We are SGS – the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality and integrity. Our 99,600 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world. 

The Service Center Manager oversees and monitors the efficiency of the service center operations to ensure high quality customer satisfaction. This role is responsible for managing service center staff to to maintain the storefront to receive client samples, manage sample reception duties, bottle kit preparation, and shipping and receiving. The Service Center Manager is responsible for promoting a safe working culture and environment throughout the service center.

Job functions:

• Oversees staff and resources within the service center to meet turnaround times, ensuring proper receipt and on-time delivery to the appropriate laboratory
• Helps implement best practices within the service center to maximize operational efficiency in accordance with sample protocols
• Demonstrates good leadership through effective planning, delegating and empowering subordinates appropriately, and leading by example. Manages people and performance daily, acting quickly and decisively when required
• Ensures staffing levels are appropriate for workload and that staff are properly trained to perform their assigned duties
• Assists with the training of new service center staff become productive members of the team
• Ensures supplies inventory is appropriate for the service center
• Appropriately follows safety requirements for the work that is done and ensure that your team members are also following these requirements
• Immediately addresses safety problems as they arise in the service center to minimize exposure and maximize safe practices
• Actively promotes a strong culture of safe sample management practices and the maintenance of a safe working environment within the service center
• Keeps management teams informed on production, staff issues, and potential problems
• Performs other duties as required

• Associates degree in science related field
• 5 year of relevant experience
• Oral and written communications Skills: Advanced
• Self-initiative and Resource Utilization: Advanced
• Language Skills: Advanced
• Mathematical Skills: Intermediate
• Reasoning Skills: Advanced
• Computer Skills: Basic
• Attention to Detail: Intermediate
• Solid critical thinking skills to anticipate and solve problems in a systematic manner
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to manage and coordinate multiple projects in a fast-paced, highly professional environment.

SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.

This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts the company’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

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