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Assistant Laboratory Manager
The
Assistant Laboratory Manager is responsible for assisting in the
supervision of laboratory operations with emphasis on microbiological and
chemical techniques, including processes, quality control, reporting, and
interpretation of results.
Primary
Responsibilities:
- Supervise laboratory
operations to maintain quality and efficiency
- Ensure that
aseptic/microbiological and sound chemical techniques are applied to
the daily workload
- Ensure the technical
accuracy and quality, of laboratory results and final report
generation
- Participate in laboratory
personnel training, reviews, and goal setting/personal growth
- Placement of laboratory
personnel in appropriate laboratory areas to ensure efficiency and
staff success
- Report concerns of
equipment failures and non-compliance of supplies and reagents
- Participate directly in
quality control procedures and documentation to support compliance
timeliness and compliance with ISO 17025 guidelines
- Participate as an interface
for the laboratory client base, particularly related to
communication of results
- Participate in the process
of final report summary for shelf-life evaluations and food borne
illness reports
- Provide guidance to Area
Supervisors to ensure that laboratory processes are managed with the
highest quality and efficiency
- Provide recommendations of
staff schedules in collaboration with the Area Supervisors
- Periodically review and
visually audit laboratory staff to ensure compliance with methods
- Isolate needs for any
retests of client samples based on quality control concerns or
abnormal results
- Authority to approve final
analytical reports and stop delivery of results based on abnormal
values
Minimum
Qualifications:
- BS degree in Microbiology,
Food Technology, or related field
- Post Graduate degree or
graduate level courses in Microbiology, Food Technology, or
related field preferred
- Experience in a
microbiological testing environment
- Three years experience in a
commercial food-testing laboratory
- Or equivalent combination
of education and experience
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