Department Manager - Wet Chemistry

Come join our family! Microbac Laboratories is an essential business offering competitive pay and benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, generous paid time off including vacation, holidays and flex-time, a wellness program, referral bonus, tuition reimbursement and more!

Whether you are just starting your career in science or looking to further it, Microbac will put you on the path of an exciting career with room to grow. Quality, safety, giving back to our communities, diversity and inclusion, customer success and employee wellbeing are part of our core culture. We are looking for motivated individuals to join our family as a Department Manager - Wet Chemistry.

ABOUT MICROBAC

Microbac serves our clients with the utmost expertise and respect for their market requirements, constraints and challenges. We embody a company-wide commitment to exceptional customer experience, which has been refined over nearly 50 years of trusted, analytical and measurement experience.

Through our network of laboratories, offices, and field services, we have the flexibility to meet the unique requirements for each client, project and scope.

As a privately held third-party testing company, Microbac operates with a commitment to safety, quality and compliance. Our diverse work portfolio includes broad accreditation offerings and tested insights across the environmental, food and nutrition and life science markets.

JOB SUMMARY

We are currently seeking a full-time Department Manager for the Wet Chemistry department for our lab in Maryville, TN. This position is responsible for supervising department operations.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Responsible for supervising department staff
• Following established SOP's and adhering to state, federal and other accrediting body requirements, prepare and process samples, and collect information about the composition of substances to support the analytical testing needs of clients, for such purposes as quantitative analysis, and product development
• Prepare necessary standards, solutions, reagents, and samples for sample analyses
• Utilize specialized laboratory equipment and instrumentation to process and analyze samples
• Perform equipment and instrumentation set up
• Accurately record observations and data and basic interpretation of data
• Maintain the integrity of procedures and record professional activity for peer review
• Monitor and address sample backlog issues
• Maintain accurate, up to date logs, notebooks and equipment records
• Perform necessary laboratory administrative functions such as filing paperwork, photocopying, reviewing of data, and entering data into computerized LIMS
• Comply with and promote Safety, and Quality programs
• Order supplies necessary to testing within budget

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• A person with a bachelor's degree in the chemical, environmental, physical or biological sciences, or engineering, with at least twenty-four (24) college semester credit hours in chemistry and at least two (2) years of appropriate experience in environmental analysis of representative organic analytes for which the laboratory is approved or seeking approval. A master's or earned doctoral degree in one of the above disciplines may be substituted for one (1) year of experience.
• 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
• Ability to work with delicate laboratory equipment
• Ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal formats
• Experience with GC and GCMS is required
• Knowledge of EPA methodologies is required

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status