Laboratory Manager

Advanced Environmental Laboratories, Inc. (AEL) is Florida’s largest environmental, chemical, analytical testing laboratory network. AEL has been in business for over 30 years and is a leader in the industry with modern instrumentation, computer technology, and opportunities of growth for our employees. We provide reliable data across various sectors, including public drinking water, wastewater, landfills, environmental site assessments, land development , emergency response, and Department of Defense (DOD) site evaluations.

We are currently looking for a Laboratory Manager for our AEL Tallahassee, FL laboratory. This hire will join our management team to support laboratory operations and service of clients in the Tallahassee and surrounding areas.

Pay and Benefits:

This is a full-time position with benefits including Health/Dental/Vision Insurance (60% paid by AEL), 1 Floating Holiday, PTO, short and long term disability + life term insurance paid by AEL, and 401K retirement plan with up to 4% Company match. Salary based on experience.

Job Description:

Full-time position in the AEL Tallahassee laboratory providing oversight of staffing, project management, and analytical testing. This position will also interact with AEL sister laboratories to ensure on time quality data for the local client base.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Bachelor Degree in relevant science field (Environmental Sciences, Chemistry, Biology, etc.) or higher education
• Previous laboratory experience (environmental preferred)
• Basic knowledge of principles, terminology, practices, techniques and instrumentation commonly used in a laboratory setting
• Ability to effectively prioritize work and manage time to meet deadlines and rush orders
• Computer literacy with proficiency in Microsoft Office software and LIMS
• Records observations, calculations and results, accurately.
• Ability to work with delicate laboratory equipment
• Ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal format
• Excellent writing and oral communication skills
• Ethical, fair, transparent, dependable
• Ability to supervise and mentor in a multi-cultural environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with employees and outside consultants, executive management, and colleagues
• Thorough understanding of quality, safety and training issues
• Working knowledge of operational metrics and company business objectives

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversee the daily laboratory operation and staff mentoring and management
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with the TNI (NELAC) standards and quality of the lab
• Adhere to budget keeping expenses including meeting/exceeding sales goals, profit/loss and long-range planning
• Assists with recruiting process including but not limited to candidate selection, interviewing, hiring procedures and retention
• Supports corporate HR with onboarding and offboarding documentation
• Reviews and approves employee schedules and flex work arrangements
• Track and submit timesheets and payroll for all staff at the lab location
• Manages MDLs and DOCs and assure complete throughout lab as required
• Understand instrument operation and theory of all instrumentation in lab
• Perform occasional repairs and maintenance of instruments and laboratory
• Assist with scheduling training of new analysts
• Interface with sales and project managers to schedule projects
• Establish and maintain effective communication with staff
• Place purchase orders for approval with the operations manager
• Login corrections when required in Horizon LIMS
• Assist with duties to manage Health and Safety and Hazardous Waste program
• Assists with sample handling activities including receiving and LIMS login
• Confirms any data anomalies with the laboratory before submitting to clients
• Tracks status of client projects
• Assure client deadlines and contract requirements are met
• Prepare reports and invoices for client projects
• Communicates upline to inform and assist with Corporate guidance and policy
• Report directly to the Operations Manager

Schedule:

Full-time position. Standard hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00 pm; Operations Hours 7 am to 7 pm, 7 days a week. Work can occasionally include weekends, evenings and holidays in peak production times. Complete work schedule will be discussed with applicant during interview.

Additional Selection / Hiring Criteria:

• Reference checks will be conducted.
• College transcript is required prior to employment.

Required experience and/or degree detailed in job description above required to be documented on the resume in order for applicant to be considered. Applicants without the specific experience and/or degree will not be considered.

AEL is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and has additional laboratories located in Tampa, Gainesville, Altamonte Springs, Miramar, Ft. Myers, and Tallahassee. Our government clients include over 140 city, county, State, and Federal agencies across Florida. Our private client’s includes a who’s-who list of the top engineering firms on the nation, along with multiple Fortune 500 corporations. Our typical work includes drinking water, wastewater, hazardous waste, CERCLA, RCRA, landfill, and property assessment projects. This well diversified portfolio of clients and projects enables AEL to avoid the highs and low of work that many of our competition face, and makes for a very stable working environment for our employees. AEL currently employs over 200 personnel statewide. The staff includes degreed chemists, biologists, and microbiologists, along with trained technicians and support staff. Because of management philosophy, AEL is committed to helping its employees grow professionally and personally. In addition, AEL recognizes that a stable workforce is key to continuity, and continuity is key to quality for an environmental testing laboratory. AEL’s strong commitment to its staff shows in its low employee turnover, which remains below that typical for our industry and our competition.

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