Mfg Lab First Line Supervisor II

The Chemours Company•Pennsville Township, NJ

5d•Onsite

About The Position

As we create a colorful, capable and cleaner world through chemistry, we invite you to join our team to harness the power of chemistry to shape markets, redefine industries and improve lives for billions of people around the world. CREATING ESSENTIAL CHEMISTRY THAT THE WORLD NEEDS At Chemours, our people are redefining how the world thinks of chemistry by approaching everything we do with a commitment to delivering Trusted Chemistry that creates better lives and helps communities thrive. That begins with how we use our science, data, and unmatched technical expertise to develop market-leading products with the highest levels of performance, sustainability, and safety in the industry. Powered by chemistry, our products are used in applications that make the products we rely on, processes, and new technologies possible. In key sectors such as clean energy, advanced electronics, high-performance computing and AI, climate friendly cooling, and high-quality paints and coatings for homes and industrial infrastructure---sustainable solutions and more modern living depend on Chemours chemistry. Chemours is seeking a Laboratory Supervisor to join our Quality team! This position will report directly to the Quality Manager in our Deepwater, NJ location. The Laboratory Supervisor role covers a broad range of responsibilities including daily laboratory support, resolution of laboratory issues, safety leadership, and supervises a staff of laboratory technicians. Ensures adherence to established laboratory and safety policies and procedures. Maintains standards in the areas of housekeeping, safety, attendance, operational discipline, laboratory safety management, and scheduled and unscheduled maintenance. Responsible for responding to personnel, laboratory, safety and environmental incidents. Ensure work is completed in accordance with procedures to support Chambers Works production units and wastewater treatment facilities. This position works closely with laboratory technicians, technical, quality, operations, and maintenance to ensure continuous, high quality analytical support in an efficient and timely fashion. In addition, this position manages laboratory safety and personnel performance and development in an union environment. It requires coordination of delivery against standards established by ISO 9001:2015, business expectations, and Continuous Improvement (WAVE, Six Sigma, Lean, 5S, etc). The ideal candidate will be responsible for assessing the quality, robustness, and capability of the laboratory; and completing investigations if the laboratory has not met safety, reliability, and/or quality standards.

Requirements

Associates or higher degree in Science; OR a High School Diploma/GED with 3+ years of experience in a production environment or equivalent
Demonstrated leadership abilities and interpersonal communication skills to work with a diverse population of employees
Must have fundamental understanding of Laboratory Safety Management systems and schedule flexibility to be first call for a 24/7 operation
Ability to assess and improve individual and group performance
Experience in setting and maintaining meaningful metrics to drive improvement

Nice To Haves

Previous leadership experience or detail supervision experience
Knowledge of Laboratory Information Management System (ex. LIMS, Sample Manager, etc.), Quality Management System (ETQ/Reliance), and Enterprise Resource Planning Software (SAP)
Prior experience in change leadership and/or transformational activities
A Bachelor’s Degree in Science

Responsibilities

Responsible for compliance with policies, procedures and safety standards related to ISO 9001:2015 and Laboratory Safety Management Practices
Ensure high quality analytical support and processes in an efficient manner to enable in-process analysis and final product quality release
Interface with Operations, Technology, and Maintenance for priority coordination of samples, staffing, improvement programs, and maintenance work
Communicate progress against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) versus performance targets and adjusting schedule accordingly
Lead and influence team by setting high standards and operational discipline supporting a 24/7 manufacturing facility to achieve desired results
Respond to personnel, laboratory, safety, quality and environmental incidents
Manage laboratory production in a safe and environmentally sound manner, supporting quality, cost and continuous improvement objectives
Demonstrated ability to get results, meet commitments, troubleshoot and use problem solving methodologies that may arise as it pertains to the business's operations
Perform lab activities including troubleshooting & approving samples in lab information management system (LIMS), retain sample management, test method management, and job cycle checks
Review all calibration/preventive maintenance records and certificates for accuracy and completeness