LABORATORY SUPERVISOR

Our award-winning Environmental Testing Laboratory is seeking exceptional candidates for the position of Laboratory Supervisor. In this critical role you'll supervise our Inorganics, Metals and Microbiology laboratory analysts.

This is an opportunity for you to make a difference in the fulfilling Environmental Science industry with Suburban Testing Labs - STL. At STL we live our mission every day to protect public health and preserve the environment. Over the decades we've continued to grow organically, offering an increased array of analyses and technical advancements to our clients as well as career growth for our staff.

We seek a dynamic supervisor or assistant manager to manage a team of approx. 20 laboratory professionals including lab analysts and chemists. This is your chance to take the next step in your career and make your mark!

STL is a stable yet innovative environmental testing firm that's been successfully operating for 60 years. We're a privately owned company that's focused on providing an outstanding employee experience for our staff and a stellar client experience for our customers. Moreover, our laboratory professionals work with state-of-the art instrumentation and our company regularly reinvests in the continued long-term growth and success of the organization.

Our competitive compensation and benefits program includes:

• Medical insurance PPO with Capital Blue Cross
• Dental and Vision
• Short-term disability pay and free life insurance
• 401(k) with company matching
• Paid time off for volunteer activities
• Paid Vacation, Sick & Personal Time
• Health Savings Account & Flexible Spending Account

Some of our perks include:

• Work schedule flexibility to handle personal / outside needs
• Paid training events and a focus on continuous learning
• Fun events & gatherings provided for our employees throughout the year
• Pet-friendly office

STL promotes diversity and provides a welcoming environment where different ideas and perspectives are encouraged! EOE - Equal Opportunity Employer

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT STL PLEASE VISIT: www.suburbantestinglabs.com

Role Summary:

The Laboratory Supervisor performs the day-to-day management of a team of lab analysts, scientists and chemists. In this role you're accountable for ensuring your laboratory units generate accurate, timely and cost-effective analytical data that our clients use to support important environmental decision making related to the testing of water and soil samples.

Key Accountabilities Include:

• Lead and supervise lab analysts ensuring their successful job performance and development. Assign work, allocate resources and delegate effectively to dept. members.
• Carry out performance management with direct reports to include writing and conducting performance reviews, creating written performance and development plans, conducting dept. huddles and team meetings, and issuing disciplinary actions. Conduct 1:1 feedback and coaching meetings with direct reports.
• Translate overall company goals and strategies into specific objectives and actions for your assigned dept. Create, communicate and execute dept. action plans with your team.
• Recommend and execute on key performance measurements - KPIs - for your lab employees with a focus on maintaining the highest standards of quality and turnaround times. Use these measurements to monitor and manage the performance of your team, ensuring that each staff member understands how their KPIs are measured, why they are important, and how to achieve them.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the activities and capacity of your team. Ensure training is effectively planned & executed with assigned team members.
• Actively participate in and contribute to continuous process improvements focused on customer requirements, quality, and production efficiency. Participate in the hiring process and help to select "A" players.

Core Competencies

• Strong leadership, supervisory & problem solving skills. Able to inspire, motivate and build teams.
• Ability to use effective recognition, engagement, delegation, feedback, coaching and corrective actions to drive employee performance and hold your team members accountable.
• Strong planning, critical thinking and conflict resolution abilities.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and basic business acumen.
• Exceptional prioritization, organizational and multi-tasking skills. Able to manage multiple projects and work under pressure.
• Solid written and verbal communication abilities along with strong interpersonal skills.
• Tenacious professional who demonstrates excitement and enthusiasm around meeting and exceeding performance goals.

Qualifications

• At least 3 to 5 years of experience as a supervisor or manager of teams in a fast-paced, production oriented environment.
• At least 3 to 5 years of supervisory experience with direct reports that includes writing and conducting performance reviews, holding 1:1 coaching and development sessions, providing critical feedback and holding employees accountable for performance.
• Experience supervising employees in a manufacturing or other production related environment is required. Laboratory experience is a plus but not required.
• Track record of results leading production oriented teams of at least 20 to 30 employees and handling high-volume operations with multiple product lines / services.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $72,000.00 - $87,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• supervisory: 3 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Reading, PA 19605 (Required)

Work Location: In person