QC Lab Manager: Lead 24/7 Quality & Compliance

Sila; Alameda (CA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Sila, a next-generation battery materials company, is hiring a Quality Control Lab Manager based in Alameda, CA. You will lead high-throughput lab operations, ensure instrument uptime, and drive predictive maintenance to support production targets.

You will coach staff, uphold safety standards, and advance laboratory data integrity across release workflows. In this role, you will own QC processes, manage non-exempt personnel, and partner with cross-functional teams to minimize nonconformances

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Engineering, Operations Management, or related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of industrial work experience, including 2+ years of direct supervisory responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Lead, recruit, onboard, and retain skilled laboratory technicians; drive safety culture and KPIs.
• Direct day-to-day testing operations for 24/7 manufacturing and R&D needs and target TATs.
• Oversee maintenance, calibration, verification, and troubleshooting of analytical instrumentation.
• Own lab quality systems, data integrity, OOS/OOT investigations and root-cause analysis.
• Conduct Gage R&R studies, method precision, and stability/shelf-life testing programs.
• Author and maintain SOPs; manage training matrices for analyst qualification.
• Collaborate with Analytics, Production, Process Engineering, Product, and Quality.
• Manage O&M budgets and critical MRO inventory.
• Set expectations, track progress against metrics, and coach direct reports.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Leadership

Quality systems

Root Cause Analysis

Data integrity

Lab operations

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Engineering, Operations Management, or related technical discipline

Tools

Analytical instruments

Measurement system analysis

Job description

Sila, a next-generation battery materials company, is hiring a Quality Control Lab Manager based in Alameda, CA. You will lead high-throughput lab operations, ensure instrument uptime, and drive predictive maintenance to support production targets.

You will coach staff, uphold safety standards, and advance laboratory data integrity across release workflows. In this role, you will own QC processes, manage non-exempt personnel, and partner with cross-functional teams to minimize nonconformances