Lab (QC) Supervisor

Walker Lovell; Missouri; On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Day shift

Job summary

Walker Lovell in Missouri is seeking a hands-on Quality Leader to manage a small laboratory team and prepare for future Quality Management or Process Engineering roles. You will oversee QC activities and partner with production and customers to ensure product quality.

This role offers a clear development path, ISO 9001 stewardship, and involvement across laboratory quality, manufacturing, mining, and customer requirements.

Qualifications

• Engineering, chemistry, physical sciences or related technical background.
• Supervisory experience in manufacturing, mining or related process industry is advantageous.
• Knowledge of quality systems and ISO 9001; strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Early-career engineers encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Lead up to four QC technicians, directing laboratory priorities and quality activities.
• Oversee testing and quality control across raw materials, in-process materials and finished products.
• Maintain the site’s ISO 9001 Quality Management System, including audits, management reviews and document control.
• Partner with production, mining, sales and customers to resolve quality issues and support reliable product performance.

Skills

Quality leadership

Laboratory testing

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associate degree

Equivalent experience

Tools

ISO 9001 knowledge

Job description

Travel: Approximately 10% - customer sites, other plants and supervisor training

Compensation: Rewarding package reflecting the scope of the role, with relocation support available

Step into a hands-on quality leadership role with a clear pathway toward Quality Management or Process Engineering. You’ll inherit an experienced laboratory team, gain strong technical support, and have the opportunity to build your leadership capability within an established industrial operation.

• Day-shift, five-day working week
• Structured development with experienced quality and process engineering leadership
• Clear progression potential into local quality leadership or process engineering
• Full compensation, bonus and benefits details to be confirmed

Why This Business

Join an established industrial materials producer with significant plant and mining operations and a strong focus on product quality, safety and operational performance. The Missouri operation offers exposure across laboratory quality, manufacturing, mining and customer requirements, creating a strong platform for someone looking to broaden their technical and leadership career.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead up to four QC technicians, developing capability while directing laboratory priorities and quality activities.
• Oversee testing and quality control across raw materials, in-process materials and finished products, taking action when results fall outside specification.
• Maintain the site’s ISO 9001 Quality Management System, including internal audits, management reviews and document control.
• Partner with production, mining, sales and customers to resolve quality issues and support reliable product performance.

What You’ll Bring

• Engineering, chemistry, physical sciences or another relevant technical background - bachelor’s, associate degree or equivalent relevant experience considered.
• Supervisory, team leadership, laboratory or quality experience within manufacturing, construction, mining, mineral processing or a related process industry is advantageous.
• Working knowledge of quality systems and ISO 9001 is valuable, alongside strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Early-career engineers and technically strong recent graduates with the potential to develop into leadership are also encouraged to apply.

Who This Suits

You’re a technically minded professional who wants more than a laboratory role. You’re ready to develop your leadership skills, gain broader exposure to plant operations and customers, and build toward a future career in quality leadership or process engineering.