Laboratory Supervisor - Day/Night Shift

Intertek•Deer Park, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Laboratory Supervisor - Main Floor– Deer Park, TX - On Site Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions to many of the world’s top-recognized brands and companies, is actively seeking a Lab Supervisor to join our Caleb Brett team in Deer Park, TX. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career in the Petroleum Industry. Intertek is continually innovating and evolving to reduce risk for consumers, brands and organizations in every sector and industry around the world. We go beyond Testing, Inspection and Certification of products: we are a Total Quality Assurance Provider to industries worldwide. Our Purpose: Bringing quality, safety, and sustainability to life. Intertek Caleb Brett provides specialized Cargo inspection and analytical assessment services to the oil and gas, chemical and other commodities markets. With a global network of laboratories, 24/7 availability, and more than 130 years of exceptional customer service, our customers receive independent inspection and testing with industry-leading customer service. What are we looking for? The Lab Supervisor is responsible for the following: Through delegation from the Laboratory Manager, and in a safe, legal, and ethical manner, the Laboratory Supervisor oversees the routine analysis, testing, and other handling of samples, thus insuring the accurate and timely collection and reporting of information to clients. Shift/Schedule: Rotating Day/Night Shift, 4 on 4 off, including Holidays, Weekends, and On Call Hours Salary & Benefits Information In addition to competitive compensation packages, when working with Intertek you can expect benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, 401(k) with company match, generous vacation / sick time (PTO), tuition reimbursement and more. (Remove this paragraph if the position is temporary or part-time casual.) What you’ll do: Communicate, monitor, and enforce laboratory safety and housekeeping practices Organize and prioritize the laboratory work Assist in, or conduct, investigations of discrepancies to resolve problems with clients, and to inform Management of required corrective action Maintain communication with clients and Management regarding status of samples Oversee the activities of shipping, receiving, sample retention, and sample disposal Provide objective input into Technicians' performance reviews. Assist in the training efforts of the Company Maintain an awareness of the abilities and personality of each technician Carry out the above responsibilities, and others which may be assigned, in a safe and ethical manner, and in a fashion which demonstrates support for the Company's Quality Policy, Business Ethics Policy, Vision and Strategy, and exercise good judgement, common sense, and diplomacy in so doing This position outline is a general guideline and does not represent all encompassing details. The position assumes that the incumbent has both the mental and physical requirements to carry out the above defined duties.

Requirements

The Laboratory Supervisor is expected to be competent in the routine operation of a petroleum testing laboratory, to have at least 1 year of practical laboratory experience, and to have at least a high school education
Good written and verbal communication skills
Strong leadership skills
Understanding of the significance of the data generated by test methods
Petroleum/Petrochemical testing experience
Ability to manage personnel to achieve the quality system, training, safety and financial goals of the office
Ability to lead and motivate employees to actively support the objectives of the laboratory
Ability to remain objective in adverse situations with a high level of personal and business ethics

Nice To Haves

Past experience with office applications I.E Microsoft Word, Excel etc.
Ability to work weekends and overtime hours as needed
Three (3 ) years' experience in hydrocarbon testing is preferred
Some experience in LPG Testing is preferred

Responsibilities

Communicate, monitor, and enforce laboratory safety and housekeeping practices
Organize and prioritize the laboratory work
Assist in, or conduct, investigations of discrepancies to resolve problems with clients, and to inform Management of required corrective action
Maintain communication with clients and Management regarding status of samples
Oversee the activities of shipping, receiving, sample retention, and sample disposal
Provide objective input into Technicians' performance reviews.
Assist in the training efforts of the Company
Maintain an awareness of the abilities and personality of each technician
Carry out the above responsibilities, and others which may be assigned, in a safe and ethical manner, and in a fashion which demonstrates support for the Company's Quality Policy, Business Ethics Policy, Vision and Strategy, and exercise good judgement, common sense, and diplomacy in so doing