Branch Director - Port Arthur, TX

A WORLD LEADER IN TESTING, INSPECTION & CERTIFICATION SERVICES

Bureau Veritas offers dynamic, exciting employment opportunities with an attractive salary/benefit package and an opportunity to play a vital role with a global organization. If you would enjoy working in a dynamic environment and are looking for an opportunity to become part of a stellar team of professionals, we invite you to apply online today.

Bureau Veritas is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, sexual orientation, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other non-job-related characteristics.

This position is responsible to ensure equal opportunity in employment in that all persons are treated equally and on the basis of merit, in decisions regarding selection, placement, promotions, training, work assignments, transfers and other personnel actions.

City: Port Arthur 

State: Texas

Branch Manager - Port Arthur, TX

SUMMARY: This position has full P&L responsibility and accountability for daily operations at assigned location. Provides technical guidance and leadership to both field inspection and laboratory staff on all matters. Responsible for taking the necessary steps to ensure that all daily operations and laboratory functions relating to their specific locations are operating efficiently while achieving revenue, profitability, HSE and client requirements.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND REPONSIBILITIES:
• Site Leader accountable for full Profit & Loss (P&L) and financial performance for the assigned branch location including, but not limited to: planning, business development, budgeting, customer management, customer service, field/lab operations, and site Quality, Health, Safety, Environmental (QHSE).
• Responsible for personnel decisions within branch, including employee recruitment, retention and development.
• Accountable for the quality performance of the branch including crosscheck, Proficiency Testing Program (PTP), Statistical Quality Control (SQC), and audits.
• Promote and drive development and optimization of Order Management System and Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) adherence to improve quality, service, customer engagement, and laboratory process management.
• Drives process efficiency, continuous improvement, and system utilization.
• Responsible for client marketing and business development. Meets with customers to establish satisfaction, levels of service, and requirements. Discuss new projects, quality, and performance of existing projects.
• Maintains CAPEX and lab instrumentation integrity, maintenance, and utilization.
• Responsible for location cost control.
• Ensures location has adequate resources, PPE, and preventative maintenance schedule adherence to safely perform all aspects of work.
• Maintains Corporate Policy & Procedure adherence.
• Provides employee motivation and champions “lead from the front” culture.
• Disseminates Corporate Level information and direction to all assigned laboratories.
• Works collaboratively with Sales/BD and support functions to guarantee customer success and quick follow up
• Handles all disciplinary matters in a fair and consistent manner and maintains open communication with Human Resources
• Represents Bureau Veritas by appearance and conduct. Behaves ethically at all times.
• Ensures business practices meet or exceed company policy and industry standards.
• Collaborate with Health, Safety, Environmental (HSE) Leadership to investigate accidents and/or incidents including near misses - this includes preparation of accident reports, root cause analysis, and employee consultations about safety expectations and execute actions to address procedure gaps.
• Carry out the above responsibilities, and all others which may be assigned, in a manner demonstrating support for and adherence to the Company’s Safety Policy and Procedures, Quality Policy and Procedures, Ethics Policy, Environmental Management System, Vision and Strategy, and to exercise good judgment, common sense, and diplomacy in so doing.
• Manage field operations IFIA/TIC certification process for assigned staff
• Knowledgeable of ISO 17025, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Directly manages the overall operations of assigned site including Health, Safety, Environmental (HSE), d