Lab Manager

The Laboratory Manager will be responsible to enforce safety and laboratory regulations, direct and coordinate the activities of employees engaged in the daily testing of both finished goods and in-process products, read and analyze charts, work orders, laboratory schedules, and other records and reports to determine testing requirements and to evaluate current testing estimates and outputs.

Hours: M-F 5am to 2pm may require off-shift hours, weekends and holidays as needed.

Responsibilities:

• Enforce food safety and lab regulations.
• Direct and coordinate activities of employees (finished goods and in-process products).
• Determine testing requirements and evaluate current testing estimates and outputs.
• Ensure accurate results with the most efficient use of plant resources.
• Assist the management team in the maintenance of the quality system.
• Resolve worker complaints and drive culture of positive employee relations.
• Lead and manage internal quality programs and prepare for audits.
• Interacts effectively with production personnel to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Other duties as assigned

Experience-Education (Required):

• Four-year degree in related field.
• 2 years’ experience in a lab and/or quality program management
• Demonstrated effective leadership, problem solving and decision-making skills
• Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills at various levels of the company
• Effective skills, working cross-functionally in a fast-paced work environment

Competencies-Skills (Required):

• Knowledge of regulatory requirements for dairy processing and good manufacturing programs.
• Experience in lab and quality program management.
• Must have strong Microsoft Office, word processing, data entry skills, statistical analysis skills
• Ability to communicate, orally and written, with a variety of people and negotiate priorities; capacity for meeting deadlines and managing multiple projects
• Solid organization and detail orientation, and excellent follow-through skills
• Ability to build a successful team, coach, facilitate change, and manage conflict

Physical Demands and Work Environment: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; climb up and down stairs and ladders; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this job, you are exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The temperature of the work environment can fluctuate to occasional temperatures from cold/cool to warm/hot. The noise level in the work environment is occasionally loud and will require ear plugs. While working in the manufacturing areas, you are required to wear personal protective equipment.

Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including pre- and post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.

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