The Supervisor I provides technical and operational support to a specific laboratory area while participating in daily sample production. Responsibilities include but are not limited to scheduling and prioritizing work asks, training, problem solving, implementing new procedures and methods, analyzing samples, reviewing and validating data and completing reports.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:Coordinates work projects with project managers to appropriately prioritize laboratory workload to meet client requirements.Manages in-house projects for an assigned department to ensure on-time delivery and turnaround times requirements are met.Release samples to laboratory personnel and communicates due dates and update turnaround times.Supervises Analysts to maximize productivity and ensure appropriate testing procedures in compliance with quality assurance and standard operating procedure requirements.Communicates department issues and provides status reports to next level of Lab Management and Project Managers.Assist Department Manager to evaluate individual performance in yearly performance review as well as providing feedback on an on-going basis to lab personnel.Responsible to ensure proper training all new analysts and develops staff on skills, equipment and procedures.Preparing department reports as assigned by laboratory management.Tracking department productivity.May perform department safety inspections to maintain EH&S requirements.May have input into hiring and firing decisionsMay stock and order supplies as needed.May dispose of samples according to EH&S requirements.May clean work area(s) to maintain a safe working environment.Assists other laboratory departments as needed.May prepares and analyzes samples for analysis based on method requirements.May reviews data produced in assigned department and authorizes its release.May operates and maintains sophisticated analysis instrumentation requiring advanced and
specialized knowledge.Creates and updates department standard operating procedures.Oversees the responsibilities of Analysts, Technicians, second shift supervisor (if applicable), temporary employeesOther duties as needed