Laboratory Quality & Training Leader

Amspec LLC.; Ferndale (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Amspec LLC. in Washington state seeks a Quality and Training Manager to lead QA/QC and training, ensuring ISO and client standard compliance.

You will drive audit readiness, maintain QC data, and develop a competency program, fostering safety, accountability, and technical excellence.

This role partners with operations to align procedures and oversee calibration, equipment maintenance, and corrective actions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of management experience in the petroleum industry.
• Alternatively an Associate’s degree with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong managerial skills and interpersonal abilities.
• Technical and theoretical knowledge of laboratory operations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the laboratory’s focal point for all QA/QC activities, ensuring accuracy, compliance, operational efficiency, and ISO standards.
• Oversee review and maintenance of quality control data, including SQC, PT, customer QC samples, and related documentation.
• Maintain audit readiness by supporting internal, customer, and regulatory assessments and managing quality records, CARs/PARs, non-conformances, and customer complaint investigations.
• Support ongoing implementation and improvement of the Quality System Manual (QSM), Laboratory Quality Manual (LQM), and associated quality procedures.
• Develop and manage a structured training and competency program for laboratory personnel, including hands‑on instruction and coaching.
• Liaise between laboratory staff, management, and operations to ensure procedural alignment, safety, and quality.
• Provide technical oversight of laboratory operations, including troubleshooting analytical issues and equipment calibration and maintenance.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Skills

Management experience

Quality assurance

Laboratory operations knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Associate’s degree

Job description

Amspec LLC. in Washington state seeks a Quality and Training Manager to lead QA/QC and training, ensuring ISO and client standard compliance.

You will drive audit readiness, maintain QC data, and develop a competency program, fostering safety, accountability, and technical excellence.

This role partners with operations to align procedures and oversee calibration, equipment maintenance, and corrective actions.