Laboratory Operations Lead

UL Solutions; Santiago de Querétaro; On-site; MXN 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

UL Solutions in Querétaro, Mexico seeks a Laboratory Supervisor to coordinate daily operations, oversee staff, and ensure adherence to quality and safety standards. You will train personnel, review performance, and implement process improvements across the lab.

The role involves equipment maintenance planning, collaboration with supervisors on staffing, and ensuring test methods meet company procedures and regulatory requirements. Fluency in English and strong communication skills are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Schedules, assigns, reviews and coordinates workflow to assure proper utilization of laboratory staff.
• Trains assigned staff, provides career counseling, and operates as a working supervisor.
• Collaborates with supervisor on staffing levels, performance appraisals, merit ratings, promotions, and transfers of assigned staff.
• Ensures company policies are followed in the lab areas and facilitates employee relations within the assigned laboratory section.
• Develops annual budgetary goals, capital expenditure budget for laboratory equipment, and tactical plans for the assigned laboratory team.
• Prepares instructions for test methods and procedures, quality control, and maintenance procedures.
• Examines test samples and reads measuring instruments, blueprints, schematics, wiring diagrams, and operational instructions.
• Evaluates test performance, provides feedback regarding issues and/or problems with test and data sheets, and revises test protocols and data sheets.
• Reports test run and test equipment evaluation results.
• May plan tests, evaluate test results and report opinions and interpretations.
• Examines requests for laboratory tests and new and/or modified laboratory test equipment to determine equipment needs.
• Develops operating, maintenance, and test procedures based on laboratory procedures, standards and safety policies.
• Monitors test methods and procedures and evaluates need for technical training of assigned staff and modification of equipment, methods or procedures.
• May assist PDEs and/or Engineering to modify existing methods or develop and validate new test methods.
• Operates machines and special laboratory equipment.
• Performs routine maintenance of designated test equipment and laboratory area.
• Communicates with clients during the setup and performance of a test to demonstrate equipment test methods and/or to discuss test results.
• Communicates with UL field representatives to discuss follow-up tests, samples, equipment, methods and/or results, and outside contractors regarding equipment needs.
• Communicates with plant department personnel to offer suggestions pertinent to equipment needs and may arrange for delivery or disposal of test samples.
• Records observed or calculated data on appropriate UL forms and prepares data sheets and reports.
• Integrates continuous improvement concepts and techniques into all aspects of the job.
• Read and follow the Underwriters Laboratories Code of Conduct and follow all physical and digital security practices.
• Performs other duties as directed.

Job description

UL Solutions in Querétaro, Mexico seeks a Laboratory Supervisor to coordinate daily operations, oversee staff, and ensure adherence to quality and safety standards. You will train personnel, review performance, and implement process improvements across the lab.

The role involves equipment maintenance planning, collaboration with supervisors on staffing, and ensuring test methods meet company procedures and regulatory requirements. Fluency in English and strong communication skills are a plus.