Asbestos Laboratory Manager - Eurofins CEI - Barberton, OH

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.

The Eurofins network of companies is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in agroscience Contract Research Organisation services. It is one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies, as well as having an emerging global presence in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisations. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 58,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of 900 laboratories in over 54 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

In 2021, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.72 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Job Description

Lab Manager provides leadership and is responsible for ensuring compliance of laboratory operations. The Lab Manager will adjust workflow to meet TAT, continually improve laboratory functionality, and supervise staff. They will be responsible for ensuring compliance and integration of facility operation with quality standards, adherence to ethics policy, safety and other company and regulatory policies and procedures.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Provide leadership and manage/assist other staff members in the operational team.  Directly involve in hire, retain, and develop personnel.

2. Assists with the coordination and timely completion of all analytical and operational training for the local lab staff. 

3. Prepare and analyze environmental samples for fungal and asbestos in air, bulk, and surface matrices.

4. Serve as a technical point of contact for clients regarding all services performed in the lab.

5. Determines the local client needs and leads the effort in adding new testing services as needed to meet the local client needs.

6. Coordinates the work of the local lab and assists in setting work priorities to minimize costs, scheduling conflicts or delays.

7. 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.

8. Builds and maintains positive customer relationships through direct interaction with customers, project managers, and sales personnel.

9. Fosters morale and teamwork. Fulfills supervisory responsibilities with direct reports to achieve strong staff performance. Mentors key employees.

10.  Measuring, communicating, and achieving key performance metric for the facility.

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. Responsible for facility maintenance and upkeep.

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.

15. Reports directly to the Business Unit Manager.

16. Manages fixed assets and maintain the appropriate certifications as needed.

17. Assist with annual budget preparation and growth planning.

18. Effectively manage personal cost and consumable cost to improve the EBITA for the facility.

Secondary Duties

1. Assists the QA manager in development, implementation and data collection of QA processes for the different analytical tests. 
2. Assists in pursuing, receiving and maintaining necessary laboratory accreditations.  <