Laboratory Manager

Marathon Petroleum Corporation•Anacortes, WA

4d•$141,300 - $212,000•Onsite

About The Position

Marathon Petroleum Company is hiring a Laboratory Manager for its refinery in Anacortes, Washington. The position 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, aligning work with refinery goals and ensuring it is conducted safely, responsibly, and efficiently. The role leads product quality, testing, and chemical analysis activities; promotes adherence to health, environmental, safety, and laboratory requirements; and supports production through effective communication and collaboration across business units. The manager develops a high-performance, accountable team through planning, coaching, mentoring, feedback, and development opportunities. The role also supports laboratory equipment reliability and availability, manages equipment issues that may affect production, and develops the team budget. Additional responsibilities include oversight of statistical quality control, data defensibility, quality assurance audits, product specification programs, and technical support for product-quality concerns. The manager collaborates with corporate subject-matter experts on products, standards, and test methods relevant to refining chemistry.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Biology, or Analytical Science.
Ten or more years of QC/production laboratory experience in petroleum refining or petrochemical industries.
Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and database applications.
Experience with Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) applications.
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 laboratory activities are conducted safely, efficiently, and in an environmentally sound manner.
Promote adherence to health, environmental, safety, and laboratory policies, programs, procedures, regulations, and work instructions.
Lead the site product quality program and promote continuous improvement and elimination of quality incidents.
Ensure accurate, timely data for product quality control, testing, and chemical analysis services.
Collaborate and communicate with other business units to support site objectives and a production-centered organization.
Set expectations, organize, plan, and lead team activities to develop a high-performance and accountable organization.
Provide coaching, mentoring, constructive feedback, and development opportunities to laboratory team members.
Improve laboratory equipment reliability and availability through issue identification, defect elimination, and preventive maintenance.
Manage testing equipment issues that may 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 refining chemical products, standards, and test methods.
Participate in developing and applying programs that ensure products meet specifications and maximize refinery economic opportunity.
Provide technical assistance to other departments, as needed, on oversight and specification testing.
Assist with end-user concerns involving product quality or performance.
Work off-hour duties such as plant shutdowns and routine on-call support.