Job Abstract

The Supervisor provides technical and operational support to a specific laboratory area while participating in daily sample production.  Responsibilities include but are not limited to scheduling and prioritizing work tasks, training, problem solving, implementing new procedures and methods, analyzing samples, reviewing and validating data and completing reports.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Administrative:
  • Coordinates work projects with department manager, operations manager and/or project managers to appropriately prioritize laboratory workload to meet client requirements.
  • Manages in-house projects for an assigned department to ensure on-time delivery and turnaround times requirements are met. On Time Delivery greater than 90%.
  • Release samples to laboratory personnel and communicates due dates and update turnaround times.
  • Ensures sample and extract hold times are monitored and adhered to.
  • Supervises Analysts to maximize productivity and ensure appropriate testing procedures in compliance with quality assurance and standard operating procedure requirements.
  • Communicates department issues and provides status reports to next level of Lab Management and Project Managers.
  • Assist Department Manager to evaluate individual performance in yearly performance review as well as providing feedback on an on-going basis to lab personnel.
  • Responsible to ensure proper training all new analysts and develops staff on skills, equipment and procedures.
  • May have input into hiring and firing decisions.
  • Preparing department reports as assigned by laboratory management.
  • Tracking department productivity.
  • May perform department safety inspections to maintain EH&S requirements.
  • Assists other laboratory departments as needed.
  • May fill in for Department Manager.
  • Ensures staff training documentation (IDOC/DOC) is current and accurate.
  • Ensures timely completion of QC samples required for accreditation (MDL, LOD/LOQ).
• Technical:
  • May stock and order supplies as needed.
  • May dispose of samples according to EH&S requirements.
  • May clean work area(s) to maintain a safe working environment.
  • May prepares and analyzes samples for analysis based on method requirements.
  • May reviews data produced in assigned department and authorizes its release.
  • May operates and maintains sophisticated analysis instrumentation requiring advanced and specialized knowledge.
  • Creates and updates department standard operating procedures (SOP’s).
  • Participation in Company-wide initiatives, projects and opportunities.

Supervisory Responsibility:

Oversees the responsibilities of Analysts, Technician, Second Shift Supervisor (if applicable), Temporary Employees.