Laboratory Coordinator - Pasadena, TX

Benelux•Pasadena, TX

About The Position

The Laboratory Coordinator receives, records, and distributes work orders to laboratory employees based on customer service requests. The coordinator determines appropriate laboratory qualifications and staffing for each assignment based on job type, customer requirements, staff levels, and on-the-job experience, and ensures laboratory personnel are available to meet assignment requirements. The role coordinates laboratory coverage and staffing, including ensuring personnel have appropriate safety equipment and training and that laboratory equipment is correct and calibrated. The coordinator may fill in for laboratory work when needed, reports irregularities to management, and represents Inspectorate through professional conduct and ethical behavior.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Knowledge of company HS&E procedures and associated governmental regulations.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence and speak effectively to groups of customers or employees.
Good communication skills.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic, calculate rates, ratios, and percentages, and draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to plan work assignments and prepare documented action plans and instructions in written, oral, or diagrammatic form.
Ability to deal rapidly and effectively with problems involving many variables in standardized situations.
Ability to make independent decisions and communicate them to staff, senior management, and customers.
Valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

Receive customer orders, written or verbal.
Create and maintain job files.
Prepare and issue job orders and laboratory instructions.
Ensure required information is distributed to laboratory personnel and understood.
Keep relevant parties informed during assignments.
Report irregularities to management.
Represent Inspectorate through appearance and conduct and behave ethically.
Fill in for the laboratory when needed.
Ensure full and adequate coverage of laboratory assignments.
Ensure laboratory personnel are adequately staffed and have appropriate safety equipment and training, and that laboratory equipment is correct and calibrated.
Perform other duties as assigned.