Quality Lead

Job Description

• Work as a team with other lab personnel on duty to make sure all necessary tasks are completed correctly and timely.
• Operate the laboratory during the absence of the Quality Manager.
• At shift change, ensure that on-coming technicians are versed on current tasks and methodology.
• Operate, maintain, and troubleshoot GC and HPLC instruments as well as other laboratory equipment, as needed.
• Maintain inventory of parts and supplies. Assist the QC Mgr. in maintaining inventory of physical reagents and other laboratory supplies. Manage/maintain inventory of (current) analytical standards, control samples, and reagents.
• Train and supervise lab technicians in analytical and physical procedures.
• Set up physical methods according to customer protocols and review physical data notebooks.
• Set up analytical methods according to customer protocols/oversee chromatography.
• Review analytical data daily
• Verify daily scale checks and monthly verifications are being performed.
• Perform instrument qualifications and issue internal COA’s.
• Perform analytical method development, as needed.
• Ensure MALs are known and analyze cleanout /TCAL samples.
• Must be willing to work flexible schedule as need arises to cover for absent lab technicians.
• Assist lab technicians in their tasks, as needed.
• Other responsibilities as assigned. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry or a closely related field; or 5-7 years’ experience in operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of GC’s, HPLC’s, and other analytical instruments.
• Three years’ experience in laboratory testing.
• Strong working knowledge of formulation of agricultural chemicals.
• Proficient in operation of personal computers using standard office software.