishes and maintains a calibration program for testing equipment that affect quality results.
• Implements quality control processes and drafts management review reports
• Utilizes effective employee management solutions to improve productivity.
• Reviews periodically methods, procedures, reporting and processes to increase efficiency.
• Reviews processing schedules and makes decision to concerning work procedures, assignments taking into account budgetary limitations and time constraints.
• Maintains laboratory equipment performance by establishing quality standards, troubleshooting procedures, ensuring staff compliance and certifying instrument performance.
• Evaluates direct reports on technical abilities, performance and leadership development skills.
• Maintains quality results by establish and implementing quality assurance measures, performing proficiency surveys, making adjustments in quality procedures and maintaining appropriate records.
• Generates relevant and detailed reports of all laboratory activity.
• Ensures that health, safety policies, standards, and procedures are complied with at all times.
• Promptly corrects any department deficiencies.
• Additional duties required.
• Implements and enforces quality control and tracking programs to meet objectives.
• Implements new programs, tests, methods, instrumentation and procedures by exploring alternatives, preparing proposals, developing and performing parallel and monitoring progress.

REQUIREMENTS/SKILLS:

Skills:  

• Outlook and SAP.

• Attention to detail.
  

Abilities: 

• Be task oriented, able to plan, implement, and complete tasks.
• Excellent communication skills.

Experience/Education Requirements:

• B.S. in Science, chemistry, or Chemical Engineering. 
• Proven working experience as Laboratory Manager preferred
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Heavy Industry, industrial manufacturing or related industry preferred.
• Effective data trending, document control, and technical bench skills.
• Strong problem-solving, training, organizational, documentation, computer and mentoring capabilities.

WORK CONDITIONS:

• Manufacturing environment: noise, vibration, mechanical, electrical, chemical, dust

BENEFITS:

APPLY:

Please send resumes with “LAB MANAGER” in the subject line to:

mwhitney@ferroglobe.com

Equal Opportunity Employer

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