Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.

Eurofins is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in agroscience Contract Research Organisation services. Eurofins is one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies, as well as having an emerging global presence in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisations. The Group also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 55,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of 900 laboratories in over 50 countries. Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

Position / Authority Summary

The Lab Group Leader receives sufficient authority from, and is accountable to, the Laboratory Supervisor or appointed designate for the successful completion of assigned duties and responsibilities and has the authority to take action necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities of this position and to identify the occurrence of departures from the quality system or from the procedures for performing tests and/or calibrations, so long as such action does not deviate from established company guidelines, is consistent with sound technical and business judgment, and follows the practices of the laboratory.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Demonstrates and promotes the company vision

• Regular attendance and punctuality

• Reads, understands and follows management system requirements as relevant to responsibilities, including but not limited to requirements found in the Quality Manual, SOPs, Local Work Instructions and Methods which in turn ensures compliance with ISO/IEC 17025/AOAC ALACC requirements and relevant government regulatory

• Complete laboratory testing on all incoming samples in an accurate, efficient and timely manner; ensure sample turnaround time goals are met or exceeded

• Work with Lab Supervisor to ensure that prep or pathogen lab technicians are completing tasks correctly and in a timely manner

• Work on making scheduling adjustments as needed to cover planned and unplanned absences

• Have input on hiring of new prep lab technicians

• Work with Training Manager to ensure all prep lab technicians are properly trained and performing tasks in which technicians are trained along with supporting documentation

• Ensure daily task lists are completed and turned into supervisors for review

• Assist with inventory management of the prep lab supplies

• Ensure technicians are stocking lab at intervals that least disrupt operations

• Adhere to all health, safety, and environmental regulations relative to assigned analytical work; maintain and assist others in maintaining a clean, safe work environment

• Identify process difficulties and report these together with proposed solutions to supervisor

• Maintain cooperative working relationships with all company employees. Communicate professionally, timely, and clearly to co‑workers. This includes “intra” and “inter” departmental employees

• Promote the company image through the exercising of sound and ethical business practices as related to the public and our customers

• Continually strive to improve the quality of work we provide to our clients through existing and new technologies

• Identify non‑conformances and out‑of‑specifications and investigate to determine the possible root causes

• Perform other related duties as assigned including appropriate aseptic preparation and processing of samples and associated process controls

• Maintain a neat and accurate record system; keep accurate records of work performed on daily basis or as needed for quality control tests or regulatory purposes

• Maintain a safe and clean laboratory; clean work area and glassware used in analyses; dispose of hazardous wastes according to established procedures

• Conducts all activities in a safe and efficient manner

• Performs other duties as assigned

Physical & Sensory Requirements

Vision Requirements (checked in original document)

• Close vision

• Distance vision

• Color vision

• Ability to adjust focus

Hearing Requirements

• Adequate hearing acuity is required to accomplish essential job tasks (assistive devices permitted)

Typical Noise Level

• Moderate noise (business office with computers and printers, light traffic)

PPE Requirements

• Employee must wear PPE, including but not limited to filtering face masks, PAPR, etc.

Other Physical Job Requirements

• Exposure to aromas typically associated with a food microbiology laboratory.

Compensation:

• $23.50/hr

Schedule:

• Mon-Fri 02:00 pm 10:30 pm

What we offer:

• Excellent full time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage, dental, and vision options
• Life and disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid vacation and holidays

Eurofins USA Food Testing is a Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity employer.