Lab Supervisor - 1st Shift
Location
Cedar Rapids, IA | United States
Job description
Essential Duties and Responsibilities Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Quality Control
- Leads and supports the Company’s Safety Values and Policies
- Primary function of this position is to supervise laboratory technicians
- May receive direction from cross functional leaders including, Production and Maintenance Superintendents, Technical Manager, Plant Manager
- Interfaces with supervisors and operators, maintenance workers and general service operators in collaborative fashion
- Ensure samples are received and checked into laboratory to maintain sample flow
- Train and explain needed maintenance on all lab equipment
- Request supplies located outside the lab
- Ensure on time and accurate testing for internal and external customers
- Train laboratory technicians to perform accurate lab analysis.
- Generate and maintain staff schedule to ensure optimum laboratory coverage
- Ensure lab techs manage their time efficiently to maximize productivity and accountability
- Supervise the maintenance and calibration of lab equipment
- Review and maintain files related to QC testing.
- Review and verify lab results, report Out of specification and start investigations
- Manage the Technician proficiency test program
- Monitor results throughout the day, check calculations, watch for abnormal results, request repeat tests and audit technician’s procedures.
- Responsible and accountable for the safety of all assigned personnel.
- Spends a minimum of 75% of time on the shopfloor
Secondary Duties - Perform necessary functions of a lab technician in peak times or for absences.
- Ensure all lab techs perform required analysis.
- Review results and present to the Lab Leadership each lab tech’s proficiency and capability to provide accurate lab results.
- Track all repeat analysis in the lab and present this data to the lab each month.
Deputy The deputy for this position is the Lab Superintendent, Day Lab Supervisor or Quality Manager
This position serves as a deputy for the following positions: Day Lab Supervisor, QC Analyst and Lab Technicians
Supervisory Responsibilities Directly supervises the Technicians in the Laboratory Department. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Environmental, Safety, Quality, and Legal Requirements Understand and follow:
Environmental: Universal Waste, Hazardous Waste
Safety: All applicable OSHA Rules and Regulations
Quality: Quality Management System
Legal: all pertinent Human Resources, Environmental and Safety Laws and Regulations
Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This position requires chemistry/microbiology lab experience and baking related skills. The ability to use MS Windows particularly MS Office programs. The ability to prioritize and organize tasks. Decision to repeat tests may be made independently or directed by manager. Must be able to follow written procedures, be organized, precise, observant, efficient, capable of working with minimal supervision. Must be able to perform several tasks simultaneously while maintaining accurate timing and procedures for each task. Must be detail oriented and safety minded.
Education and/or Experience Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology, Chemistry or Food Science required, 5 years of lab technician or analyst experience, 2 to 5 years experience in similar supervisor position. Experience training and/or building teams
Language Skills Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. Ability to build report and trust within teams.
Mathematical Skills Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Reasoning Ability Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations Ability to be CPR/First Aid certified required.
Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee frequently is required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, extreme cold, and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
Facial Hair Policy Employees working in this position will be required to follow Red Star Yeast’s facial hair policy. This is due to requirement of this position to wear respiratory protection.
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