Laboratory Manager

Marathon Petroleum Corporation•Anacortes, WA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Marathon Petroleum Company is hiring a Laboratory Manager for its refinery in Anacortes, Washington. The role is part of the Products Control organization, reports to the Products Control Director, and manages the Lab Supervisor and Refining Chemists. The Laboratory Manager oversees laboratory operations and ensures work is aligned with refinery goals and conducted safely, responsibly, and efficiently. The role leads laboratory safety, environmental stewardship, product quality, and continuous improvement efforts. It ensures accurate and timely quality-control data and testing services, supports refinery production and economic objectives, and works with other business units and corporate subject-matter experts. The manager develops the team, oversees equipment reliability and testing issues, manages the laboratory budget, and is responsible for site quality-control and data-defensibility programs, audits, and improvement implementation. The position also supports technical matters and product-quality issues for other departments and end users. The position requires off-hour duties, such as plant shutdowns and routine on-call support. A valid driver’s license is required. The role is full time and regular. Compensation is listed as $141,300–$212,000, with eligibility for a discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus. Benefits include health, vision, and dental insurance, paid time off, 401(k) matching, paid parental leave, and educational reimbursement.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
Seven or more years of relevant experience.
Able to work off-hour duties, including plant shutdowns and routine on-call support.
Valid driver’s license required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biology, or Analytical Science preferred.
Ten or more years of QC/production laboratory experience in petroleum refining or petrochemical industries preferred.
Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and database applications.
Experience with Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) applications.
Demonstrated knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, properties, and reactions of substances.
Understanding of how analytes relate to the refining process.

Responsibilities

Oversee overall Laboratory operations and align laboratory business with refinery goals.
Ensure personal and process safety and environmental stewardship in the Laboratory, and promote adherence to HES and Laboratory policies, programs, procedures, regulations, and work instructions.
Champion the site product-quality program and foster continuous improvement, including elimination of quality incidents.
Ensure accurate and timely data for product-quality control, testing, and chemical-analysis services.
Collaborate and communicate with other business units to execute site objectives and support a production-centered organization.
Set expectations, organize, plan, and lead team activities to foster high performance and accountability.
Identify and pursue personal and team development opportunities; coach, mentor, and provide constructive feedback to Laboratory Team members.
Maximize laboratory equipment reliability and availability through proactive issue identification, defect elimination, and preventative maintenance.
Manage testing-equipment issues that could affect facility production.
Develop and manage the Laboratory Team budget to support safe, reliable operations and future equipment needs.
Oversee the site Statistical Quality Control and Data Defensibility Programs, Quality Assurance audits, and implementation of improvements.
Collaborate with corporate subject-matter experts on new products, standards, and refining-chemical test methods with practical Laboratory applications.
Participate in developing and applying programs to ensure products meet required specifications and maximize refinery economic opportunity.
Assist other departments, as needed, with technical oversight and specification testing.
Assist with end-user issues related to product quality or performance.
Manage the Lab Supervisor and Refining Chemists.