Lab Operations Manager

The Lab Operations Manager is accountable for coordinating day-to-day activities of PLM, TEM, PCM, IAQ, and Metals analysts, implementing effective QC, maintaining good records per accreditation bodies’ requirement, and closely collaborating with customer service, sales, clients, and leadership to ensure operational and service excellence.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain our AIHA ELLAP, AIHA PT, NVLAP accreditations and State certifications by ensuring audit preparedness of all programs
• Ensure meeting customer turnaround time
• Serve as QC manager; Record and monitor monthly production and QC reports
• Hire, train, retain, and develop team members
• Ensure daily production, service levels, and safety metrics are achieved
• Perform sample analysis in one main discipline routinely
• Implement and maintain inventory management system
• Administer Environmental Health and Safety program and ensure it is adhered to by all staff and visitors
• Day-to-day coordination, hiring, training, scheduling, measuring KPIs, coaching and development
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities
• Support new method development

• BS/BA in Life or physical science, or related field
• 1-3 years’ experience of asbestos, mold, or metals analysis (PLM, TEM, direct microscopy, FAA)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Computer literate (Office suite, Adobe PDF, LIMS)
• Problem-solving, solution orientation
• Strong interpersonal skills (people, social, emotional intelligence)
• Self-motivated and Proactivity 
• Detail-oriented, especially with accurate record-keeping
• Organize and balance shifting priorities
• Value-based leadership
• Adaptability
• Performs well under pressure; thrives in fast-pace environment
• Growth mindset

This individual will oversee our Fort Mill, SC Built Environment Testing laboratories. 

This role has a salary range of $55,000-$65,000 K with health, dental and vision benefits as well as a company matching 401K plan and PTO plan. 

We support your development! Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.

We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

Sustainability matters to us! We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!

Eurofins Environment Testing Businesses in the US are routinely engaged in Federal Contracts. Federal Government vaccination mandates may apply to staff working in these businesses. Successful applicants may be required to confirm vaccination status or demonstrate eligibility for medical or religious exemptions prior to commencing employment.  In addition, certain positions require travel for which vaccination is required in accordance with Eurofins policy.

Eurofins is a M/F, Disabled, and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.