Lab Supervisor - La Crosse Air Cooled Testing
About The Position
Trane Technologies is hiring an Air-Cooled Testing Supervisor for its North America Commercial Heating, Ventilation and Chiller (NA CHVAC) Test Laboratory. The role leads testing for new product development, sustainability, and quality improvement projects, along with some agency compliance, to support qualification of Trane Commercial HVAC products. The supervisor works with laboratory and engineering teams to solve problems, troubleshoot issues, and complete projects on time. The position leads technicians and supports safe, accurate, and repeatable testing. It includes coordinating daily work and resources, improving laboratory processes, developing standard work, supporting capital and maintenance projects, and managing team performance and development. The supervisor also works across laboratory, engineering, operations, and project teams to meet testing deliverables, customer needs, budgets, and sustainability goals.
Requirements
- Associate's degree in HVAC/R, Electromechanical Technology, Electronics, or an equivalent technical degree, and at least 5 years of product development or testing experience; alternatively, a bachelor's degree in Engineering and at least 3 years of product development or testing experience.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products, including Outlook, Excel, Word, SharePoint, and Teams.
- Ability to coach, motivate, and engage others to develop high-performing teams.
- Ability to lead a team through structured problem-solving processes.
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Self-motivation and technical skills to drive success.
- Strong organizational skills and follow-through.
- Commitment to putting the customer first.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced team environment and build cross-functional partnerships.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with HVAC equipment, product design, laboratory equipment and testing practices, or an operations environment.
- Experience with Visual Management, OPEX, Lean, and/or Six Sigma methodologies.
- Familiarity with standard work, procedures, workflow processes, and quality systems.
- Previous supervisory and/or project team leadership experience.
Responsibilities
- Interact daily with laboratory team members, including through layered audits, to improve the accuracy and repeatability of test data and ensure safety is the top priority.
- Align and prioritize daily team tasks with project team expectations.
- Lead technicians in continuously improving the CHVAC Engineering Laboratory using continuous improvement and problem-solving tools and techniques.
- Review, develop, and implement standard work in the Air-Cooled Test area to eliminate waste and apply best practices.
- Develop and support team performance objectives aligned with business unit objectives and visual management metrics, in collaboration with other CHVAC Laboratory Supervisors.
- Support implementation of capital expenditure projects that enhance the CHVAC Laboratories.
- Support timely facility and equipment preventative maintenance using the Nuvolo preventative maintenance system.
- Recruit, mentor, and motivate team members; foster engagement and support individual development plans.
- Use business systems to review and approve team members' timecards, vacation, purchase, and expense requests.
- Use TTPPM to plan people and facility resources needed for safe, high-quality, on-time completion of project deliverables.
- Use visual management tools and collaborate with other Laboratory Supervisors to manage daily resources.
- Work with CHVAC Operations and laboratory colleagues to support customer witness and sales order performance testing as needed.
- Work with project teams to understand development testing needs, including resources, equipment, deliverables, and timing.
- Promote responsible use and protection of natural resources through conservation and sustainable practices.
- Work with the Lab Operations Leader to manage the team's expense budget.
- Coordinate with other laboratories and test teams to use available resources to complete requested project deliverables.
Benefits
- Health insurance and holistic wellness programs with incentives, effective on day one.
- Fertility coverage and adoption or surrogacy assistance.
- Up to 15 vacation days, paid holidays, sick leave, and additional options supporting volunteer and parental leave.
- 401(k) match.
- Educational and training opportunities through company programs.
- Tuition assistance and student debt support.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
Associate degree
