Laboratory Supervisor

Alcoa of Australia Ltd; Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Environmental Laboratory Supervisor to lead the development and implementation of environmental procedures. This pivotal role involves overseeing compliance with environmental laws and managing laboratory operations to ensure quality testing. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in NPDES permitting and wastewater treatment, with a commitment to sustainability and innovation. Join a forward-thinking company that values integrity, excellence, and teamwork, and be part of a mission to create a more sustainable future. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Competitive compensation packages

Flexible spending accounts

401(k) with employer match

Holiday Pay: 10 holidays

Recognition and rewards programs

Qualifications

• 3-5 years in NPDES permitting and wastewater treatment operations.
• Knowledge of laboratory instrumentation such as ICP, Hach analyzers, LECO, XRF.
• Self-motivated with excellent facilitator and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage laboratory staff and develop operating procedures for experiments.
• Evaluate and recommend investments in technology and laboratory equipment.
• Participate in environmental incident investigations and compliance inspections.

Skills

NPDES permitting

Wastewater treatment operations

Potable water sampling and analysis

Laboratory instrumentation knowledge

Problem-solving skills

Team building skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biology, or science

Tools

ICP

Hach analyzers

LECO

XRF

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

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time left to apply End Date: July 4, 2025 (30+ days left to apply)

job requisition id Req-31072

Shape Your World

At Alcoa, you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress. The way we see it, every Alcoan is a work-shaper, team-shaper, idea-shaper, world-shaper.

At Alcoa, you’re an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress. This is an opportunity for you to bring your wealth of experience to the team and help shape the future of sustainability with world-changing innovations and low-carbon technologies. You have the power to shape things to make them better.

About the role:

The Environmental Laboratory Supervisor role is crucial in supporting the development, implementation, and follow-through of environmental procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and meet site objectives through quality testing in a laboratory setting. This role will play a key role in supporting the compliance of environmental laws, regulations, and orders, and in providing efficient, technically sound solutions to environmental challenges. This position involves overseeing the Warrick facility's environmental wastewater sampling and analysis program, particularly in water sampling, and managing the casthouse spectrometer lab assets. We are looking for someone who is committed to effectively supporting and leading the implementation of all environmental standards and protocols, aiming to achieve a major environmental incident-free workplace in a challenging business environment.

• Managing a team of laboratory staff and developing operating procedures to ensure that experiments and analyses are conducted according to established scientific standards.
• Prioritizing and allocating laboratory operations and workflow so that the laboratory’s equipment and resources are used efficiently, and work schedules and targets are met.
• Evaluating and recommending investments in technology, equipment, systems, or other assets that will enhance the laboratory’s performance.
• Managing the maintenance, repair, and installation of laboratory equipment through manufacturer service contracts and help ensure environmental field monitoring equipment is accurately maintained, i.e. autosamplers, pH probes, flow meters.
• Construct monthly, weekly, and daily schedules of available staff including the assignment of overtime duties.
• Review/develop and implement lab training program to ensure adequate training across all personnel.
• Responsible for maintaining supplies for the casthouse spectrometer lab and the calibration and maintenance of casthouse spectrometer.
• Participate in environmental incident investigations including determining root cause analyses with follow-up on identified corrective actions.
• Assist with routine water compliance inspections and identified facility routes.
• Wastewater and potable water data compilation and potable water reporting.

What you can bring to the role:

Our values – act with integrity, operate with excellence, care for people, lead with courage – are at the foundation of everything we do. To be successful in this role and to play a part in our ongoing success we desire the following background:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biology, science, or equivalent experience
• 3-5 years in NPDES permitting and wastewater treatment operations
• Potable water sampling and analysis
• Knowledge of laboratory instrumentation i.e. ICP, Hach analyzers, LECO, XRF, etc
• Must be self-motivating with excellent facilitator and problem-solving skills.
• Must have good knowledge of operations and procedures and be capable of communicating and consulting optimally with others.
• Must have good relationship and teambuilding skills
• Understanding of the following information system software applications: Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook.

Preferred Qualifications:

• >5 years in NPDES permitting and wastewater treatment operations

What’s on Offer:

• Competitive compensation packages, including pay-for-performance variable pay as well as recognition and rewards programs
• Flexible spending accounts and generous employer contribution tothe HSA
• 401(k), employer match up to 6%, additional employerretirement income contribution (no vesting period), and anonqualified deferred compensation plan
• Holiday Pay: 10 holidays and one flexible holiday of your choice.
• Alcoa has been chosen as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces2023 by Newsweek

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About the Location

Alcoa “Warrick” based in Newburgh, Indiana just outside of Evansville, IN has been present in the lives of many families in our community for over 60 years. We’ve grown and we’ve matured together. Now we are looking for our next generation of Alcoans to bring us into the future. You can be one of them! Join us and get ready to experience endless opportunities!

We are values led, vision driven and united by our purpose of transforming raw potential into real progress.Our commitments to Inclusion, Diversity & Equity include providing trusting workplaces that are safe, respectful and inclusive of all individuals, free from discrimination, bullying and harassment and that our workplaces reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.

As a proud equal opportunity workplace and affirmative action employer, Alcoa is dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of a person’s gender, age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, nation of origin, disability, veteran status, language spoken or any other characteristic or status protected by the laws or regulations in the places where we operate.

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Your work. Your world. Shape them for the better.

time left to apply End Date: May 14, 2025 (6 days left to apply)

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