Job Title: Laboratory Supervisor

Reports To: Laboratory Manager or Director

Date: 04/26/2024

Job Summary:

Under the direction of the Laboratory Manager or Laboratory Director, assist and oversee the activities of a laboratory operations team to ensure smooth and efficient functioning of the laboratory.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

· Focused on implementing the Lab Managers decisions through the work of laboratory staff. Oversee day to day activities in the lab, including accessioning, order entry, data analysis, quality review and data reporting.

· Maintain records for federal, state and appropriate license accreditation; monitor adherence to safety regulations

· Ensure testing samples are properly received, organized, and prepared for testing procedures.

· Ensure any atypical or Out of Specification results are properly investigated.

· Ensure test results are timely and accurately transmitted/delivered to laboratory manager/QAO

· Notify clients of samples releases, delays, and routine failures

· Prioritize work, manage workflow, and coordinate employee efforts

· Responsible for ensuring laboratory staff is trained; including cross training

· Performs laboratory testing, as needed

· Work with QA to initiate quality-control documents, corrective actions, and monitor work quality for compliance with laboratory standards

· Monitor inventory and purchase supplies for the laboratory; recommend procurement of new laboratory equipment and monitor maintenance/repair needs of existing equipment

· Perform beginning, mid, and end-of-year reviews of direct reports

· Work with Lab Manager to create PIPs, writeups, and promotions; then deliver them to staff

· Approve timecards and approve or deny PTO requests of direct reports

· Interview potential new hires

· Ensure company policies and procedures and upheld by laboratory and support staff

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws; responsibilities include: interviewing, hiring and training, onboarding, staffing/workplace planning, assigning and directing work, scheduling, evaluating performance, recognizing and rewarding, disciplining, addressing complaints and resolving problems, serving as technical resource for laboratory staff, ensuring laboratory equipment is properly calibrated and maintained, ensuring unbiased and positive treatment of all staff, opening and following-up with LIMS tickets.

Additional Responsibilities:

· Participates in technical discussions both internally and with clients

· Complete special projects associated method enhancements, statistical/trend analysis

· Perform other duties as may be assigned

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, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

· Bachelor’s degree in a life science or equivalent required

· Laboratory experience required

· 2-3 years supervisory experience preferred

· Cannabis experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

· Knowledge of federal, state and local laws regarding testing, cultivation, processing and transport of cannabis products

· Knowledge of laboratory applications of biology, microbiology and chemistry

· Exemplary customer service skills

· Ability to use a variety of laboratory equipment and instruments including incubators, scales/balances, pipettes, chromatographs, PCR equipment and mass spectrometers

· Ability to use computers and computer software programs and systems and standard office equipment such as phones, photocopiers and fax machines

· Good written and verbal communication skills to convey and receive information effectively (face-to-face, telephone and electronic)

· Good analytical and judgment skills

· Detail-oriented

· Ability to maintain confidentiality regarding test results, personnel and/or financial data

· Excellent organizational skills to work independently, prioritize, handle multiple tasks, manage time

· Leadership skills including comfort with decision-making responsibilities, coaching, teaching and counseling, ability to inspire and build confidence in others and forge alliances and garner support

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:

· Valid driver/operator license

Safety Sensitive Position:

Equipment used, and activities performed by this position that could cause serious injury or death to the operator, other employees and/or other individuals if not used properly or safely:

· Working with testing equipment with hot surfaces

· Handling chemicals including acids and solvents used in the testing process

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.

· Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer, walking/moving around and standing, talking and hearing and using hands to handle, control or feel objects, tools or controls

· Occasional periods of stooping/kneeling, bending

· Lifting up to 10 pounds regularly and up to 25 pounds occasionally

· Close vision and ability to focus on computer screens and documents; distance vision; peripheral vison; depth perception; color vision

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The employee works in a laboratory environment.

While performing work-related duties the employee occasionally works with hazardous, toxic or caustic chemicals such as acids and solvents, works around fumes or airborne particles from laboratory chemicals used/fume hoods works with or near moving mechanical parts from laboratory equipment and works with equipment that vibrates. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Stressful Conditions in the Work Environment Affecting This Position:

· Typical work demands include operating under committed to time and quality demands, conflicting/multiple deadlines or tasks

· Challenging situations including dealing with difficult customers/vendors/employees and interpreting data

Work Schedule:

· 40-hour minimum workweek; Monday - Friday

· May require on-call duty and the ability to work outside of scheduled work hours including weekends and holidays when the need arises

· Some travel during the day and overnight - to other laboratories, attend seminars, training and/or conferences

This job description is intended to describe the essential functions of and requirements for the successful performance of this position. It is not to be interpreted as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements of this position, nor is it intended to limit the authority of any manager to assign and direct the activities of employees under his or her direction.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 3 years

Schedule:

• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Supervising experience: 1 year (Required)
• ISO 17025: 3 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person