Laboratory Supervisor, Volatiles

Company Description

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 Volatiles Department Supervisor provides technical and operational support to the laboratory while participating in daily sample production and data review. 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:

• Coordinates work projects with 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.
• Release samples to laboratory personnel and communicates due dates and update turnaround times.
• 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.
• Preparing department reports as assigned by laboratory management.
• Tracking department productivity.
• May perform department safety inspections to maintain EH&S requirements.
• May have input into hiring and firing decisions
• 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.
• Assists other laboratory departments as needed.
• May prepare and analyze samples for analysis based on method requirements.
• May review data produced in assigned department and authorizes its release.
• May operate, maintain, and repair sophisticated analysis instrumentation requiring advanced and specialized knowledge.
• Creates and updates department standard operating procedures.

Qualifications

Education/Experience:

• BS/BA in Chemistry or Related Field 
• Minimum of 5 Years' experience in a laboratory setting 
• Professional working proficiency in English is a requirement, including the ability to read, write and speak in English.
• Authorization to work in the United States without restriction or sponsorship 

Ideal Candidates will have experience with: 

• Analytical experience using GC/MS Purge & Trap instrumentation
• Experienced in EPA Methods for the analysis of soil and water matrices
• Quality Assurance Plans
• Laboratory Standard Operating Procedures
• Laboratory safety rules and chemical hazards
• Maintenance of laboratory instruments
• Advanced knowledge of laboratory procedures
• Knowledge of effective supervisory and management skills
• Government contracting regulations
• Good communication skills
• Computer skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Problem solving skills
• Supervisory and management skills
• Ability to prioritize
• Complete work within time and quality constraints
• Confront and successfully resolve both day-to-day and non-routine, complex problems
• Plan, set, and attain goals
• Effectively leading and training employees

Additional Information

Full-time position, Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, with overtime as needed. Candidates living within a commutable distance of Tinley Park, IL are encouraged to apply.

Pay range: starting at $25.00- $35.00/ hr 

As a Eurofins employee, you will become part of a company that has received national recognition as a great place to work.  We offer excellent full-time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage, life and disability insurance, 401(k) with company match, paid holidays, paid time off, and dental and vision options.

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 sector, and geographic location.

To learn more about Eurofins, please explore our website www.eurofinsus.com.

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: https://careers.eurofins.com/

Eurofins USA Environment Testing is a Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity employer.