Senior Team Lead

Responsibilities

Cost Control

· Assists in identifying cost-saving initiatives, as directed.

· Initiates and implements cost-saving initiatives, as directed.

· Directs and supports cost-saving initiatives for the department and organization.

· Monitors and controls productivity, operational throughput, and resource allocation to support efficient performance and alignment with organizational goals.

Strategy

· Assists and supports management with strategic planning, as directed.

· Initiates and implements strategic-planning projects, as directed.

· Directs and support strategic planning initiatives for the department and organization.

Leadership

· Performs team-lead and other functions as outlined in Section 6 of this job description.

· Demonstrates positive work-related relationships and effective communication skills.

· Identifies opportunities to improve departmental and organizational performance and initiates improvement projects.

· Develops a team-oriented environment and promotes a positive attitude within the department.

· Leads the department in achieving safety, quality, production, and customer service-level agreement (SLA) goals defined by the customer and management.

· Maintains a safe, clean, and orderly work area.

· Provides ongoing coaching, mentoring, and performance feedback to team members, fostering professional development and continuous improvement.

Integration

· Develops a team-oriented environment and promotes a positive attitude within the department.

· Supports employee development, including performance evaluations and coordination of training.

Operations

· Manages and coordinates lab activities in accordance with all applicable Quality Management Systems to meet or exceed customer expectations.

· Evaluates labor requirements based on inbound delivery volumes and testing schedules and provides staffing recommendations to management.

· Reassigns resources to processes requiring additional support to meet service-level agreements and control labor costs.

· Maintains production goals and performance metrics.

· Ensures company policies and guidelines are defined, documented, and followed.

· Oversees audit activities to ensure compliance with customer, industry, internal, safety, and regulatory requirements.

· Encourages an environment of positive motivation and employee development.

· Reviews and acts on productivity data to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

· Verifies that required reporting is completed and that processes for tracking test lots are followed.

· Initiates and completes corrective and preventive action reports for out-of-process issues.

· Promotes safety policies, including housekeeping requirements.

· Performs other operational duties as assigned by leadership.

Other

· Integrates Walker Core Values - Respectful, Responsive, Responsible, Resilient, Relationships, and Results - and the Cultural Priorities of Focus, Energy, Action, and Results into all core responsibilities and work-related relationships.

· Adheres to departmental and organizational policies, procedures, and requirements.

· Respects, promotes, and ensures the confidentiality of sensitive information.

· Performs other duties as required.

Supervisory Responsibilities

· Recruits, interviews, and hires new employees. Provides assistance

· Performs periodic employee evaluations. Provides assistance

· Completes initial and ongoing training of employees. Primary responsibility

· Manages the employee disciplinary-action and termination process. Provides assistance

· Manages employee scheduling, including daily work hours and time off. Provides assistance

· Manages the departmental budget. Provides assistance

· Implements and maintains departmental processes. Provides assistance