Metals Supervisor - Eurofins Eaton Analytical, LLC

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

The Metals Department 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: 

• 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. 
• Prepares and analyzes samples for analysis based on method requirements.
• May reviews data produced in assigned department and authorizes its release.
• Operates and maintains sophisticated analysis instrumentation requiring advanced and specialized knowledge.
• Creates and updates department standard operating procedures.
• Oversees Analysts, Technicians, and temporary employees 

Qualifications

• BS/BA in Chemistry or related field
• Minimum 3 years' experience in a laboratory setting 

Ideal Candidates will have: 

• Experience analyzing water samples using EPA 200.7 (ICP)and EPA 200.8 (ICPMS) preferred
• Analytical and/or General Science knowledge 
• Laboratory Standard Operating Procedures knowledge 
• Laboratory safety rules and chemical hazards knowledge 
• Experience with maintenance of laboratory instruments
• Advanced knowledge of laboratory procedures
• Knowledge of effective supervisory and management skills
• Government contracting regulations knowledge 
• Good communication skills
• Computer skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Problem solving skills
• Supervisory and management skills
• Ability to prioritize and complete work within time and quality constraint