Come join our family! Microbac Laboratories is an essential business offering competitive pay and benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, generous paid time off including vacation, holidays and flextime, a wellness program, referral bonus, tuition reimbursement and more!

ABOUT MICROBAC

Microbac Laboratories, Inc. is a premier commercial laboratory testing firm that partners with clients worldwide, offering laboratory solutions to the life science, food and nutrition, and environmental industries and serves our clients with the utmost expertise and respect for their market requirements, constraints, and challenges. We embody a company-wide commitment to exceptional customer experience, which has been refined over nearly 50 years of trusted, analytical and measurement experience.

Through our network of laboratories, offices, and field services, we have the flexibility to meet the unique requirements for each client, project, and scope.

As a privately held third-party testing company, Microbac operates with a commitment to safety, quality, and compliance. Our diverse work portfolio includes broad accreditation offerings and tested insights across the environmental, food and nutrition and life science markets.

JOB SUMMARY

The Office Manager is responsible for Accounts Receivable / Accounts Payable ordering, finance control, coordinating calls to repair vendors, answering phone calls, and building upkeep. 

 
Essential Functions:

• Develops Human Resources policies for the company regarding employee relations
• Partners with management to communicate and monitor compliance with Human Resources policies, procedures, programs, and laws
• Recommends employee relations practices necessary to establish a positive employer-employee relationship and promote a high level of employee morale and motivation
• Leads investigations when employee complaints or concerns are brought forth and presents recommendations for resolution
• Advises managers and supervisors about the steps in a progressive discipline system
• Counsels managers on employment issues
• Assists with the implementation of company safety and health programs
• Complies with all existing governmental and labor legal and government reporting requirements including any related to the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the Department of Labor, worker compensation, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and so forth; maintains minimal company exposure to lawsuits
• Protects the interests of employees and the company in accordance with company Human Resources policies and governmental laws and regulations
• Assists with the development and carrying out of a company-wide process of organization development that addresses issues such as succession planning, superior workforce development, key employee retention, organization design, diversity and inclusion, and change management
• Assists with employee communication and feedback through such avenues as company meetings, suggestion programs, employee satisfaction surveys, newsletters, employee focus groups, one-on-one meetings
• Champion company initiatives that drive positive culture including diversity, inclusion & belonging, corporate responsibility, safety, employee wellness 

Minimum Qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Human Resources, Business, or Organization Development or equivalent; plus, three to five years or more progressive leadership experience in Human Resources; or combined equivalent of education and experience in Human Resources

In addition, the person in this role will have:

• Superior communication and facilitation skills
• Ability to build effective relationships with clients and colleagues across the organization
• Apply judgment to data to support business decision making
• Ability to interact effectively with all levels within the organization 
• Results orientation with ability to proactively anticipate issues/business needs and take initiative to recommend solutions
• Able to develop, evaluate and recommend solutions to problems 
• Possess agility to effectively manage multiple priorities and adjust heavy workload and changing priorities
• High degree of initiative, innovation and ability to take on projects with minimal direction
• Advanced knowledge of employment laws and practices
• Experience in the administration of benefits and compensation programs and other Human Resources programs
• HRIS experience
• Excellent computer skills in a Microsoft Windows environment
• Evidence of the practice of a high level of confidentiality
• Excellent organizational skills

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands and working conditions 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.

Physical Requirements:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools; talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and sit.
• The employee must occassionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision and depth perception.

Working Conditions:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be in a general office environment.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• This job may require travel less than 20%

As a privately held third-party testing company, Microbac operates with a commitment to safety, quality, and compliance. Our diverse work portfolio includes broad accreditation offerings and tested insights across the environmental, food and life science markets.

OTHER:

This job description is not an exhaustive list of all duties an employee may be required to perform. Microbac reserves the right to revise the job description at any time. 

Employment is at-will. Microbac, promotes a drug-free, alcohol-free workplace. Applicants considered for hire must pass a drug test before beginning work. Refusal to submit to testing will result in disqualification of further employment consideration.

Microbac is an Equal Opportunity Employer – We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.