Laboratory Manager, Eurofins Built Environment Testing, Tustin, CA

Eurofins • Tustin, CA

4d • $75,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Lab Manager will manage a team of Mold and Asbestos Analysts and other Laboratory staff, provide leadership and be responsible for ensuring compliance of laboratory operations. Will help maintain/adjust workflow to meet TAT, make recommendations, as needed, to improve laboratory functionality, and supervising staff. Will be responsible for ensuring compliance and integration of facility operation with quality assurance, ethics, safety and other corporate and regulatory policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Strong professional background in working with Mold and Asbestos Samples
• Previous Supervisory/Management experience required, preferably 2 yrs.
• BS degree in Microbiology, Biology, or equivalent degree
• Minimum 3 years of previous hands on laboratory experience
• Authorization to work in the United States indefinitely without restriction or sponsorship
• Professional working proficiency in English is a requirement, including the ability to read, write and speak in English.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and manage/assist other staff members in the operational team.
• Assists with the coordination and timely completion of all analytical and operational training for the local lab staff.
• Prepare and analyze aerobiological, environmental, and water samples for fungal, asbestos and bacteria analysis.
• Serve as an operational point of contact for clients regarding all services performed in the lab.
• Coordinates with the local salesperson to assist with client concerns.
• Determines the local client needs and leads the effort in adding new testing services as needed to meet the local client needs.
• Coordinates the work of the local lab and assists in setting work priorities to minimize costs, scheduling conflicts or delays.
• Reviews and modifies group schedules based on current and projected workloads and staffing. Prioritizes the activities of the groups to ensure key goals are achieved and customer service needs are addressed. Manage personnel schedules for Monday-Friday and Tuesday-Saturday staff.
• Builds and maintains positive customer relationships through direct interaction with customers, project managers, and sales personnel.
• Fosters morale and teamwork. Fulfills supervisory responsibilities with direct reports to achieve strong staff performance. Mentors key employees.
• Demonstrates and promotes the company vision. Communicates facility-specific goals and objectives to employees. Communicates and implements company initiatives designed to foster teamwork and communication.
• Establishes and maintains an active and positive safety culture and ensures that the Employee Health and Safety procedures are implemented and followed to maintain facility operations that are compliant with appropriate policies and regulations.
• Reviews SOPs used in the facility and ensures their implementation so that the facility is operated in a compliant manner which allows it to produce defensible data.
• Supports the Human Resources function to ensure that all policies and programs are applied consistently throughout the laboratory.
• Remains current on new technological developments and provides scientific leadership in establishing new analytical services as needed, works with Technical Director.
• Assists the QA manager in development, implementation, and data collection of QA processes for the different analytical tests.
• Assists in pursuing, receiving, and maintaining necessary laboratory accreditations.
• Recommends and coordinates sample transfer as necessary.
• Assists co-workers with analytical questions as necessary.
• Ordering and inventory control for lab supplies and equipment.
• Supports other labs within the region when appropriate and as needed.
• Other responsibilities as deemed necessary by the Business Unit
• Other duties as needed

Benefits

• We offer excellent full-time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage, life and disability insurance, 401(k) with company match, paid holidays and vacation, personal days, and dental and vision options.
• We support your development! Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.
• We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.
• At Eurofins, we believe sustainability is at the heart of everything we do. Guided by our vision to be the Global Leader in “Testing for Life,” our mission to contribute to a healthier and safer world, and our core values, we are building a strong foundation for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives. Eurofins’ commitment to sustainability begins within our own companies through a shared responsibility to people and the planet. With climate change posing an imminent threat, Eurofins and its many companies recognize their duty to proactively reduce or offset the environmental impact of essential operations while also helping our clients do the same—serving as a true ESG Enabler.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level