Organics Manager

Organics Manager

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At ALS, we encourage you to dream big. When you join ALS, you join a purpose and values-driven team that empowers you to innovate, create, and thrive. Our global team turns up each day with passion and commitment to do amazing things, always challenging our thinking to find ways to solve some of the world’s most complex problems for a safer, healthier world. 

About the role:

As the Organics Manager – USA, you will be responsible for overseeing staff and managing projects within the ALS Environmental Division laboratory in Kelso, WA. This role focuses on providing strong leadership and direction to the team while ensuring production goals are met for turnaround time, quality, and overall output.

About you:

• Daily management and oversight of ALS' Organics staff and workflows.
• Select, train, develop, motivate, and evaluate a competent workforce.
• Provides leadership and direction to staff in areas of technical development, technical innovation and quality.
• Manage assignment of tasks and responsibilities to staff including auditing, reviews and evaluations; ensure a balanced workflow through monitoring of data and reports and reallocating resources as necessary to meet production goals.
• Communicate workload status to Operations Manager as requested.
• Ensure that the staff meet all production goals for turnaround times, quality, and output.
• Review records, reports, and other documentation as needed for the divisions.
• Monitors existing methods and continuously works to make improvements that will result in improved performance and efficiency.
• Works together with the Quality Manager to make decisions regarding approaches to systems and protocols that pertain to analytical method development, documentation, validation, acceptance, performance measurement, and other related topics.
• Ensure laboratories use correct methods in accordance with the established procedures and while ensuring analytical quality.
• Oversee the development and implementation of continuous improvement initiatives.
• Coordinates and manages individual high profile or priority development projects.
• Observe established safety regulations and comply with all ALS health and safety policies and procedures.
• May be required to perform other duties or take on additional responsibilities as required by Senior Management.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in science preferred;
• 5 to 10 years’ laboratory experience or comparable experience/training.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a leadership position.

Physical Demands:

• Manual dexterity to perform intricate and/or repetitive tasks.
• Wear issued personal protective equipment (PPE) such as dust masks, gloves etc., when required.
• Ability to stand for a full shift.
• Ability to sit at a desk and do general office work, which includes sedentary responsibilities.
• You may be exposed to unpleasant odors.
• Ability to travel to laboratory locations, if needed.
• Availability will require day and afternoon work including potential weekends. 

Working at ALS: 

Our people are our most valuable asset and drive our success at ALS. We are a diverse community of dedicated professionals united by our passion to make a difference in the world. We reward excellence and uphold our values in our work and how we treat each other. At ALS, you’ll be supported to expand your skills and develop new ones so you can reach your full potential. We invest in our people with a range of programs and provide opportunities across the company, giving our people scope to grow diverse careers and develop as leaders. We want everyone to have a safe, flexible and rewarding career that makes a positive impact on our people, the planet and the communities where we work. 

Our benefits include:

• Structured wage increases
• Comprehensive benefit package (including medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, retirement plan with company match, employee assistance and wellness programs, access to company perks)
• Additional vacation days for years of service
• Business support for education or training after 9 months with the company
• Learning & development opportunities (unlimited access to e-learnings and more)

About ALS: 

ALS is a global leader in scientific testing, providing comprehensive testing solutions to clients in more than 60 countries across a wide range of industries, including environment, food and beverage, mining, personal care, pharmaceutical, healthcare and equipment reliability. Using state-of-the-art technologies and innovative methodologies, our dedicated international teams deliver the highest-quality testing services and personalized solutions supported by local expertise. We help our clients leverage the power of data-driven insights for a safer and healthier world. 

Everyone matters: 

ALS is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to achieving and maintaining a workforce which reflects and affirms the diversity of our society

ALS is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. 

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ALS also welcomes applications from people with all levels of ability. Accommodation is available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.