Night-Shift Lab Supervisor: Hands-On Quality & Team Lead

Certified Group; Michigan; On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Night shift schedule

Quarterly bonus

Job summary

Certified Group in Michigan is seeking a Lab Supervisor to lead a night-shift team of about three technicians, ensuring accurate testing, strict quality, and on-time turnaround in a fast-paced environment.

You will work hands-on with staff, coach on procedures, maintain ISO/IEC 17025 compliance, safety, and a clean, organized lab, and report key updates to laboratory management to sustain high performance and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology, Chemistry, Food Science, Biology, Food Technology, or related scientific field required.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in laboratory operations, testing, manufacturing, or another regulated environment required.
• Previous supervisory, lead, or team leadership experience preferred.
• Prior experience in food testing, third-party laboratory testing, manufacturing, or a regulated laboratory environment preferred.
• Working knowledge of laboratory operations, workflow management, quality systems, and laboratory safety.
• Experience with ISO/IEC 17025, FDA, USDA, or similar regulated environments preferred.
• Ability to work effectively in a hands-on laboratory environment and manage multiple priorities independently.
• Strong organizational, communication, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to coach, develop, and hold employees accountable for performance and quality.
• Experience with Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) preferred.
• Ability and willingness to work a regular night shift schedule.

Responsibilities

• Directly supervise approximately three laboratory employees assigned to the night shift.
• Responsible for day-to-day direction, workload assignment, coaching, training, and performance oversight of assigned employees.
• Serve as the primary laboratory leader during the assigned shift.
• Communicate significant operational, quality, staffing, and employee matters to laboratory management.
• Partner with laboratory management and other shifts to ensure effective communication and continuity of laboratory operations.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Laboratory operations

Quality systems

LIMS

Hands-on leadership

Night shift leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology, Chemistry, Food Science, Biology, or related field

Tools

LIMS

Job description

Certified Group in Michigan is seeking a Lab Supervisor to lead a night-shift team of about three technicians, ensuring accurate testing, strict quality, and on-time turnaround in a fast-paced environment.

You will work hands-on with staff, coach on procedures, maintain ISO/IEC 17025 compliance, safety, and a clean, organized lab, and report key updates to laboratory management to sustain high performance and customer satisfaction.