Lab Supervisor - La Crosse Unitary Testing
About The Position
Trane Technologies is hiring a Unitary Testing Supervisor for its North America Commercial Heating, Ventilation and Chiller (NA CHVAC) Test Laboratory. The role leads testing for new product development, sustainability, and quality-improvement projects, as well as some agency compliance, supporting qualification of Trane commercial HVAC products. It requires troubleshooting, problem-solving, and collaboration with laboratory and engineering teams to complete projects on time. The supervisor leads technicians and coordinates daily work, resources, and project priorities while promoting safety and accurate, repeatable test data. The role also supports continuous improvement, standard work, laboratory capital projects, preventive maintenance, team development, customer-witness and sales-order testing, and responsible use of natural resources. The position works with laboratory supervisors, project teams, CHVAC Operations, and the Lab Operations Leader to meet project deliverables and operate within the team’s expense budget.
Requirements
- Associate’s degree in HVAC/R, Electromechanical Technology, Electronics, or an equivalent technical degree, plus at least 5 years of product-development or testing experience; alternatively, a bachelor’s degree in Engineering plus at least 3 years of product-development or testing experience.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products, including Outlook, Excel, Word, SharePoint, and Teams.
- Ability to coach, motivate, and engage others to develop high-performing teams.
- Ability to lead a team through structured problem-solving processes.
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Self-motivation and technical skills to drive success.
- Strong organizational skills and follow-through.
- Customer-first mindset.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced team environment and build cross-functional partnerships.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with HVAC equipment, product design, laboratory equipment and testing practices, or an operations environment.
- Experience with visual management, OPEX, Lean, and/or Six Sigma methodologies.
- Familiarity with standard work, procedures, workflow processes, and quality systems.
- Previous supervisory and/or project-team leadership experience.
Responsibilities
- Interact with laboratory team members, including through layered audits, to improve the accuracy and repeatability of test data and prioritize safety for employees and visitors.
- Align and prioritize daily team tasks with project-team expectations.
- Lead technicians in continuously improving the CHVAC Engineering Laboratory using continuous-improvement and problem-solving tools.
- Review, develop, and implement standard work in the Air-Cooled Test area to eliminate waste and apply best practices.
- Develop and support team performance objectives aligned with business-unit objectives and visual-management metrics, in collaboration with other CHVAC Laboratory Supervisors.
- Support capital expenditure projects that enhance the CHVAC Laboratories.
- Support timely facility and equipment preventive maintenance using the Nuvolo preventive-maintenance system.
- Recruit, mentor, and motivate team members; encourage engagement across the organization and support individual development plans.
- Review and approve team members’ timecards, vacation, purchase, and expense requests using business systems.
- Use TTPPM to plan people and facility resources needed to safely complete project deliverables on time and to requested milestones.
- Use visual-management tools and collaborate with other Laboratory Supervisors to manage daily resource needs.
- Work with CHVAC Operations and laboratory colleagues to support customer-witness and sales-order performance testing as needed.
- Coordinate with project teams to understand development-testing resources, equipment, deliverables, and timing.
- Promote responsible use and protection of natural resources through conservation and sustainable practices.
- Work with the Lab Operations Leader to keep the team within its expense budget.
- Coordinate with other laboratories and test teams to use available resources to complete requested project deliverables.
Benefits
- Health insurance and holistic wellness programs with incentives, effective on day one for the employee and family.
- Fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
- Up to 15 vacation days, paid holidays, sick leave, and additional options supporting volunteer and parental leave.
- 401(k) match.
- Educational and training opportunities through company programs.
- Tuition assistance and student debt support.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
Associate degree
