Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate.
Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.
Job Description The Lab Manager will 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.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities 1. Provide leadership and manage/assist other staff members in the operational team.
2. Assists with the coordination and timely completion of all analytical and operational training for the local lab staff.
3. Prepare and analyze aerobiological, environmental, and water samples for fungal, asbestos and bacteria analysis.
4. Serve as an operational point of contact for clients regarding all services performed in the lab.
5. Coordinates with the local salesperson to assist with client concerns.
6. Determines the local client needs and leads the effort in adding new testing services as needed to meet the local client needs.
7. Coordinates the work of the local lab and assists in setting work priorities to minimize costs, scheduling conflicts or delays.
8. 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.
9. Builds and maintains positive customer relationships through direct interaction with customers, project managers, and sales personnel.
10. Fosters morale and teamwork. Fulfills supervisory responsibilities with direct reports to achieve strong staff performance. Mentors key employees.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. Supports the Human Resources function to ensure that all policies and programs are applied consistently throughout the laboratory.
Secondary Duties
1. Remains current on new technological developments and provides scientific leadership in establishing new analytical services as needed, works with Technical Director.
2. Assists the QA manager in development, implementation, and data collection of QA processes for the different analytical tests.
3. Assists in pursuing, receiving, and maintaining necessary laboratory accreditations.
4. Recommends and coordinates sample transfer as necessary.
5. Assists co-workers with analytical questions as necessary.
6. Ordering and inventory control for lab supplies and equipment.
7. Supports other labs within the region when appropriate and as needed. Other responsibilities as deemed necessary by the Business Unit
Qualifications Requirements · Education: BS degree in Microbiology, Biology, or equivalent Experience: Minimum 3 years of laboratory experience Minimum 2 years of Supervisory/Management experience preferred
Additional Information Position is full-time, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., with overtime as needed. Candidates within commutable distance of our Marlton, NJ laboratory are encourage to apply
Eurofins Environment Testing (USA) provides a compensation range for informational purposes, the actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience and skill set, base salary of internal peers, business section, and geographic location
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.
Sustainability matters to us!We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!
Find out more in our career page: Eurofins is a M/F, Disabled, and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Eurofins Environment Testing Businesses in the US are routinely engaged in Federal Contracts. Federal Government vaccination mandates may apply to staff working in these businesses. Successful applicants may be required to confirm vaccination status or demonstrate eligibility for medical or religious exemptions prior to commencing employment. In addition, certain positions require travel for which vaccination is required in accordance with Eurofins policy. Eurofins is a M/F, Disabled, and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
